Chapter 232: The Two Saints of Dayu
Chapter 232: The Two Saints of Dayu (Part 2)
In Xu Qing's sea of consciousness, a vague outline of a bell appeared. It seemed to be cast in bronze, heavy, solid, and vast, as if it spanned the past and present...
As the big bell appeared, it was accompanied by the melodious voice of the Black Mountain Old Demon.
Dull and depressing, as if sinking into endless time...
Suddenly, stars lit up in Xu Qing's sea of consciousness.
The black dragon in the east, the white tiger in the west, the red bird in the south, and the black basalt in the north.
The appearance of the Four Constellations and the vast murderous intent of the stars made the stagnant thoughts start moving again.
boom!
The five great demon gods suddenly appeared, especially the King of Destruction, who, with his unyielding will, freed Xu Qing from his restraints.
In his sea of consciousness, the words of sages shone brightly.
Dispelled the dullness of the years from this bell.
Xu Qing opened his eyes, and drops of cold sweat trickled down his forehead.
If it weren't for Zifu Yuanzong's control over all the laws in his body, he would have been unable to escape the other party's mental suppression from thousands of miles away and turned into a vegetable.
The magical powers of the Black Mountain Old Demon are truly incredible.
"How did it know that I would visit General Yu today?" Xu Qing still had some doubts in his mind.
Thinking of the bell, Xu Qing vaguely realized that the Black Mountain Old Demon might have a sense of the future.
Similar to his little dragon of destiny, it can even perceive the secrets of heaven more specifically.
He is worthy of being the best master in the world.
Xu Qing quickly calmed down.
"Heaven created all things to nourish man, but man has nothing to repay heaven. Kill kill kill kill kill kill kill..., signed by the Black Mountain Old Demon." General Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Xu Qing come back to his senses. He picked up the clothes, looked at the words with holes on them, and slowly read them out.
"Is this the work of the Black Mountain Old Demon? Such a strong murderous aura." General Yu suddenly understood. He was afraid that he had been ambushed by the old demon at some point.
The world's number one expert truly lives up to his reputation.
General Yu also felt murderous intent in his heart.
Such an existence is the enemy of the Dayu Dynasty and poses a great threat to the country and the people.
Given his position, he would instinctively try every possible means to get rid of the Black Mountain Demon.
"Master Xiong Chan has more say on physical injuries, so let's go find him." Although Xu Qing is an excellent doctor and a martial arts master, the Black Mountain Old Demon is unfathomable. He doesn't dare to say that he can cure General Yu's injuries, so it is more reliable to ask Master Xiong Chan.
General Yu shook his head: "No need, if Xu Xiuzhuan is fine, you can go with me to meet the two people."
"Who?"
"You'll know when you get there."
Seeing that General Yu was keeping the secret, and hearing that there were two people, Xu Qing began to guess something.
...
...
Xu Qing followed General Yu to the Zhenwu Temple, the first of the nine temples in the capital.
There are several Zhenwu Temples in the capital, but the most famous one is undoubtedly the Lingming Mingyou Palace.
Although Chaotian Temple is also a Zhenwu Temple, its scale is far from comparable to Lingming Mingyou Palace.
The reason why the Zhenwu Temple has such a transcendent status in the Ming Dynasty has a lot to do with Emperor Chengzu.
When Emperor Chengzu launched the "Battle of Jingnan" to seize the throne, he firmly believed that he had the protection of Emperor Zhenwu. Therefore, during his reign, he built the Forbidden City in the north and Mount Taihe in the south. In the process of designing the Forbidden City in the capital, he specially created a "Xuanwu Spiritual Realm" in the north for Emperor Zhenwu.
The north gate of the Forbidden City is called Xuanwu Gate, and further inside is the Qin'an Hall, which is dedicated to the Zhenwu Emperor. On both sides of the Qin'an Hall, there were originally seven small courtyards on the east and west sides, also known as the "Eastern Seven" and "Western Seven", and these two groups of buildings represent the "Xuanwu Seven Mansions".
And the Great Emperor Zhenwu naturally became the patron saint of the Dayu Dynasty.
And everyone knows that the human incarnation of the Great Emperor Zhenwu is Zhang Laita, the founder of the Xuantian Shenglong Dao.
In addition to the Forbidden City, Emperor Chengzu also built a grand palace and temple dedicated to Emperor Xuanwu on the east side of the northern end of the central axis of the capital, which is the Lingming Mingyou Palace.
It can be said that Lingming Mingyou Palace has the same status as the imperial city in a sense.
Xu Qing followed General Yu through a tall archway standing in the middle of the street, came to the palace gate on the north side, and then entered the second palace gate.
Its scale is magnificent and spectacular. There is a screen wall on each side, which is generally arranged in the shape of an "eight". Entering this door, you will arrive at the second courtyard, the core of Xianyou Palace.
The most central building in the courtyard is a main hall with a double-eaved hipped roof and a width of five bays.
The carved patterns on the red steps in front of the main hall are not ordinary dragon patterns or stone patterns, but plum blossom and ancient moon patterns, which is unique among the numerous red steps stone carvings in palaces and temples throughout the country.
Entering the main hall, there is a statue of Zhenwu Emperor.
The main hall is not accessible to ordinary people, and General Yu is obviously not among them.
"Yu Zhen, are you injured?" A beautiful lady with a head full of white hair appeared in front of General Yu.
Xu Qing was secretly horrified.
With his current ability, he could only sense something the moment the other party appeared.
Fortunately, there was nothing abnormal with the lucky little dragon.
He had already guessed the other party's identity in his heart, but he never expected that one of the two great martial saints of the Dayu Dynasty was actually a woman.
In the path of martial arts, it is more difficult for women to practice than for men.
However, the records Xu Qing obtained did not mention the genders of the two Martial Saints.
Of course, it is also possible that the other person is a cross-dresser, or is formless, like a Bodhisattva in Buddhism, without gender, transcending the worldly concepts of men and women.
General Yu took out the clothes.
The white-haired Kun Dao didn't even look at it, and said calmly: "Take it."
She took out a pill, and then snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
Xue Chan Yu Dew Pills.
Xu Qing recognized his origin.
This is a holy medicine for healing that was presented as tribute from the Western Regions.
Xu Qing got one through Chen Zhong's relationship.
This is Chen Zhong's limit.
Unexpectedly, the other party did not take it seriously at all and directly handed him over to General Yu for treatment.
General Yu didn't hesitate to take the medicine and then used Xisui Xuanyin to dissolve the effect of the medicine. Suddenly, his breathing became much smoother.
The white-haired Kun Dao looked at Xu Qing and asked, "Are you Xu Qing?"
"Junior Xu Qing greets senior." Xu Qing greeted the elder politely.
This is a rare "senior level" strongman in the world. Apart from the Black Mountain Old Demon, who is the ceiling of combat power, perhaps the only one who can suppress him is Elder Fang.
I wonder if Master Xiongchan, relying on his youth and good physical strength, can fight against him.
"My name is Ji Changxi, you can call me by my name." She obviously saw through the name and didn't care about her identity and status at all.
Xu Qing heard that the two Martial Saints were in a state of hibernation, but he didn't expect that the other party has woken up now. Is the end of the world coming?
But Xu Qing was quite surprised that General Yu could easily meet the living guardian god of the Great Yu Dynasty.
Mr. Yu has something.
Ji Changxi's next move made Xu Qing even more confused. He turned around and was about to leave after he finished speaking.
Xu Qing hurriedly said, "Senior Ji, please stay."
The man stopped walking, turned around and asked in confusion: "What do you want?"
Xu Qing then expressed his thoughts. Ji Changxi did not comment: "Do you know what the Black Mountain Demon is?"
"I'd like to hear more details." Xu Qing was also very curious about the existence of the Black Mountain Demon.
He has received different explanations.
At this moment, I would like to hear the profound opinions of this veteran martial saint in front of me.
"Heaven's Way." Ji Changxi uttered these two profound and unfathomable words.
Xu Qing immediately became dissatisfied. How could the Black Mountain Old Demon represent the Way of Heaven?
Then can't Xu Gongming represent the people of the world?
“I’m afraid it’s not the Black Mountain Old Demon’s turn to bear the responsibility of 'Heaven's Way', right?” Facing the Martial Saint, Xu Qing still insisted on his own principles.
Ji Changxi: "The Black Mountain Old Demon is not a person, but a title. Just like the Emperor of Taoism and the Tathagata of Buddhism. If you can grasp the history of the past, see the future, know what the irreversible trend of heaven is, follow the trend of heaven, and remove the obstacles that go against the trend, then you can also be the Black Mountain Old Demon."
Ji Changxi's point of view was refreshing to Xu Qing.
As long as one has these characteristics, anyone can be the Black Mountain Demon?
"Could it be that I am also the Black Mountain Demon?" Xu Qing felt an indescribable sense of weirdness in his heart.
Xu Qing thought of the vague outline of the ancient bronze bell that the Black Mountain Demon had manifested in his sea of consciousness. An ancient bronze bell? A bronze mirror?
Xu Qing said: "A hundred years ago, the two seniors saved the broken mountains and rivers. Is that also a big trend? It is said that you also attacked the Black Mountain Old Monster at that time."
Ji Changxi said silently: "Yes, we took action at that time, and the Black Mountain Old Demon was still at his peak state at that time."
There was obvious pain in her eyes.
"That battle must have been extremely brutal."
Ji Changxi shook his head: "It wasn't tragic. We were defeated completely."
Ji Changxi's next words shocked Xu Qing greatly.
"Was the Black Mountain Demon so terrifying when he was at his peak?" He couldn't understand it at all.
Ji Changxi said leisurely: "We always talk about eliminating demons and defending the Way, but what is a demon and what is the Way? Do you know clearly?"
"What the human heart desires is the Way, and going against the human heart is the Devil."
"No, you are talking about humanity. In the eyes of Heaven, if humanity does not follow Heaven's way, it is also evil."
"If the way of heaven wants to destroy the human race, is that right?" Xu Qing couldn't help but ask.
"In this vast universe, there are so many races that have been wiped out. Why should the human race be special?"
"The human race has civilization and wisdom..."
"What you said is still the way of man, not the way of heaven. The way of heaven does not judge a few by the many, nor does it judge a few by the many. Haven't you heard that the Tao Te Ching says that heaven and earth are not benevolent?"
Heaven and earth are not benevolent, that is to treat all things equally.
"Why are those two seniors the guardian gods of the Great Yu Dynasty?"
"This is also the trend of heaven. We should step up to protect our country and our people."
"I heard that the two seniors practiced the Turtle Breathing Technique to extend their lifespans. Why are they awake now?"
"because of you."
"Me?" Xu Qing was quite surprised.
"The country is recovering and showing signs of rejuvenation. As the guardian gods, we have also benefited and naturally have a longer lifespan. This is a sign that humanity is about to flourish."
"Isn't this good?" Xu Qing heard something unusual.
Ji Changxi: "The way of man is to take away what is insufficient to support what is abundant; the way of heaven is to take away what is abundant and make up for what is insufficient. The more prosperous the way of man is, the more evil it will become. You promote the way of man, and you are the devil in the eyes of the way of heaven, and an obstacle under the way of heaven that goes against heaven. The disaster will be severe."
Xu Qing: "According to what you said, the ancient philosophers and the ancient saint emperors all worked to promote humanity. Aren't they all against the will of heaven? Are they also demons?"
Ji Changxi: "If one promotes humanity when one is not rich enough, then he is a saint; if one promotes humanity when one is rich enough, then he is a demon."
Xu Qing said: "Senior Ji, I don't agree with what you said. As human beings, we naturally have to consider the human race. How can we proceed from the way of heaven in everything?"
"If you are not human, what will you do without this body?" Ji Changxi asked a soul-searching question.
Xu Qing was stunned.
What if he is not human?
These words seemed to make no sense, how could Xu Qing not be a human being?
But before he had a physical body, his soul was hidden in the bronze mirror. Was Xu Qing a "human"?
Who is the "I" in the bronze mirror?
"Xu believes that a person is not defined by the physical body."
"What's that?"
"If a baby is ignorant and raised by a pack of wolves, has not received any human education, and has not participated in any human worldly experiences, is he a human being?" Xu Qing asked back.
Ji Changxi was stunned. She pondered for a long time and replied, "Not a complete person."
"Then what is considered a complete person?" Xu Qing continued to ask.
"I don't know." Ji Changxi answered from his heart in the face of this question that sages throughout the ages have been pursuing.
"Xu believes that since the heaven and earth are not benevolent, there is no such thing as going with the flow or against the flow. Going with the flow is the way of heaven, isn't going against the flow?" Xu Qing paused, and continued, "The Black Mountain Old Demon cannot represent the general trend of heaven. The so-called general trend, going with the flow or against the flow, is the summary after everything has happened. Before that, who can be sure that they represent the general trend of heaven?"
Young people are full of energy!
Ji Changxi saw Xu Qing's indomitable fighting spirit.
"If you can survive from the Black Mountain Demon, then you are right." Ji Changxi neither agreed nor refuted.
Everyone has his own way.
Whoever can do it is right.
The truth is not spoken, but done!
After she finished speaking, her whole body collapsed.
"It turns out that it is the condensed Qi that changes into a human form." Xu Qing finally understood how the other party appeared.
The Martial Saints were very powerful and terrifying, but after understanding their methods, Xu Qing felt much less awe.
The unknown is the greatest fear.
Everyone says that the Black Mountain Demon is extremely powerful and invincible.
For Xu Qing, this is like a little horse crossing a river. He will know the truth only after he has crossed it.
This was also a river he had to cross.
He wishes his life were longer because he still has a lot to do.
He cannot die.
General Yu and Xu Qing left Lingming Mingyou Palace.
"Ms. Ji and I met when I was a Qianzong. At that time, I had just started to practice bone training. She met me on the way back to Beijing from Huangshan to collect herbs. She said that I would definitely be a famous general who would be able to protect the country and the people in the future, so she taught me the secret methods of practicing internal organs and washing marrow." General Yu paused and continued, "I believe she has her country and the world in her heart."
"I don't doubt it either." Xu Qing nodded slowly.
When the two of them walked out of Lingming Mingyou Palace, Xu Qing suddenly stopped and turned around.
Ji Changxi was seen standing on the top of the hall, leaning against the wind, and sent a message:
"Xu Gongming, your only chance of winning is to comprehend the Beidou Conferred God Forbidden Law. The secret of this forbidden law is in the layout of the Xuanwu Spirit Realm."
Ji Changxi's voice and figure disappeared from Xu Qing's perception, leaving no trace like a spring dream.
Tiangang Beidou? Xuanwu seven stars?
Beidou is deified!
When Xu Qing heard this, he knew that this trip was worthwhile.
(End of this chapter)