Chapter 2221 Xuanling Cave
The three of them parted outside the woods.
Huang Risheng went to Qingxu Cave. As the lord of Lin'an City, Shen Biyou couldn't just leave, so he took Liang Yan back to the city.
He had many things to deal with, and Liang Yan was too lazy to get involved, so he stayed in his cave for a few days.
Five days later, after Shen Biyou had arranged everything, he found Liang Yan and invited him to go to Xuanling Cave with him.
"Haha, I have been looking forward to this day for a long time." Liang Yan smiled slightly.
The two chatted for a few words and then set off together. After leaving the Dao Alliance formation, they could fly in the air, so they both used their escape light and rushed to the Xuanling Cave.
But he said that Dongyun Lingzhou is very different from Antarctic Xianzhou.
Antarctic Immortal Continent divides regions according to cultivation forces such as Seven Mountains and Twelve Cities, while Dongyun Lingzhou divides the entire continent into seven pieces based on different landforms.
The seven major regions are: Lingxiao Realm, Cangwu Realm, Xinghanhai, Immortal Realm, Xuanbingyuan, Youmingyuan, and ancient ruins.
Among them, the main altars of the Taoist and Confucian alliances are located in Lingxiao Realm and Cangwu Realm respectively.
According to Shen Biyou's introduction, the Xuanling Cave where they are located and the Qingxu Cave where Huang Risheng is located are both located in the Lingxiao Domain. Only the Yaoguang Cave is special, hanging alone in the Xuanbing Field.
After hearing this, Liang Yan couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
This Yaoguang Cave is the holy land for sword cultivation of the Taoist League. Originally, he had hopes that if the two caves were not far apart, it would not be impossible for him to have a chance to experience Taoist swordsmanship.
Now listening to Shen Biyou's description, the Yaoguang Cave and the other two caves are not in the same area at all. Even if there is a teleportation token from the Dao Alliance, it will take three or four years to use the teleportation array all the way. time.
The Virtual Realm Forum was about to be held, and Liang Yan could not leave for three or four years, so the matter had to be abandoned.
"What a pity." He thought to himself.
On the next road, the two used long-distance teleportation circles four times. The result was the same as Lu Xuanji's, and it took a full year to reach Lingxiao Realm.
This Lingxiao Realm is also strange. There are rolling mountains everywhere, mixed with white mist, as if they are sitting on the sea of clouds.
According to Shen Biyou, this is the unique "Lingxiao Baoqi" in this world, which can help practitioners to concentrate and calm down, and is very suitable for the practice of Taoist techniques.
Liang Yan knew this very well.
The seven major regions of Dongyun Lingzhou must each have their own mysteries, but the most precious places should be the Lingxiao region and Cangwu realm, otherwise the Taoist and Confucian sects would not set up their main altar in these two places. .
However, the Taoist and Confucian sects are orthodox to the human race after all, and they will not act too overbearingly. The geographical resources give other sects enough room to develop.
This may also be a rule agreed between Taoism and Confucianism. No one will break it easily...
Liang Yan and Shen Biyou walked together, admiring the scenery on the road and listening to Shen Biyou's words. Introduction, in just a few months, I have a general understanding of the Lingxiao Realm.
Early that morning, the two came to a mountain range filled with miasma.
"Brother Liu, we are already here." Shen Biyou chuckled.
“Oh?”
Liang Yan’s eyes showed surprise.
He released his spiritual consciousness and looked around. He saw that this place was a wild mountain range. It was full of mist, miasma, poisonous insects and beasts. The spiritual energy was even more lacking. It didn't look like a paradise.
"Brother Shen, are you joking? The Xuanling Cave is one of the three major caves of the Dao League. How could it be built on such a barren land?" Liang Yan looked unbelievable.
"Brother Liu doesn't know something."
Shen Biyou sighed and said: "The so-called 'Tao follows nature', the most important thing in our Taoist sect is the word fate. People who have no destiny are not allowed to enter the Taoist sect. . The miasma and poisonous insects and beasts surrounding this place are actually a natural barrier to reject those monks who are fanatically seeking the truth. Fairy mountains are hard to find, blessings are hard to come by. This vast and desolate mountain is full of dangers, which proves that the Taoism is lofty and unattainable."
"I see..."
Liang Yan nodded slightly. He glanced at Shen Biyou and suddenly smiled: "Looking at Brother Shen's expression, it seems that he doesn't agree with such rules?"
"So what if you don't agree? This is the rule set by the Patriarch. How can we, the younger disciples, question it? Besides, sometimes it's really hard to distinguish right from wrong in things in this world."
"Haha, I think that although Brother Shen has a high level of cultivation, he is often confused. I am afraid that he has some unresolved problems? To be honest, if this continues, Brother Shen will not be able to make any progress." Liang Yan reminded.
Shen Biyou nodded: "Brother Liu has a sharp eye. This is my problem. I can't rely on external help. I only hope that one day I can figure out the past and present life, and there will be no regrets."
After hearing this, Liang Yan smiled slightly and said no more.
He knew that this matter involved Shen Biyou's secrets. If he continued to chat, regardless of whether it was polite or not, he was afraid that the cause and effect would be too deeply involved and it would be difficult to get out of the situation in the future.
The two turned to other topics, chatting while speeding, and soon went deep into the wild mountains.
This place is indeed dangerous. It is impossible for monks below the Golden Core realm to pass. Even if they achieve the Golden Core, they must be those with solid skills and good means to pass through the danger.
Liang Yan was suddenly curious: "How do the low-level disciples of the Taoist sect get out?"
"Haha, after entering the Xuanling Cave, don't even think about going down the mountain without cultivating to the Golden Core Realm. If you have In special circumstances, we will be escorted out by the elders of the division.”
“That’s it…”
While they were chatting, the clouds and fog suddenly dispersed in front of them, revealing a clear stream.
The gurgling stream flows straight into the valley.
Liang Yan took a closer look and found a golden glow above the valley, like a dazzling star, rising and falling in the air.
His spiritual consciousness is extremely sharp, and he can see the extraordinaryness of this ray of light at the first glance.
The power of space that is so huge that it is unimaginable is hidden in it. Even with his spiritual consciousness, he can only glimpse the tip of the iceberg. It is like an ordinary person standing in front of the vast ocean, and he can't help but have a small feeling in his heart. Feel.
"If I guessed correctly, this is the Xuanling Cave, right?" Liang Yan asked.
"Not bad."
Shen Biyou smiled slightly, took out a talisman from his sleeve, and burned it with real fire. The green smoke floated into the air, and finally entered the golden clouds.
After a moment, a white rainbow flew out from within the golden clouds, racing across the void and instantly enveloped the two of them.
Liang Yan was shocked. Before he could react, two clear and turbid qi suddenly appeared around him, and then he couldn't help but rise into the air.
Faced with this out-of-control situation, his instinctive reaction was to activate his magic power to counterattack.
But Shen Biyou smiled at the side and said: "Brother Liu, don't be surprised. This is the guiding light of our Taoist sect. It won't harm you at all. Just relax and let this divine light lead us in. Just go to the Xuanling Cave."
Liang Yan just reacted instinctively, but now he gradually relaxed after hearing Shen Biyou's words.
The two soared into the sky, getting smaller and smaller in the white rainbow, and finally turned into blue smoke and entered the interior of Jinxia. For a moment, Liang Yan felt that the world around him was spinning and the scenery was changing alternately.
I don’t know how long it took, but the power of the surrounding space gradually stabilized.
When Liang Yan landed, he saw what a mysterious cave! But the mountains are green, the scenery is strange, the ancient trees are towering all around, and there are waterfalls and springs in the distance. It's like the Milky Way pouring down, with flying beads gradually falling into jade!
Looking around, Taoist priests in groups of three or three are playing chess in the forest, fishing by the stream, or drinking tea and discussing Taoism in the sea of clouds. They are all leisurely and elegant.
The entire Xuanling Cave is like a paradise, without the chaos of the world of cultivation, and there is a sense of leisure everywhere.
After entering this place, even Liang Yan felt peaceful in his heart, and actually had the urge to live in a cottage here, away from the worldly distractions of the outside world.
"It is indeed one of the three Taoist paradises. It is really eye-opening!" Liang Yan praised sincerely.
Shen Biyou chuckled: "I have rules in Xuanling Cave. All monks who enter here for the first time must burn a stick of incense outside Taichu Hall, otherwise they will be expelled. Fellow Taoist follow me to Taichu first. Palace, I’ll arrange a cave for you later.”< br>
Liang Yan knew the principle of doing as the Romans do when in the countryside, so he smiled slightly: "I will listen to Brother Shen's arrangements."
The two flew at low altitude, passing through the rolling mountains and vast woods, and saw something from a distance A towering giant peak reaching into the sky.
“That’s Daozu Peak. The Taichu Palace is at the top of Daozu Peak.”
Shen Biyou pointed to the peak in the distance and introduced to Liang Yan: "Taozu Taichu is the beginning of Tao. Tao gives birth to one, one is Taichu, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things, so Taichu is the beginning of everything. "The beginning."
"The Taoist Taichu...is the Taoism he founded?"
Liang Yan thought to himself and looked far away.
I saw that the mountain peaks were towering and towering, reaching straight into the sky. The rocks were blue-grey, and ancient runes were faintly visible on them, as if they were scrolls of Tao engraved in heaven and earth.
The top of the mountain is surrounded by auspicious clouds and mist, from which colorful lights shine out, like a fairy crown with a crown, solemn and solemn.
No matter how curious Liang Yan was about this Taoist holy land, he did not dare to use his spiritual sense to pry into it. He could only take a look at it from a distance with a look of amazement.
Looking around Daozu Peak, there are hundreds of peaks.
Although these peaks are also majestic and majestic, and look like amazing fairy mountains to the outside world, compared with Daozu Peak, they are the difference between a firefly and a bright moon.
"Are we going to Daozu Peak to offer incense?" Liang Yan asked.
Shen Biyou shook his head: "Brother Liu, let alone you, even I have never been to Daozu Peak. This is a solemn place, and no one can approach it."
"Then let's..."
"We can just go to any nearby peak to offer incense."
Shen Biyou pointed to the mountains surrounding Daozu Peak and said with a smile: "This There are one hundred and eight mountain peaks, each with an incense burning hall. As long as you burn a stick of incense inside, you have paid homage to the Taoist ancestor."
"That's it," Liang Yan said suddenly.
The two of them immediately clicked on the escape light and arrived at the foot of one of the peaks. Then they climbed up along the stone ladder and soon reached the top of the peak.
Sure enough, I saw an incense burning hall, built of incense sandalwood, hundreds of feet high, simple and strange.
Before I got close, I smelled a faint scent of sandalwood.
Liang Yan followed Shen Biyou into the palace and saw several futons inside, with an old Taoist sitting next to him, who seemed to be responsible for guarding the place.
His cultivation level is only in the Tongxuan realm, but he did not get up when he saw Shen Biyou. The old god was still sitting there, as if everything had nothing to do with him.
The Taoist sect is strange and unusual, and Liang Yan is not surprised by it.
He glanced around and found that the altar was empty, with only eight large characters carved on the wall, which were exactly:
Holy Ancestor of Hongmeng Kaitian Zhangdao!
Next to her, Shen Biyou seemed to have guessed his doubts and said with a smile: "The statue of Dao Ancestor is only found in the main altar. Although there are no statues in our three caves, each of them has a relic of Dao Ancestor from the past, which is stored separately. On the top of the Daozu Peak of the Three Great Cave Heavens, these incense-burning halls only enshrine the names of the Daozus. "
"Then I can just burn incense and pay homage to the names of the Daozus on the wall?" Liang Yan asked.
“Not bad.”
Shen Biyou nodded and said with a smile: "After worshiping the Tao Ancestor, you can be regarded as a member of our Xuanling Cave. Although you are not a Taoist disciple, you can still represent our Xuanling Cave to attend the virtual realm discussion."
< br>"Okay."
Liang Yan didn't talk nonsense. He took three sticks of sandalwood from the incense table and walked to a futon.
He was about to bow down when a loud voice came from outside the palace:
“Wait a minute!”
When he heard someone stopping him, Liang Yan couldn't force himself to offer incense, so he turned around to see who it was.
I saw more than ten young Taoists filing in, and then, a middle-aged man walked into the hall with his head held high.
This man is wearing a purple Taoist robe, with golden auspicious cloud patterns painted on the cuffs. His eyebrows are resolute, his sword eyebrows are flying at an angle, and his aura is different from other Taoists. He looks extremely domineering.
Everywhere he looked, it seemed that even the air was condensed...
Seeing this person, Shen Biyou frowned slightly, with a trace of obvious disgust in his eyes.
After a moment, he said coldly: "Uncle Han, what are you making up?"
The visitor sneered and shouted: "I should ask you this! Shen Biyou, how dare you ruin yourself for personal reasons? Sir, recruit an outsider to participate in the virtual realm discussion?”
After hearing this, Shen Biyou’s face turned gloomy: “This virtual realm discussion, I am the leader of the team. Master asked me to recruit people by myself. What does it have to do with you?”
“Haha.”
Han Bopi smiled and said, “Shen Biyou, Shen Biyou, you too?” Just relying on the respect of all the masters and uncles, they run rampant in the sect and regard the rules as nothing!”
"Shut up!" Shen Biyou said angrily: "I have always followed the rules in the sect, how can I allow you to slander me?"
"Then why did you recruit an outsider?" Han Bo asked accusingly.
Shen Biyou glanced at Liang Yan and said with a serious face: "Although Brother Liu is an outsider, he is not weak in supernatural powers, and his character, character, and resourcefulness are all excellent. I recruited him to join the team not for personal reasons. Instead, it’s for the sake of the overall situation of Xujing Lundao.”
“Is the magical power not weak?”
Han Bo laughed loudly: "Shen Biyou, do you think I am blind? This person only has the strength to survive the second disaster, but he dares to claim that his magical power is not weak? There are so many famous disciples in the sect. They don't like him, but he recruits an outsider. Isn't this because of private affairs? "
As soon as these words came out, even the veteran who had been dozing off before opened his eyes and looked at Liang Yan up and down curiously.
As for Liang Yan, he finally heard that this monk named "Uncle Han" may have conflicts with Shen Biyou, and now he is taking the opportunity to cause trouble and come to trouble himself...