The young Taoist priest, who originally thought that there were only a few old friends, was intimidated.
More than a dozen ways?
The old yellow ox seemed embarrassed, and then explained to Qi Wuhuo, "It's not that Uncle Niu is lying. I haven't walked these roads for some time. After all, before that, the old bald Medicine Buddha always blocked my door. Once I leave the gate of the Heavenly Palace, he will block my way."
"How can I go down there and find my brothers and friends?"
"Thousands of years have passed."
"I'm afraid most of them have already disappeared. The few that remain think that I, Old Ox, have gotten a leg up with the Northern Emperor and have gained a legitimate status as an immortal, so they have forgotten about these old friends. Given the temperament of the demon race, I wonder how many of my old friends would like to skin me alive and eat my flesh..."
"Although I have many old friends, I don't know how many monsters are still alive, and how many of them still miss the old friendship."
The old ox also sighed with regret.
That friendship that went back thousands of years.
If one does not reach the realm of earthly immortals, even monsters cannot live for such a long time. Those original monster warriors would probably have died of old age and returned to reincarnation long ago. The title of Taurus Great Sage that he fought for back then has also been blown away by the wind over the past few thousand years and is no longer remembered by people.
"It's just that this opportunity is rare after all. If you have some free time, you can go and take a look."
It was rare for the young Taoist to see a sense of the fading of friends and the passing of time on the old ox's face.
The road ahead is difficult.
After nearly ten thousand years, even a clan like the Tortoise Clan, which has a long lifespan, would become a pile of rotten meat if they did not achieve enough cultivation.
The young Taoist nodded and agreed, "If I have time, I will definitely go."
The old ox then smiled broadly, and when the young man asked who these people were, the old ox pulled out a large pile of tokens from his waist, counted them one by one, and said, "This is the Golden Bull Chamber of Commerce back then. Hahahaha, your uncle Niu dug up the ancestral graves of many great monsters back then. Ahem, I mean, relics, relics."
"Then spread the news, and at the same time, imitate those rare items and sell them together."
“It’s a huge profit.”
"But later on, it seemed that he had been involved with those great saints in various ways. I don't know if he dug up the ancestral graves of some great saints. I, Old Niu, had no choice but to quit and leave, and handed over this chamber of commerce to my former deputy, Uncle Niu."
"But at that time, I, Uncle Niu, had only just begun to reach the level of a terrestrial immortal."
"As for him, he could barely have achieved the state of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head. He had already died thousands of years ago when I was still in the Medicine Master Lapis Lazuli Buddha Country."
"If his descendants have that predestined relationship from generation to generation, and cultivate to the point where the Three Flowers Gather at the Top of the Head."
"Now you should probably call me, your Uncle Niu, your ancestor."
"I have to call you grandpa."
"However, the cultivation of the Great Dao is difficult and long, so this is not possible. I am afraid that this lineage has been cut off..."
"And this. This is from the beginning, when we brothers established our own mountain together. We made a living among the great saints. We said we were building our own mountain, but in fact we were hiding from the hunts of the big tribes. At that time, we refused to obey the control of the big demon tribes, and we did whatever we wanted in the world. We also made a lot of names for ourselves."
"It's a pity, but it happened thousands of years ago."
"When the Tiger Tribe incident happened before, I once used my relationship with the White Tiger Guardian Divine Lord to go down to Heaven. But when I went there again, I couldn't find any of my old friends. There were only some ruins. What a pity. My old friends are scattered everywhere..." The old cow's expression was gloomy, and he immediately said, "In addition, this is a caravan of the demon and tiger tribes... There seems to be some traces of this one now."
"This, this is the Fox Tribe's painted boat and flower building..."
"Ahem, don't look at your Uncle Niu like that. He's just a vegetarian brothel, the kind that only listens to music, you know? The meat that can't be eaten is the most expensive. Your Uncle Niu is not that bad of a trader. When we were rangers, we saved a group of women from various tribes, but we haven't been back for many years, and I don't know how they are doing now."
The old ox sighed with regret, found an excuse to send Yun Qin'er away, and counted the faults one by one with the young Taoist priest.
There are a total of seventeen branches of human relations.
Among them there are mountains, gangs, war groups, brothels, pleasure boats, places where beauties sing and dance elegantly, chambers of commerce, clinics, and places for spiritual practice. These were all the family businesses that the old workhorse had conquered in the past. However, due to the incident of Medicine Buddha blocking the door and the strict regulations of the Northern Emperor lineage, he has not had any contact with them for a long time. This time, he hopes that Qi Wuhuo can go and see how his former brothers are doing.
If you can help me in any way, I will do my best to help you.
The young Taoist agreed to all of them.
Old Niu sent all these tokens to the young Taoist priest using Xuantan method. Qi Wuhuo picked them up in his hands, and they were all heavy. Old Niu sighed and said, "The path of cultivation is long, but life is short. If Wuhuo only sees the coffins of these old brothers, I will offer them a pot of wine and three incense sticks on behalf of Uncle Niu."
The old ox is quite open-minded and very free and easy.
The so-called fellow travelers have walked together all the way, have experienced life and death together, and have also gone their separate ways. That’s it.
Matters of life and death are also big matters.
But there is no need to be rigid.
All living beings are passers-by, and you and I are on the way home.
But one after another, there will be a day of separation, so why be sad?
The young Taoist was thoughtful. Earthly immortals need to overcome eight difficulties, and only gods can be called true lords. Those who can cultivate to the level of true lords after birth are not weak. They have all experienced all kinds of things in the world, wandering around, and experiencing the seven emotions and six desires. So when the old yellow cow left, Yun Qin came up and asked curiously, "No doubt, no doubt, what did Uncle Niu say to you?"
The young Taoist smiled and replied, "I'm just helping him look after a few friends."
“Oh…I see…”
The girl stretched out her tone, looked at the young Taoist with her eyes, and asked expectantly: "So, Wuhuo, have you finished what you were thinking about before?"
She was talking about what Qi Wuhuo had realized before because of those little magic tricks.
The young Taoist smiled and nodded.
Then the girl's eyes lit up, she cheered, and said, "So, where did we talk about last time?"
"Oh, yes, Wuhuo, how did you get the method to change clothes?"
"Last time, I didn't listen because I wanted to avoid the ritual of Beidizi."
This topic was brought up during the last casual chat. Before they could discuss it in detail, the girl had to avoid the Beidizi ritual, so they interrupted it. The young Taoist explained the origin of the changes in magic and supernatural powers, so Yunqin thought for a while and said, "It sounds like it is somewhat similar to the method my mother taught me."
"Wuhuo, do you change your clothes as you please?"
The young Taoist replied: "It can be considered as..."
Yun Qin put one hand on her chin and said, "Then, the cloud weaving technique that my mother taught me can weave clouds, stars, thunder, and water into brocade. It can either block the wind or suppress fire, it can be indestructible by thunder, and it can also make the body light and strong, and can make the person wearing this dress fly into the air. Wu Huo, do you think it is possible to combine these two magical skills?"
The young Taoist thought for a moment and said, "Maybe?"
Yunqin clapped her hands and said, "It seems very interesting."
"Shall we try it, two of us?"
The young man smiled, his brows gentle, and said, "Okay."
…
It was obvious that he had stepped into the level of a real person naturally, but Qi Wuhuo did not practice deliberately afterwards. He just lived his daily life, strolling, chatting with the girl about magic, letting the Qi around his body flow naturally, trying to reach the state of action and inaction, and then take the next step of practicing the key point of [Moving the Cauldron].
But during this period of time, the Queen Mother Hou Tu gave him another great gift.
A token was handed to Qi Wuhuo.
It has the aura of an earth god, but no names of mountains or rivers are engraved on it. The young Taoist was puzzled. The 'Empress Yuan Ying Yuan Jun' smiled and said, "It's OK. This object has the ability of an earth god, but not the responsibility of an earth god. You have saved people from suffering in Zhongzhou, and you have made contributions to the earth god. This object has no other magical powers. It can only allow you to escape underground and contact the earth god."
"As for this Helian Mountain, oh, you are no longer the mountain god of Helian Mountain."
"But the mountain god here is also in your name."
Qi Wuhuo was about to decline.
'Empress Yuan Ying Yuan Jun' stretched out her hand and pressed his palm, saying gently: "When you come back in the future, this can be regarded as a place to stay. Otherwise, if you have achieved success in cultivation and have nowhere to go, wouldn't it be lonely? This mountain is not a famous mountain or a great river, and even the mountain gods and earth gods are only at the level of the innate Qi in the human world."
"You are not responsible for this place, but you also do not have the power to control the power of the mountains and rivers here."
"After all, all I did was give you a name."
"Give you a place to go."
"This mountain belongs to you. This mountain is your hometown. Home is just a name."
“It’s always different, isn’t it?”
The young Taoist who had lost his hometown was speechless.
Finally, I took this thing down.
Helian Mountain was renamed Fangcun Mountain.
However, the goddess Yuanjun of Yuanying sent three gods, namely the god of mountain, the god of land and the god of water, to regulate the mountains, rivers, earth veins and moisture to ensure that the weather here would be good and the crops would be good. She also sent several gods, including the day-wandering god and the night-wandering god, to patrol the area to drive away evil spirits and avoid danger. The hundred or so monsters brought by the black bear demon before all stayed here.
After hearing about the Tao, the Black Bear Demon decided to practice Taoism under the mountain for a hundred years.
Moreover, on the open space on the top of the mountain where the Tiger Mountain Lord originally preached, there was a simple Taoist temple. It turned out that these monsters also knew some means of moving earth and rocks, so building this small Taoist temple was not a difficult task. However, the Taoist temple was located at the end of the mountain and at a turning point. "Niangniang Yuanjun of Yuanying" took the arm of the young Taoist and walked into the Taoist temple.
There is a small tripod in the middle of the Taoist temple. The black bear demon transforms into a big man, holding a weapon, and guarding the mountain.
All the demons and monsters transformed into human forms and were either sweeping the house or tidying up the things.
And there was the Huang Jing from before, who had already reached the point of transforming, but he just wanted to change in front of the young Taoist priest, so he waited until now. Now he turned into a little boy who was about ten years old, also wearing a blue Taoist robe, and was chanting scriptures in the Taoist temple in the mountains.
But it is a good place to practice Taoism.
The 'Empress Yuan of Yuanying' let go of the young Taoist's arm, turned around to look at him, and smiled, "How is it?"
However, under the Taoist temple, wind chimes rang softly, and within 300 miles, the gods of mountains and rivers, demons and monsters, and Taoists of the human race all came here upon hearing the news, holding Ruyi, swords, incense burners and many other objects in their hands. At this moment, they all restrained their expressions, walked down the nine-story steps in four directions, and saluted the young man who was carrying a zither and a sword, chanting words of congratulations in unison, saying in unison:
"The wonderful teachings of the Three Vehicles are the perfect and profound Dharma."
"Emptiness changes naturally, and the true nature allows it to change."
"A majestic body with a lifespan as long as the sky, a great Dharma master who has experienced many calamities and enlightened his mind."
"Teaching and preaching is like rebirth."
"We have met Master Qi from Fangcun Mountain!"
…
However, because the King of Qin intended to go to the Demon Country as an ambassador, Su Shengyuan and his entourage moved quickly. In just less than ten days, they had arrived in the capital from the remote area of Zhongzhou. The King of Qin came to greet them in person, which was already enough face for them. In the carriage, Su Yue'er looked out and saw the prosperity of the capital and the width of the streets, which were unprecedented. The spirit of the people coming and going was different from that of Zhongzhou.
Her father was riding horses and chatting with the King of Qin in front of her. She had never seen her father in such high spirits.
She looked at the prosperous capital, the greatest city in the world, but suddenly thought of the young man. If he had come along, with his personality, things would have been very different. But now he chose to stay in the small town at the foot of Helian Mountain because of his personality.
Perhaps, we will never see each other again in the future.
I will stay here because of my parents, and the young man will enjoy himself at the foot of the mountain.
They saw each other every day in their youth, but who could have known that the future would be like this? Because of his teacher's instructions, the King of Qin was very polite and respectful to Su Shengyuan and welcomed him into his mansion. After a conversation, he found that this man was indeed talented. Deep in the mountains, he could get a glimpse of the great changes in the world. So the King of Qin, who was short of people, was delighted. After making proper arrangements for him, he was about to leave.
The team heading to the land of the Demon Saint is ready to set off and has received a lot of news.
Many practitioners, led by the Mingzhen Dao League, seem to have already made their statement.
They said that this action was a disgrace to the human race. The Taoist practitioners and Buddhist followers had already thought of intercepting this team. There was already an undercurrent in the capital, and even more so in the whole world. The other human kingdoms on the border were also ready to make a move. The situation was surging, and the world was undergoing major changes.
Su Shengyuan asked hesitantly, "It's just that I'm curious, why does Your Highness know me?"
The King of Qin said with a smile, "I know a Mr. Qi who said this."
"Mr. Su is there."
"Mr. Qi?!!!"
Su Shengyuan was stunned. He knew rationally that this was impossible, but he subconsciously thought of the young man under the plum tree with an increasingly quiet temperament. He blurted out, "Qi Wuhuo?!"
King Qin's eyes widened and he asked, "Hmm?"
"You said, Qi Wuhuo?"
"Mr. Su knows Qi Wuhuo?!"
Su Shengyuan was already in a state of confusion. His pity and regret for the young man was as strong as his shock and disbelief at the moment. How could it be possible? How could it be Qi Wuhuo? Wasn't he just a child? No, he was already a teenager now, but, but...
Su Shengyuan told everything about the young man.
The King of Qin muttered to himself for a long time, then suddenly understood and laughed, clapping his hands and saying, "So that's it!"
"So that's how it is, Mr. Qi, you are Qi Wuhuo!"
“Hahaha, I see!”
Su Shengyuan was even more puzzled and just said, "Your Highness..."
There was a sense of happiness in the eyes of the King of Qin, the kind of joy that comes from finally getting an answer to a question that has troubled him for a long time. He smiled and said, "Mr. Su, do you know that the world has changed so much?"
"Know."
The King of Qin said: "The great changes in the world are all in the mind of Mr. Qi Wuhuo."
"The current situation is also driven by his moves."
"He made plans behind the scenes and made the emperor lose his power. He is truly a famous scholar in the world."
Su Shengyuan's expression suddenly changed. He couldn't believe it, was overjoyed, and felt a little lonely. He subconsciously took a step forward, raised his hand and held down King Qin, and said, "Really!!!"
Outside the pavilion, Su Yue'er looked at the flourishing koi fish and felt a little uneasy. A woman in white was sitting on one side. Su Yue'er heard Qi Wuhuo's name and was very curious. The beautiful woman with gentle features but cold temperament sprinkled a handful of fish food, looked at her, and said gently: "Do you know him?"
Su Yue'er was puzzled, but just nodded, and then subconsciously asked: "Do you recognize him too?"
Li Qiongyu smiled gently: "Well, yes."
"I recognize him."
She stretched out her hand and scattered a handful of fish food into the lotus pond. The fish then scrambled for the food, causing countless ripples. The ripples reflected the sky and the sea of clouds, and then broke one after another.
The sky was clear and flawless with clouds and clouds. The Buddhist and Taoist practitioners had all changed. The Taoist disciples went down the mountain with swords in hand. The Buddhist practitioners also wanted to stop the actions of this demon country. There was a big change in the world, which was fire and revolution. It was as if there was thunder under the water, which would soon burst. Under the Fangcun Mountain, the shade of the trees blocked the sunlight. The young Taoist thought for a long time, his frown slowly eased, and he smiled:
"In this case, the magic spell is complete."
The girl over there took a long breath and murmured, "I'm so tired..."
"This time, it really was hard work for me!"
"Oh, yes."
"Thank you for your hard work!"
The young man smiled slightly and said, "Creating magical powers is tiring in the first place."
"But I think you are very simple."
"I'm just lucky, and I have a better foundation."
The girl widened her eyes and asked, "Basics?"
The young Taoist ended his chat with the girl and did not return home that day. The plum blossoms were still in full bloom. He walked down the mountain from the Taoist temple, with smoke rising from the cauldron behind him. The young man went down the mountain, made a decision, and recited the spell. Then his Taoist robe turned into ordinary clothes, but the material of the clothes was as pure as a magistrate's robe. He laughed and went down the mountain.
The world has changed drastically, and yet the world has not changed.
The real person went down the mountain.
There seemed to be the sound of the young Taoist reciting the spell in the air, which dissipated into the wind and drifted away. In the distant, distant years, when the story turned into legend, when there were still Taoists flipping through the classics, they found these simple words on the withered paper scrolls, and curiously practiced and recited such spells -
The nine stars support sorrow, the true qi changes clothes. The four seasons unite to protect, the five latitudes shine together. The qi is divided into silk and brocade, gathering and displaying power.
The six directions support and support, [the three qi are mysterious and profound].
The most true and romantic thing, [Fairies Soaring].
The cloud-shaped crown and belt represent the strictness and purity of the divine secrets.
The clothes-changing spell.
It is recorded in three types of Taoist canons: "Tai Shang Sandong Shenzhou", "Lingbao Wuliangdu Renzhen Jing" and "Xuandu Daxian Yushan Jinggong Yi". It is recorded at the same time as the Dongxuan and Dongzhen parts of Taoist canon. It was widely spread and continued to later generations, and the Taoist tradition was unbroken.
When I tried to trace its origin, no one knew. I asked my teachers, but they gave me no answer.
We can only look for clues in the Taoist Canon that records this method.
“Perhaps it was created by the Taishang Sect and the Lingbao Sect together?”
"But why would they create such a spell?"
The footsteps of the young Taoist faded away, and Fangcun Mountain gradually disappeared. In the Niu constellation, the young fairy smiled brightly and said, "It is really interesting to study magical powers with Wuhuo. I have decided that I want to pass this magic formula down to future generations. Wuhuo, Wuhuo, what do you say?"
There was a slight sound of wind, and the young Taoist raised his eyes, seeing the great changes in the world. His Taoist robe moved slightly, and he carried a zither on his back and a sword on his shoulder.
After thinking for a while, he replied:
"Um."