Chapter 25: Kicking the Mountain Gate
The first light of dawn appeared in the eastern sky.
Wen Zhengming, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly woke up. He had been practicing Chunyang Daluo Temple all night.
This method of spiritual practice instead of sleeping is a more efficient way of using time, and you will be more energetic after waking up.
"Today, Lin Qingsheng should have arrived at Maoshan."
Wen Zhengming opened the map and selected "Broken Ghost Gun", and the map expanded in an instant.
Maoshan, the first blessed land and the eighth cave heaven, has nine peaks, nineteen springs, twenty-six caves and twenty-eight pools.
Located in the Liangjiang area of the Ming Dynasty, it is the Taoist "Shangqing Sect Altar".
On the undulating mountain road, after the Ministry of Justice closed the mountain, a group of people carried a huge red coffin and headed towards Maoshan.
Who else could it be but Lin Qingsheng and others.
While looking into the distance, Lin Qingsheng was thinking about how to communicate with the Maoshan Sect in the future.
This was the first time that the Ming Dynasty had a meeting with a formal sect. For this purpose, Lin Qingsheng even brought a diplomat from the Ministry of Rites to conduct the exchange.
This is the first meeting, which may very likely determine the future attitude of these sects and the Ming Dynasty.
Before coming here, Lin Qingsheng had already investigated the Maoshan Sect. The Maoshan Sect, also known as the Shangqing Sect, was one of the three major Taoist talisman sects during the Northern Song Dynasty, along with Longhushan and Hezaoshan, known as the Three Mountains Talisman Sect.
However, the three mountain talismans are Longhu Mountain, Hezao Mountain and Maoshan.
So what are the five Taoist sects that the weird puppet man mentioned?
Even if the three mountains are added, there are still two vacancies.
Walking on the mountain path, the weather was extremely hot, but the coffin naturally gave off a cool air.
Maoshan is not high. It is not as high as Mount Tai, which is the most majestic of the Five Sacred Mountains, nor is it as majestic as Kunlun, the only ancestral mountain.
But it also has a kind of quiet, natural and peaceful air.
It seems to be more in line with the Taoist temperament of being in harmony with the world.
"Are we just going to take that ghost thing up there? The puppet man didn't say anything else?" Mao Hongwei asked.
Lin Qingsheng shook his head: "He just told us to send a ghost to Maoshan to give to the people of Maoshan Sect. However, the puppet man's mind is extremely weird. I have no idea what he wants to do. He is a man who only wants to create chaos in the world."
"Then the Shangqing Sect is in Maoshan?"
Mao Hongwei asked, Maoshan has always been under the supervision of the Ming Dynasty. After Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty came to power, the management of various sects became increasingly strict.
How could the Ming Dynasty not know whether the people of Maoshan had supernatural powers?
But that weird puppet man insisted on asking them to come to Maoshan to send ghosts to Maoshan, which clearly implied that Maoshan had extraordinary power.
But where have they been hiding all these years?
Maoshan is so small, where can it be hidden?
"I don't know. The puppet said we can see it when we go up the mountain. I always feel that it is up to no good."
Lin Qingsheng couldn't help but think of that strange face that seemed to be stitched together, and the strange hoarse voice seemed to ring in his ears.
This puppet man is really weird. This ghost-sending operation is probably not only dangerous because it involves catching ghosts, but also because it involves sending ghosts away.
"Then are we still here to send ghosts away?" Mao Hongwei said with a frown.
Lin Qingsheng said: "We have already got the news from the puppet man. If we don't fulfill the reward, we will have to confront the ghost puppet. The puppet man may even expect us to confront him."
"That puppet is not simple. It is very not simple. Daming should not confront it."
Why would a person who is supposed to be omniscient choose to play you if he is not sure?
Since he is playing with you, it means that he has the ability and confidence to do so.
The puppet man is such a person. You don’t know what is behind him, but you have no secrets in front of him.
After Lin Qingsheng said this, he didn't want to talk about the puppet anymore.
Since he knew that everything he said in the Ministry of Justice that day was known by the puppet, he always felt like he was being spied on every time he talked about the puppet.
That puppet man is a voyeur!
Wen Zhengming, who was far away in Chongqing, couldn't help but smile when he saw Lin Qingsheng talking about the puppet man with his frugal words.
It seems that I really scared Lin Qingsheng.
On top of Mount Maoshan, a group of people were carrying a mahogany coffin that was twice as big as an ordinary person's and walking on the empty Mount Maoshan.
Only the Taoist priests from Mount Mao were left on the entire mountain, but they were ordered to recuperate in the Taoist palace and were not allowed to go out.
Along the way, Lin Qingsheng and others didn't see anyone.
This calmness suddenly changed until a few people carried the mahogany coffin to the top of Damao Peak, the highest peak of Maoshan.
"boom!"
The mahogany coffin was placed on Damao Peak.
At the moment the mahogany coffin fell, the wind suddenly blew above Damao Peak.
The trees on the mountains are rustling and leaves are falling.
Lin Qingsheng's heart tightened and he looked around, but he didn't see anyone.
The wind came up so suddenly!
Before Lin Qingsheng could think about it carefully.
With a "clang", the huge mahogany coffin opened out of thin air, and the heavy pure wooden coffin lid fell heavily to the ground.
In the coffin, a huge figure with black aura wrapped around it appeared. Its face could not be seen clearly. Its body was twice as big as that of an ordinary person.
An iron spear shot into the dark body from the chest, piercing through the entire body.
The moment the coffin lid fell, everyone realized something was wrong.
The mahogany coffin lid is so heavy that it cannot be blown down by such a gust of wind.
"The ghostly spear of the infernal soldier pierces the chest with a long spear. It's so quick and neat. It's really a good method!"
A rough voice sounded on Damao Peak, as if it came from all directions, and the words were full of anger.
The soldiers on the mountain and the people from the Ministry of Justice immediately came out on alert. After fighting with the ghost, they all understood that the things they would face in the future were beyond the scope of human beings.
Be vigilant! Be vigilant! Be vigilant again!
You can never be too vigilant.
Before the words were finished, a Taoist in patchwork clothes appeared on Damao Peak. He looked to be in his forties, with a sturdy build and a Taoist hairpin on his head.
He has an ordinary appearance, but there seems to be a gleam of brilliance in his eyes.
The Taoist priest took only three or two steps to reach the front of the mahogany coffin, and his entire body was like a shadow.
When everyone came to their senses, he had already stood in front of the mahogany coffin and stretched out his hand to pat the coffin.
With a "boom!" the huge ghost suddenly stood up, and the Taoist looked at the ghost.
When Lin Qingsheng saw this extraordinary Taoist priest, he knew he had found the right place. Although he was a little confused about where the Taoist priest was in Maoshan, he still asked carefully.
"Is the Taoist priest from the Maoshan Sect?"
"Since you know I'm from the Maoshan Sect, how dare you send ghosts to the mountain in a coffin?" The middle-aged Taoist raised his eyebrows and said angrily.
"It's just an ordinary evil spirit!"
The middle-aged Taoist priest slapped the evil spirit with his big hand, and the evil spirit fell back into the mahogany coffin. The coffin sank and was embedded in the ground.
"Tell me about your identities. If you dare to come and attack the gate of our Maoshan Mountain, you must have something. Just tell me. I, Maoshan Mountain, will take it all."
Kick the mountain gate?
Lin Qingsheng suddenly had a bad feeling.
That's where the puppet man's trap is, right?
(End of this chapter)
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