From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Zhang Zhiwei pointed to the crisscrossing bird paths and said.

# Chapter 1106 Wuxia Coffin Mountain (VI) Flower Udumbara, also known as Weituo

At the same time.

Shi Jian and Qian He had already purchased the necessary supplies and, led by Bao Mei'er, headed towards Wuxia Coffin Mountain.

"Senior brother, I've also inquired about it. Coffin Mountain isn't a good place. Why don't we place a hanging coffin on a nearby cliff?"

Daoist Qianhe had previously heard that there were also hanging coffins in the mountains near Wuxia Gorge, which were the final resting places of ancient cultivators and Qi refiners.

"No, he must be buried in Coffin Mountain."

Shi Jian sensed that Qianhe had become suspicious, but he was unwilling to fight him before he actually made a move, and he would need his help later, so he gave another reason, "Junior brother, I won't hide it from you, this time I'm returning home not only to bury that wicked creature, but also to do something else."

"Oh? What is it?"

Chizuru followed up on his words and asked.

"You heard about the ancient tomb of the Earth Immortal at the general store run by the people of Honeycomb Mountain last time. That's exactly where I'm going."

Before Qianhe Daoren could ask further, Shi Jian said, "You don't know, there is a powerful family in Qingxi Village called the Feng family. They are the Guanshan Taibao and made their fortune by robbing tombs."

He resigned from his official post during the Ming Dynasty, returned to his hometown, defied ancestral teachings, and robbed the tomb of the Black Sheep King in Guanshan. He claimed to have grasped the secrets of immortality and established the Earth Immortal Village there, leading a large group of people into it to undergo human sacrifice, hoping to be reborn hundreds of years later and achieve the path of Earth Immortals.

Qianhe kept asking, "Senior brother believes it?"

"Of course I don't believe it."

Shi Jian was taken aback for a moment, then immediately denied it.

Although he did want to get his hands on something in the Earth Immortal Village, how could he really believe in the so-called "Earth Immortal"?

Not to mention he had already witnessed a true earth immortal—

One of the deities bestowed upon Jiang Liu: Zhen Yuanzi.

The human body is a world in itself. The circulation of Qi throughout the body creates the elixir of immortality. Isn't this the ancestor of earth immortals who "lives with the world"?

Therefore.

How could Shi Jian possibly believe a guy who builds a village of immortals in someone else's tomb and even dreams of becoming an immortal through death?

"That senior brother?"

Chizuru was puzzled.

"Achieving the status of a terrestrial immortal is a lie, but refining corpses is the truth."

Shi Jian spoke with righteous indignation, “That Feng family member, Feng Shigu, may have been tricked, or he may have misunderstood the way of cultivation, or he may have learned evil magic. Burying him in this way will make it difficult for him to achieve the Great Dao. He may become a corpse immortal.”

Having returned, I realized it was a scourge and resolved to eliminate it to prevent future suffering for the people of this area.

"Senior brother, you are truly righteous!"

For a moment, Chizuru could only respond in this way, but she did not let her guard down.

After the three of them climbed up the mountains near Qingxi Town and looked at the cliffs opposite with their winding paths and waterfalls, Shi Jian asked Bao Mei'er, "I left home when I was young, and now that I've returned, I have a different feeling about this place... It seems that the feng shui of this place has been destroyed long ago?"

Before joining Maoshan, he saw the mountain as just a mountain, nothing special. But now that he has learned the Tao, he looks at it again and finds that the situation of the mountains and rivers seems to have changed.

Could it be that the ancients dug and buried it repeatedly, severing the dragon vein of this place long ago?

"Daoist Master, I am quite familiar with the terrain here, but I know nothing about feng shui." Although she had been accepted as a disciple by Daoist Qianhe, Bao Mei'er still kept a very humble attitude and addressed Shi Jian as "Daoist Master," looking quite embarrassed at this moment.

After all, she really didn't understand feng shui.

"It's alright, I was just asking."

Shi Jian did not criticize him harshly.

It doesn't matter if the external feng shui energy is broken, as long as what he wants is still there.

Bao Mei'er continued, "I only know that Coffin Gorge is not just one gorge, but is formed by dozens of gorges crisscrossing in one place."

If you climb to the highest peak nearby and look down, you can see the character '巫' (witch), so the people here also call it Little Wuxia Gorge.

Moreover, most of the cliff faces have suspended walkways carved out by the ancients.

But it's so old that no one knows when it was built, and no one has maintained it, meaning you might walk halfway only to find the road ends...

So we have an old saying here:

Coffin Gorge, a narrow gorge, nine out of ten who see it are filled with sorrow.

Shi Jian also knew this saying. He nodded slightly, looked at the copper mountain in the distance, pondered for a moment, and asked, "If I remember correctly, this Wuxia Coffin Mountain is covered by the Nine Deaths Terrifying Armor all year round."

This Jia is secretly arranged according to the cycle of the Earthly Branches. Its Life Gate opens for three days in a certain month of the Year of the Rat in each era. The corresponding month and date will change continuously every twelve years.

But this year is the Year of the Snake...

Where have all those Nine Deaths Terrifying Armor formations that once covered the mountains and plains gone?

"I don't know either."

Bao Mei shook her head, but also said, "It might be because of the earth dragon turning over more than half a year ago... The long whip that the Taoist priest bought was picked up from a nearby mountain valley after the Nine Deaths Terrifying Armor in the mountains was dispersed."

"Is the earth dragon turning over?"

Shi Jian frowned, worried that the ancient tomb of the Black Sheep King might collapse, causing the Earth Immortal Village to also be destroyed—there might be something he needed inside.

If it collapses and piles up rocks, how do we find it?

Just as I was pondering this, I heard a chanting voice coming from the mountainside—

"Oh, my king, you have a body but no head; without your wife, the mountains remain closed; I light a fire and cook my liver and lungs; I dig a well and cut salt, begging money from ghosts; the bird paths are crisscrossed, winding nine times out of a hundred; if you wish to visit the immortals, first find Wuyang..."

Then a man walked out.

He was adorned with a bright star-studded crown, his white hair was disheveled; his feathered robe was embroidered with a belt, and his cloud-patterned shoes were embellished with yellow and brown; his spirit was clear and his eyes were bright, like a celestial being, and his body was healthy and light, like an old man of longevity.

It was that Taoist priest Qingniu, and also just like Mr. Suquan.

With inner peace and inner clarity, one attains true enlightenment; with a light and full body, Zen accompanies one.

Upon seeing this virtuous man with white hair and a youthful face, Shi Jian and Qian He were both startled and quickly raised their hands, saying, "Greetings, this humble Taoist."

Upon seeing this, the Taoist priest hurriedly returned the greeting, saying, "This humble Taoist priest returns the greeting."

He then asked, "May I ask where you two Taoist priests are from? And what brings you to this outing?"

Upon hearing the term "outing," Shi Jian paused for a moment before replying, "I hope the old Taoist priest knows that we are disciples of Shangqing Maoshan."

I was originally from Qingxi Village. Due to my lax discipline, my son went astray. I was forced to kill my own son for the greater good, but I couldn't bear to leave his body in the wilderness, so I brought him back to my hometown for burial.

Besides that, there's another matter: I know there's a Corpse Immortal within the Coffin Mountain of Wuxia Gorge, and I want to eliminate it while I'm at it, to prevent it from being reborn and harming the local people in the future.

"You little brat, you're just spouting nonsense."

Ignoring Shi Jian's embarrassment, the Taoist laughed and said leisurely, "Very well, since we have met, it must be fate."

I am a Taoist priest from the White Ape Temple in these mountains. My secular surname is Hua and my given name is You Tan. After entering the White Ape Temple, my master gave me a Taoist name: Weituo.

Now I am the only one left in the temple. I feel that although I have attained true enlightenment, my time is drawing near. Therefore, I think of ways to bring peace and prosperity to the people of this place before I die, and to eliminate the corpse spirit in this mountain...

Since the three of you share this intention, why don't you travel together?

"It is my wish, and I dare not refuse."

Shi Jian agreed, then added, "But..."

# Chapter 1107 Wuxia Coffin Mountain (Part 7) Two Treasure Mountains

"Just what?"

Hua Youtan smiled slightly, "I am Quanzhen, and you are Zhengyi. We are both cultivators. Why are you so uncooperative? Like those ordinary people down the mountain, you are half-hearted and it will be difficult to find the true Dao."

Even if one were to have the chance to meet them, one would easily forget them.

Upon hearing this, Shi Jian remained obstinate and instead felt a little irritated. However, he dared not express his opinion in front of the old Taoist who seemed to have already achieved a state of oneness with nature. Instead, he asked directly, "I am just wondering why your Taoist name is 'Wei Tuo'?"

Wei Tuo is a Buddhist name.

Even if the core principle of Quanzhen is the unity of the three religions, I doubt they would give their disciples such a Taoist name.

"It was only because my master was bald that he became jealous of my thick, long hair and gave me a Bodhisattva name as my Taoist title."

The Udumbara flower is very serious.

In an instant.

Shi Jian was dull and lifeless.

A thousand cranes are lost.

Only Bao Mei'er looked blank, because although she had been accepted as a disciple by Daoist Qianhe, she had not embarked on cultivation and did not know that Buddhism was different from Buddhism. Therefore, she did not understand what was wrong with what Hua Youtan said.

To the two Taoists, what Hua Youtan said could be summed up in two words: "nonsense"!

If this old Taoist priest isn't a mischievous old man, then he's deliberately trying to fool them, unwilling to reveal the truth.

However, Shi Jian did not suspect anything.

Without him.

There is indeed a White Ape Temple in the Wuxia Coffin Mountain area, not within the town, but in the mountains and forests. Although it belongs to the Quanzhen School, it is more skilled in beast taming, making them beast masters. However, I have never visited them before...

therefore.

He didn't know how much of what the old Taoist priest said was true or false.

Because the other party was older, it was not appropriate to ask too directly, so I could only try to get information indirectly. But who would have thought that the other party was also a "sly old fox" who kept stalling and making excuses.

There was nothing we could do.

Only he could join them to explore the Coffin Mountain in Wuxia Gorge.

"May I ask, Master, what were you singing before?"

Chizuru got down to business, "It sounds like a riddle, and it's related to the tomb of the Black Sheep King inside Coffin Mountain?"