Most of the peaks in West Kunlun are more than a thousand feet high.
From halfway up the mountain, the accumulated heavy snow is impacted by the air current. Over the years, it turns into an ice layer that is harder than rock, and no grass can grow.
However, at the tops of the highest and largest peaks, the mountains are deeply sunken, like a basin, inside which it is like spring all year round, with birds singing and flowers fragrant.
With pearls as lamps, jade as streams, ancient trees towering into the sky, palaces in groups, practicing gurus and goddesses, they all used magical instruments, flew on light veils, talked about Buddhism, and chanted sutras when they came and went. Fighting is like a fairyland on earth.
Suddenly, a rainbow flashed across the sky, flying far over the mountains. At the end of the rainbow, thousands of petals fell down, with a pleasant fragrance, like the smell of burning sandalwood pills.
A Kunlun disciple raised his hand to catch the petals, only to see the petals penetrate his palm, float to the ground, and disappear when they hit the ground. It turned out to be a phantom.
"The fragrance of heaven is like a magical flower, and I am turning into a rainbow?!"
Many Kunlun disciples looked shocked, screamed, and flew to high altitudes with the help of magic weapons to watch.
That rainbow originates from the tens of thousands of Buddhist cave statues carved out of the steep mountain walls at the top of West Kunlun. They represent the Buddhist deities selected by the masters of Kunlun in the past during their practice.
The deity interacts with the cultivator. Over time, a little bit of the cultivator's mindfulness will remain in the Buddha statue. If the cultivator makes any mistakes and suffers a disaster, the Buddha statue will sense it and a strange phenomenon will appear.
That kind of vision is often limited to the mountain walls, so there are special disciples under the mountain walls who are responsible for keeping records and passing them to the masters of the Kunlun Sect for processing.
However, today this rainbow vision broke through the Buddhist cave on the mountain wall, spanned multiple mountains, and alarmed thousands of disciples in Kunlun.
This is a scene that will only appear when a big figure who has touched the realm of the three disasters falls.
The rainbow seemed real and illusory, and finally penetrated the mountain rocks and entered the hollowed-out space inside the mountain.
From the outside, this mountain is still a mountain, but from the inside, a magnificent tower has been dug out of the mountain, with seven floors in total, each floor being a hundred feet high.
The pillars supporting the rocks are carved into statues of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, strong men holding heaven, fierce ghosts and yakshas, and masters holding treasures.
Yellow, red, green, and black cloths of various colors hang down from the beams on each floor, as if they are hundreds of thousands of flags, flags, and curtains, floating next to the statue.
The smallest piece of cloth is four feet eight inches square, and the largest piece of cloth is forty-eight feet long and twelve feet wide.
It is all covered with gold and silver threads, embroidered with Buddhist scriptures the size of broad beans. They are densely packed, leaving no gaps. They are the practicing nobles of the Kunlun countries. They pierced the blood, kneaded gold and silver, and embroidered them carefully. , and after the Kunlun disciples consecrated it together, they offered the offering.
The inside of the tower is covered with a soft halo because of the existence of these scripture cloths, and it does not appear dark.
Kunlun Dharma King Helianpeng, wearing a Buddhist crown, face as white as jade, and wearing red clothes, was sitting alone on the seventh floor of the pagoda. He suddenly opened his eyes slightly and raised his right index finger.
The rainbow flying from outside the mountain stopped at his fingertips and condensed into a blur of light.
"Reclining Buddha Monk?"
He Lianpeng stared at the flame for a moment, then softly called, "Yinguang!!"
Sixth Floor of the Pagoda In the middle, there is an old monk with brown skin and wearing a yellow robe. He wakes up from his slumber. He pushes away the entangled concubine Ming beside him and puts on another robe. The skirt and corners of the robe are covered with gold ornaments. He flew up, climbed the stairs to the seventh floor, and saluted behind the Dharma King.
"The Yinguang of Tianzhu, I have seen the Dharma King!"
The country of Tianzhu was originally known as the origin of Buddhism. During the Mauryan King's period, the country was also very prosperous. Unfortunately, it was later divided and fell into mediocrity.
This Great Master Yinguang was originally a master of the Tianzhu Kingdom and was not a Buddhist. However, he switched to Kunlun in order to study higher spiritual methods and achieve a career.
Who knew that this Kunlun authentic sect was very different from the original Tianzhu Buddhism of Sakyamuni? After he joined the pagan religion, he actually took to the water like a fish in water, compiled a large number of new scriptures for Kunlun, and provided services to other countries. He domesticated the people and explained the bliss to his disciples. He was full of wit and humor, so he was highly respected by everyone in Kunlun.
The reclining Buddha Kunlun monk and him also interacted with each other as equals and brothers. They even reported to the Dharma King and granted him permission to enter the sixth floor of the Great Treasure Pagoda where the Dharma King retreats to practice meditation and enjoy himself.
He Lianpeng flicked his fingertips, and the rainbow flame flew in front of the shadow, bloomed on its own, and burst into intermittent images.
Master Yinguang saw that this was the reclining Buddha monk who had encountered two powerful enemies one after another and died in a hard battle. He was shocked, frightened and angry.
"Senior Brother Reclining Buddha takes charge of Kunlun, which is related to the dignity of our Kunlun sect. This revenge must be avenged!"
Master Yinguang shouted, "Please issue an edict from the Dharma King to unblock all previous dynasties. Elder, please recruit all the elites of Kunlun. Yinguang is willing to serve as a pawn, inflict tens of thousands of punishments, and execute them. Kill this person and sacrifice to Brother Reclining Buddha!"
He Lianpeng turned his back to the shadow and looked forward. Layers of golden curtains overlapped and fell, blocking his sight. After a moment, he said: "This Revenge must be avenged, but it should not be me, Kunlun, who comes out in force.”
"I give you a decree. You go to the Danube River in the west to find the people of the Styx Sect. Based on my old friendship, I ask Grandma Styx to come out of the mountain and kill these two juniors."
The dust in the air is floating and gathering. Into a volume of will.
Master Yinguang raised his hands and took the decree respectfully, but hesitantly said: "I heard that Grandma Minghe, since she was frightened away by the Flying Sword of the Universal Qun Sheng, never wants to set foot in Middle-earth again. "
"If you want to ask her to take action, should you prepare some generous gifts?"
"There are explanations in my decree to dispel all her concerns."
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He Lianpeng replied and said calmly, "But you have considered it carefully and the etiquette is indispensable. Go and choose from the treasure house on your own."
Master Yinguang left after the order.
He Lianpeng sat silently for a long time, reciting a rebirth mantra for the reclining Buddha monk. Then he took out a seven-inch-long vajra pestle from his sleeve and stared at it for a moment.
This vajra is not like the ordinary vajra. It depicts the statue of a powerful Bodhisattva and adds a seed mantra.
It is instead engraved with the texture of Manzhushahua. There are countless small insects that are difficult to distinguish between the flowers. There is also a Wangchuan River flowing between the flowers.
"Grandma Styx, we have indeed not seen each other for many years..."
He Lianpeng put the pestle back into his sleeves, focusing more on the thing hidden behind the layers of curtains.
One of the original attempts was to select a successor to the Flower God’s Pure Land to help nourish the flower. Sure enough, a disciple whose talents matched the Flower God’s Pure Land was selected.
Unfortunately, before it was raised to its best, something went wrong.
It is still up to He Lianpeng to take charge, to use the pure land left by the Kunlun Great Master and the mind power left by the disciples of the past generations, and stir up the sea of suffering to irrigate the flower and explore the foundation of the underworld.
Where he looked, the layers of scripture curtains rippled like water waves, parting to both sides.
There is a gray-white statue with a lion's nose and a wide mouth, with an aloof appearance, sitting on the throne in a sitting posture. Although the skin and clothes all over the body are like mottled rocks, it still has an unfathomable aura. .
On the top of the head of this statue, there is a flower, which is planted in the rock. When the petals are nourished, the breath of the underworld floats, which is deep and meaningful, pointing directly to the origin, and orderly.
It looks like a lotus, but it only has three petals, which makes it look a bit incomplete.
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In the Kunlun Mountains, a decree headed west.
Outside Xiangyang City, a letter was delivered to Bao Zheng.
In the letter, Fan Zhongyan succinctly mentioned that Kunlun and Lotus Zhengzong had colluded for a long time and might have evil intentions. The news that the acting headmaster of Kunlun and the headmaster of Lotus were both dead.
Fan Zhongyan has also sent a letter to the imperial court, asking the royal family to use secret means to contact the senior officials of Emei and inform them. After Bao Zheng read the letter, he sent the messenger away. His mind turned around and focused on the matter in front of him first.
Because the situation in Xiangyang is more severe than everyone expected.
Bao Zheng, Gongsun Ce, and Zhan Zhao were all in disguise at this time, and were about to rush to the remaining mountains of Daba Mountain in the Qinling Mountains to spy on the situation.
Not long after they entered the mountain forest, Gongsun Ce took out his compass and tapped it gently with the handle of the feather fan to determine the direction.
The three of them continued to sneak and stopped on a hillside. They pushed aside the lush branches and leaves and saw a tall building built on a cliff dozens of miles away.
It has been said since ancient times that if a dangerous building is a hundred feet high, you can pick the stars with your hands.
This tall building is built on a cliff, making it even more steep and cold. Surrounded by clouds and mist, it has the potential to soar into the sky.
That is the Sky Tower built by King Xiangyang.
"I didn't dare to alert the snake. When I came to visit alone last time, I only dared to wait and see from this position. Although I felt something was strange, I couldn't tell the truth."
Zhan Zhao pointed to the cliff. into the deep valley, said , "Just based on my intuition, there are a lot of sinister and domineering auras in the valley, which may be related to the strange diseases in Jingxiang."
Bao Zheng waited and looked, his face solemn, his eyes wide. Closed, the crescent moon on his forehead suddenly shone slightly.
The crescent moon on his forehead is the result of studying and practicing sincerely. Long before he took charge of the Wenqu Pure Land, he had the ability to distinguish between good and evil, true and false.
It can also look directly into the soul of a person without hurting the body, and can even temporarily capture the soul of a dying person.
After he arrived in various places in Jingxiang, he visited the people. Originally, he just wanted to find out clues about the rebellion of the Xiangyang Palace. It was precisely because of the existence of this crescent moon that he made an unexpected discovery.
Many people, on the surface, look like the poor people in other places. They all suffer from physical damage due to overwork, soreness and back pain, and die in middle age. In fact, they have different souls and are plagued by strange diseases.
He saw with his own eyes that after the death of several middle-aged people, their souls neither returned to the underworld nor were they arranged by ordinary demons to prepare materials and practice techniques. Instead, they escaped into the ground and ignored physical obstacles. Fly far away.
That's why I was motivated to investigate and found something strange in the remaining veins of Daba Mountain in the Qinling Mountains.
"There are tens of thousands of coffins hidden in the deep valley. The people in the coffins are all wearing armor, but they are not like my Song Dynasty style, but more like..."
Bao Zheng opened it The eyes and forehead shone brightly, "like the army of the Northern Han Dynasty."
More than a hundred years ago, there was a war in Kyushu. In the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties, many forces fought for each other, and the Northern Han Dynasty was one of them.
When Zhao Kuangyin was still serving as the commander of the imperial army for the Later Zhou Dynasty, he conquered the Northern Han Dynasty many times. However, the Northern Han Dynasty surrendered to the Liao Kingdom, borrowed reinforcements, and conducted large-scale military service internally, so it was quite tenacious.
It was not until Zhao Guangyi came to power that the southern countries had been annexed by the forces of the Song Dynasty, and with the help of Emei, they were able to divide their forces into multiple groups, defeat the Liao army at Baima Ridge, and surround Taiyuan, the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty.
The implication of that war was extremely wide. Emei’s general master, Pu Qun Sheng, and the Great Demon King Wuling Holy Mother enshrined in the Liao Kingdom at that time personally took action.
Our Lady of Wuling was defeated and fulfilled her bet, and was not allowed to go ashore. From then on, she went far away to the South China Sea, collected treasures in Zengmu's dark sandy water, and built the Palace of Our Lady of Flowers and Brocades. Even the Liao Kingdom never returned, only Correspondence.
As for the army, the Northern Han Dynasty received personal guidance from the Holy Mother of Wuling before and trained 30,000 flying silver-armored soldiers. All of them can communicate with the underworld's breath as their qualifications, devour souls, are not afraid of death, and can bear the weight of severed limbs. Company, fighting endlessly.
The Song Dynasty army suffered heavy losses, and Zhao Guangyi secretly transported Zhao Kuangyin's body to Zhoushan Mountain outside Taiyuan City.
Using Zhao Kuangyin's cultivation during his lifetime and his telepathy, which was implicated as the Taizu of the Song Dynasty, he combined it with a secret medicine to blow up Mount Tiezhou and disrupt the atmosphere of the underworld in Taiyuan.
He also introduced floods of water into the city, using living water to cure the dead energy, and finally defeated the capital city of Northern Han Dynasty.
This battle resulted in the loss of many innocent lives, but Zhao Guangyi was very jealous of his real enemy, the Flying Silver Armor Soldiers, and was unwilling to kill them all. He gathered the remaining soldiers and suppressed them in top secret.
As the son of Zhao Guangyi, King Xiangyang was granted the title of Xiangyang after Zhao Guangyi's death. He secretly excavated these remaining soldiers and transported them to Daba Mountain in the Qinling Mountains for sacrifice.
The Flying Silver Armor Soldier is not a living person, but more similar to a corpse demon. There are layers of forbidden spells in the body, which confuses the residual soul absorbed into the body, and acts according to the restrictions, drives the limbs, and goes out to fight to kill the enemy.
The King of Xiangyang secretly placed a charm on the people's water source to absorb the souls of the people who died of illness and entered the bodies of the silver armored soldiers. He has made these flying silver armored soldiers even stronger than before.
But communicating with the aura of the underworld is the key point for the Silver Armored Soldiers to maintain their combat effectiveness.
He built the Sky Tower and recruited many customers. He also wanted to improve the set of talismans that "communicated with the underworld" so that they would no longer be easily disturbed by means such as bombing mountains and releasing water.
Gongsun Ce was well-informed and well-versed in the major and minor events of the first five hundred years. When Bao Zheng mentioned that the armor of the Northern Han Dynasty was hidden in the deep valley, he immediately made an association and expressed his inference. The truth is very consistent.
"The Flying Silver Armored Soldier could only devour souls on the battlefield, but since he has been able to cast talismans everywhere to collect souls, I am afraid that when these Silver Armored Soldiers cause chaos, they can also directly absorb souls from outside the battlefield. to use.”
Gongsun Ce was worried, "In order to deal with the King of Xiangyang, we must first try to decipher his talisman in various places."
"Chongxiao Tower is a cooperative deduction by many of their disciples. Where they practice the talisman, they will definitely be able to find out the clues." , know the steps of the talismans they use, and then break them."
Zhan Zhao frowned. , stretched it again, and said with emotion: "It's really urgent, let me give it a try."
"No!"
Bao Zheng stopped him, "The King of Xiangyang is very powerful. There are also guests from the East China Sea. The layout of the Chongxiao Tower is unpredictable. It is not advisable to put one of the guards in danger!"
Gongsun Ce thought carefully on the side: "First, we can inform the court about this matter, and second, maybe we can find some friends from the world."
" Mr. Fan has a few experts who can Please, there are five righteous men on Xiankong Island that you can invite.”
A hundred miles away from the entrance of Wusong River, there is Xiankong Island. There are five sworn brothers on the island, and they are known as the Five in the world. mouse.
Although among the five, only Bai Yutang, the youngest "Golden Mouse", is a Land Xingxian, the trapping formation formed by the five brothers is unique and mysterious. It was made by deliberation on the empty island.
If the five of them are invited to come together, plus Zhan Zhao, they may not be able to explore the Sky Tower.
"My lord, when the time comes, you can try to invite King Xiangyang to the banquet. Guard Zhan, you don't have to rush in directly. As long as you can make some noise and delay for a moment, I can use the five ghosts in the Five Ghosts Tianluo Fan to send Chongxiao to the sky. Check the inside of the building, take in the aura of their calculations of talismans, and combine it with the symptoms of the strange disease that the adults have discovered to deduce the true appearance. "
The fan in Gongsun Ce's hand has endless magical uses. When he said this, he was quite excited. Somewhat confident.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Zhan Zhao suddenly became alert, and Bao Zheng also turned to look.
I saw a few more figures appearing in the forest at some unknown time.
“Since Mr. Gongsun is confident, why wait any longer?”
The person who spoke was a strange young man, but everyone had already recognized that Beixia and Zhihua were among the people behind him.
And even Ouyang Chun was enveloped by this young man's aura, so he quietly approached and appeared in the forest unpredictably.
Su Hanshan looked at Chongxiao Tower, with shadows in his eyes, and continued, "In the building and in the valley, I can see the fire."
"Since I'm here, there is no need for any other twists and turns. ! ”
(End of this chapter)