Under One Person, Mountain and Sea Painting Demon

"150."

"Don't fight with me, today's expenses will be covered by Boss Hong!"

After buying the tickets, the three of them walked into Wuhou Temple together, and You Fang also began to explore with all his heart, feeling the style of Shu Han.

Although he had been here in his previous life, this was, after all, a world under one person, and he also wanted to see if the things here were related to extraordinary people.

"Wuhou Temple.

It was first built in the third year of Zhangwu (223 AD) in the Shu Han Dynasty. It was originally a special temple to commemorate Zhuge Liang. It was also called Kongming Temple, Zhuge Temple, Prime Minister Temple, etc. Later, it was merged into a temple dedicated to the emperor and his ministers.

Now, after repair, maintenance and renovation, it has become the most famous memorial site for Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei and the heroes of Shu Han in the country, and the world's most influential Three Kingdoms relics museum, enjoying the reputation of the Three Kingdoms Holy Land. "

"The Three Kingdoms..."

Looking at the introduction of Wuhou Temple in the brochure, Youfang thought as he wandered around that it was one of the most famous periods of great conflict in Chinese history, which really fascinated him.

In this world, the power of aliens was added. With aliens and the chaotic times, I think that era...

It will be more gorgeous!

At the same time, Youfang wanted to visit the Wuhou Temple for another reason, which was about one of the greatest extraordinary people in the history of extraordinary people - Zhuge Kongming!

As an extraordinary person who created the Wu Hou Qimen and a peerless chess player who played chess in troubled times, will there be any traces left in his ancestral hall?

however……

"It's a pity that this place has really become a complete tourist attraction, with no mystery at all."

After walking around two or three times, You Fang looked disappointed. The things here were completely unable to motivate him to pick up the paintbrush.

"It seems that if I want to appreciate Kong Ming's style, I still have to go to Zhuge Village..." Thinking of this, he sighed slightly.

"Okay, let's go to the next stop."

Then, he waved to Hong Bin and Tang Yingjie, and walked out first...

……

……

Fifteen minutes later.

Qingyang Palace.

"Well, this place looks somewhat similar, but the real Qingyang Palace... should be behind the mountain, right?"

Standing in front of Qingyang Palace, Youfang smiled slightly, feeling the mystery of the palace layout, and his interest immediately arose.

On the surface, this is the "No. 1 Taoist Temple in Western Sichuan", "No. 1 Jungle in Southwest China", one of the famous Taoist temples in the country, and also a Taoist holy place.

As for the world of extraordinary people, this is one of the bases of the Longmen Sect, a branch of the Quanzhen Sect, and it is also a gathering place for extraordinary people of the Quanzhen Sect.

The Quanzhen School's Kung Fu emphasizes the "dual cultivation of nature and life", and it abandons all tricks and consummately concentrates on honing one's "nature" and "life" until there are no flaws in the whole body.

This method of cultivation can be said to be the ultimate, and it is also the orthodox Taoist method...

What impressed Youfang the most was the skill of "outing the Yang God" after polishing "sex" and "inner elixir" to a certain degree!

"Not bad, really good!"

We haven't gone to the back of the mountain yet, but just walked around the "Taoist temple" in front of the mountain for a few laps. The tourist exclaimed "not bad" with a bright smile.

This is not surprising. After all, this Taoist temple is said to be a tourist attraction, but in fact it was renovated from the once serious Quanzhen Qingyang Palace. The moral structure of the round sky and square earth, the mutual generation of yin and yang, and the combination of the eight trigrams has not been changed. Naturally, it is full of mysteries!

"You two, wait for me a moment!"

After touring the entire Qingyang Palace, Youfang stopped and greeted someone.

Then, just like on the back mountain of Tangmen, he took off his backpack, took out his writing brush, ink and inkstone, and while the tourists around him were not paying attention, he dripped his own blood into the inkstone. After grinding the ink, he reached into the "cave" and grabbed a scroll in his hand!

wow——

As the scroll unfolded, Hong Bin and Tang Yingjie on the side immediately showed curiosity.

They saw that the scroll was not made of white paper, but had a small deformed hexagonal shape. The picture looked so abstract and they didn't understand its meaning.

"Old You, what are you doing? Aren't you going to paint a new picture? Why don't you change to a clean piece of paper? This is your means of survival, you can't be so frugal!"

Hongbin scratched his head and said in confusion.

"Haha, this is not some dirty drawing paper, this is an unfinished painting. The pattern above was drawn when I was eighteen years old and visited Laojun Cave. But it is not complete, so I have been thinking about how to complete it!"

You Fang shook his head and explained with a smile.

"An unfinished painting?"

Hong Bin was stunned, then came closer and looked at it carefully, but still couldn't see anything.

"Then tell me, what are you painting?" he asked directly, but saw Youfang had already raised his pen and started painting.

moment……

Youfang stopped writing, put the pen, ink and inkstone back into the "cave heaven", and a bright light appeared in his eyes.

At this moment, there were not many changes on the scroll. There was just another hexagonal pattern next to the deformed hexagon, with four black dots and connecting lines on it. It was still quite abstract.

but……

"I didn't really understand what this was before, but I had a feeling that it might be related to the entire world and nature..."

You Fang spoke slowly.

"But now I finally know...what it is."

"What is it?"

"It's 'Turtle Shell'!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 18: Tortoise Carrying Luoshu, Taoist Wolong

2023-10-23

"Turtle shell?"

"Hey, now that you mention it, it does look a bit like it!"

Hong Bin began to look around again.

"But this tortoise shell..."

"What do you mean?"

Then he pointed to a half-cut pattern on the new tortoise shell and asked:

"Also, what is this?"

"If I'm not mistaken, this complete picture should be a legendary divine turtle, named 'Dragon Turtle', also known as Golden Ao, Baxia, Bixi, etc...."

Youfang thought about it, then replied slowly.

"The Sheng'an Waiji says: 'Legend has it that the dragon gave birth to nine sons, and each of them had their own preferences when they became dragons. One was called Bixi, which was shaped like a turtle and was good at carrying heavy loads. The turtle base under the stone tablet today is it.' It was referring to... this 'dragon turtle'!"

"As for this half pattern, it's actually very simple. I can tell from this pattern that it should be a tortoise shell."

"The Book of Changes, Xici Shang, states: 'A map appeared in the Yellow River, a book appeared in the Luo River, and the sages followed it'... It is said that during the time of Yu the Great, a divine turtle floated out of the Luo River in Luoning County, west of Luoyang, carrying the 'Luoshu' on its back and presented it to Yu the Great. Yu the Great succeeded in controlling the floods based on it, and the pattern in this painting... is part of the 'Luoshu'!"

Luoshu.

It was called Turtle Book in ancient times.

It is the source of the Yin-Yang and Five Elements numerology.

In ancient legends, a divine turtle emerged from the Luo River, with this image on its shell. The structure is nine on the head and one on the feet, three on the left and seven on the right, two and four are shoulders, six and eight are feet, and five is in the middle. The five white circles are all yang numbers, and the black dots in the four corners are yin numbers...

Reveal the mysteries of heaven and earth, and clarify the context of the universe!

Looking at the newly painted tortoise shell on the scroll, there are four black dots connected by lines, and if you push half of it, it is exactly the "eight feet" in the lower left corner of the Luoshu!

From this, You finally understood the full picture of the painting. He was immediately shocked and his face showed surprise!

No wonder...

The River Chart and the Luoshu are the origins of the Great Dao. Fuxi created the Eight Trigrams after obtaining the River Chart. King Wen of Zhou derived the Eight Trigrams after obtaining the Luoshu and later wrote the "Book of Changes". Those who seek the Dao study them and generate thousands of principles and meanings.

Whether it is the River Chart or the Luoshu, they contain the original laws of the universe, the universe, and all things in nature. They are also the origin of the evolution of Chinese civilization and wisdom. They are not only the various knowledge, principles, and thoughts in the process of civilization...

Including the essence of the methods and the root ways of practice of the major strange sects today, all originated from this and have gradually evolved to this day!

The tour is unimaginable...

What a wonderful scene it would be if one day I could travel all over the world, comprehend the profound meaning of all things in the world, and finally complete this picture.

Similarly, this is just a dragon turtle carrying a book. If by chance I could also draw a dragon horse carrying a picture, and the two were combined into one, what kind of realm would I reach?

At this moment, Youfang felt that his mind suddenly left his body, his thoughts wandered into the sky, and he kept imagining such a magnificent sight.

He likes freedom and being free, but he is also a true seeker of truth. The desire for knowledge pushes him forward all the time, which is also one of the purposes of his travels!

however……

Just when I was traveling and feeling restless.

Suddenly...

Snapped!

A hand gently patted his shoulder, waking him up instantly.

"Daoyou, your mind is in turmoil."

Then, a leisurely voice sounded, as if it was a sudden enlightenment or like the sound of a clear spring, which calmed Youfang's mind.

"!!!"

It was not until this moment that You Fang finally reacted and realized that he had almost gone insane and lost his mind without realizing it.

If the Sanyi Sect had not also taken the path of "cultivating both nature and life", and its inner elixir had not been round and firm, that blow just now would have been enough to damage the root of its "nature"!

"call……"

"It was a close call. The attraction of Heluo is really too great!"

You Fang breathed a sigh of relief, but then he began to feel scared.

The situation just now reminded him of the Taoist priests in the back mountain of Wudang. They were trapped in the inner world because they had glimpsed the wonders of Fenghou Qimen and could not extricate themselves for the rest of their lives.

It's not that my character is not good enough...

But it’s because I want to do it too much!

Success is due to desire, failure is also due to desire, isn’t it?

"This...fellow Daoist, thank you very much!"

With this thought, Youfang finally calmed down. He then turned to look at the source of the voice and expressed his gratitude.

He saw a young Taoist priest in a Taoist robe standing beside him, with his arms folded in the wide sleeves, his eyebrows curved and a gentle smile on his face.

"Haha, you're welcome. It's just a little effort."

The Taoist priest spoke softly, his fair face seemed to reflect the sunlight, and his skin gave off a sheen, which was clearly the result of someone who had polished his life to a considerable degree.

There is no doubt that this person should be a member of the Quanzhen Longmen Sect. It is normal for him to practice in the back mountain and entertain guests in the front mountain.

only……

The cultivation level of this Taoist priest seems to be far beyond that of ordinary Quanzhen disciples. His appearance is like a gust of spring breeze, blowing gently and leaving no one aware of it!

"This guy...when did he show up?!"

By this time, Hong Bin and Tang Yingjie had also reacted, and then looked at the Taoist priest with surprise.

They were all standing here just now, but no one sensed the Taoist's arrival. Hong Bin was okay, as he was just a simpleton, but the people of the Tang Clan were always vigilant. The fact that even Tang Yingjie failed to notice it was enough to show their strength!

"My fellow Taoist, are you from Qingyang Palace?" After looking at him for a moment, Youfang bowed and then asked.

"Yes, today is my turn to patrol the front mountain. I saw that you looked like you were possessed by a demon, so I took action without authorization. I hope you won't blame me." The Taoist nodded slightly.

"How can I blame you? If it weren't for you helping me, I would have suffered some injuries to my soul and my inner elixir would have been damaged. It would take a long time to recover..."

You Fang quickly shook his head and bowed again.

"I am from Youfang, and I am considered a descendant of the Sanyi Sect. These two are Hong Bin from the Huode Sect and Tang Yingjie from the Tang Sect. We came to Qingyang Palace specifically to visit and see the number one jungle in the southwest!"