Chapter 284: From all over the world, choose one of three places
Chapter 284: From all over the world, choose one of the three places (Second update, please vote for me~)
Three years later.
In the spring of the 462nd year of the Ming Dynasty, there were bursts of thunder.
It was raining outside, and the sky was gloomy and cold. Although there was no roof in the backyard of Guanxuan Temple, there was a bright fire. Before the rain fell, it was evaporated into white smoke and floated on the top of the temple.
A calico cat with golden eyes and pointed ears was lying on the red-hot stove. It didn't seem to be afraid of the heat at all and was still inhaling the scorching smoke with intoxication.
Beside the stove, a child in white was fanning the fire, feeling the changes of wind and fire, and appreciating the earth-moving magic in the stove.
Next to the boy in white, Cheng Xinzhan sat upright, again distracted and distracted, doing two things at once. On one hand, he frequently made hand gestures, poured spells into the furnace, and occasionally added some auxiliary materials. In the flickering fire, a book-like magic weapon was faintly taking shape. On the other hand, he entered the Yin-Yang Palace and continued to comprehend the Yin-Yang magic contained in the Yang Gang - "Sunlight Rain" and the Yin Sha - "Mysterious Female Mother".
At this moment, Cheng Xinzhan suddenly felt something and looked outside the mountain. He saw a ray of fire coming from the northeast, leaving a line of fire in the heavy rain, and then fell into the temple.
Cheng Xinzhan smiled when he saw this. Three full years had passed and finally there was some news.
The flames fell to the ground and turned into a tall and strong man. The man walked to Cheng Xinzhan, knelt down, bowed and clasped his fists, and said,
"Fortunately, I live up to my fate!"
"Thank you for your hard work over the years."
Cheng Xinzhan said.
Wu Qingbo grinned.
"It's not hard."
"Where is the place to find?"
Cheng Xinzhan asked.
Wu Qingbo replied,
"I've traveled all over the world and found that with the battle between good and evil, there are many people coming and going in the southeast, southwest, northwest, and Central Plains. It's hard to find any hidden places where no one is around. Once a thunderstorm occurs, there's no guarantee that people will come to explore. Only Qilu, Qingzhou, and Liaodong are relatively peaceful, so I found a place for each of them. As for places like Saibei and Beijiang, which are poor in spiritual energy and mostly inhabited by demon cults, I didn't look for them."
Cheng Xinzhan nodded. Once a killing calamity occurs, the impact will be multifaceted. In times of storm and turmoil, few people can remain immune. Even something like overcoming the calamity will not be as easy as in times of peace.
Now that the two sides are facing each other, they will definitely use any means to harm the other side. It is not that Cheng Xinzhan is worrying unfoundedly. For a person like him, the thunder tribulation will definitely make a lot of noise. If the Demon Cult finds out, it is not impossible for them to send a death squad to break into the thunder tribulation.
The last time he was in Xiangxi, he startled two fourth-realm cultivators from his family. But Cheng Xinzhan couldn't ask his family to protect him every time he was going through a tribulation. The fourth-realm cultivators were not there for him to use. He had never heard of any of the third- or fourth-realm elders in the mountains who were escorted all the way up. They all went out of the mountains alone to survive the tribulation and returned alone.
Furthermore, no one would want to be under the watchful eyes of everyone every time they cross the tribulation and have their specific realm known to everyone.
Therefore, finding a secluded place with no one around is to allow oneself to display one's skills and make full preparations. It is also to prevent someone from intentionally or unintentionally passing by and disturbing one, causing the calamity cloud to change. Furthermore, it is to hide one's strength and prevent outsiders from finding out one's true cultivation.
A good place to cross tribulations will often be used many times. What's more, it will be passed down from master to disciple and become the foundation of a branch or a sect.
Cheng Xinzhan's knowledge is diverse, his golden elixir is of extremely high quality, and he is often struck by lightning and blown by wind, so he is different from others. He has to find a place to transcend the tribulation that suits his taste.
Qingzhou and Qilu, one is in the heart of the Central Plains, and the other is close to Bohai Sea. Both of them are places where Taoism flourishes and demons are suppressed. They are indeed relatively stable places today. Moreover, there are not many major sects, and the number of practitioners is not as dense as in the southeast. As for Liaodong, it is even more remote. Although there are many demon sects there, the land is vast and sparsely populated, which is also suitable for overcoming tribulations.
Wu Qingbo put a lot of thought into it.
"Then Qing Bo, take a rest. We will set off in half a month."
"Yes."
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Half a month passed in a flash. After three years of paper refining, printing, and book binding, Cheng Xinzhan's Book of the Earth finally looked like it was ready.
He took it out of the furnace and was first prepared to put the Book of Earth into the Earth Palace, but he did not expect Prince Bingling to react so strongly. As soon as the Book of Earth went in, he wanted to come out. The Earth Sword was also buzzing, hoping that the owner would take him out.
There was no reason for a bad guest to drive out the host, so Cheng Xinzhan took out the Book of Earth and wanted to put it back into the Huangting.
Unexpectedly, Jin Dan's reaction was also very strong. He wanted to drive the Earth Book out, but he didn't dare to do it himself. So he just circled around and tested, refusing to rest for a moment.
Cheng Xinzhan had no choice but to take out the Book of Earth again and put it into the temporarily ownerless Crimson Palace. The Book of Earth floated above the cloud bed and finally settled down.
"The boy and the lion will stay here to look after the house. I will go out to overcome the calamity and will be back in three years."
"As the master commands."
The boy and the lion said in unison.
"Qingbo leads the way, let's go to Qingzhou first, which is close by."
"yes."----
The northwest of Qingzhou, at the junction of Heluo, is a sparsely populated borderland. Because it is located between the Huaihe River and the Wo River, it is densely covered with lakes and swamps. Water smoke curls all year round, and the miasma lingers. There are many dragons, snakes, rhinos, and crocodiles. Few people come here, so it is generally called,
"Eight Hundred Miles River".
The two stood on the top of the clouds, and saw clouds and mist covering hundreds of miles below, boundless and vast, with frequent drum sounds and bursts of thunder. Listening carefully, it turned out to be the sound of a surging torrent mixed with the roar of a rhinoceros.
"Qing Bo found a good place."
Cheng Xinzhan said.
Wu Qingbo said,
“The advantage of this place is that it is located on the border, so there are not many people coming and going. In addition, the monks of Qingzhou have close exchanges with Jinling, Kuaiji, and Yuzhang, but not much communication with Heluo. This is also a dangerous place with water. Once you enter it, it is very easy to get lost, so everyone takes a detour.
"The key is that there are many dragons, snakes, rhinos and crocodiles here, and their cries are like thunder. It is common for water snakes to transform into dragons, attracting thunder from the sky. The lightning gathers for a long time and does not disperse, which can serve as a cover."
Cheng Xinzhan nodded. He used the Qi-gazing technique to see that it was also a place with all five elements. It was a marshland on land, and it also had the principles of yin and yang. He said,
"It's a good place. Let's go and see the other two places before making a decision."
"Yes."
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The two of them traveled northeast and arrived at the Qilu Peninsula.
The peninsula extends deep into the ocean. To the south of the easternmost tip of the peninsula, on the coast of the Yellow Sea, there is a dangerous mountain with nine peaks connected to each other, towering into the sky and reaching the clouds. The dangerous peaks stand tall and majestic, with the mountains and the sea complementing each other, which is magnificent.
There was a lot of fog near the sea, which came ashore and poured into the mountains, floating and merging with the fog on the sea, submerging the mountains. At this time, only nine peaks floated on the sea of fog, like nine small boats.
And beneath the heavy clouds and fog, there are raging waves crashing against the mountains, and the sound is like thunder.
"Master, look at this place. Since it is at the edge of the peninsula, few people come here. The tides rise and fall, and the waves crash against the shore. The water often floods halfway up the mountain, and thunderous sounds are deafening. No one is willing to build a temple here.
"Moreover, the nine peaks of this mountain are connected, just like a barrier to block the inspection from the west. In the east, there is sea fog all year round. The sound of waves under the sea fog is like thunder, which can also serve as a cover."
Wu Qingbo introduced.
"This place is also wonderful! Let's go and see the last one."
Cheng Xinzhan looked at the mountains and the sea, and the scene of nine boats floating on the sea, and nodded repeatedly.
There is gold hidden in the mountains here, and there are even exposed gold and rocks on the top of the peaks. It must have been often struck by thunder, so that it appears bright iron color. The surrounding rocks are burned into charred black by thunder and fire. Green trees grow around the mountainside, and the foot of the mountain is connected to the sea. This also completes the five elements.
The interdependence of mountains and seas is in line with the principles of yin and yang.
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Afterwards, the two continued to move northeast, directly crossed the Bohai Sea and arrived in Liaodong.
There was still a blanket of snow here. Wu Qingbo and Cheng Xinzhan walked northeastwards and stopped when they were almost near Changbai Mountain.
This is a canyon that was opened up by a rapids. The water is also a spiritual spring. The spiritual energy on the surface of the water is dense and permeates the canyon. The rapids rush through the canyon, making a huge thunderous sound.
The most ingenious thing is that this mountain is a perfectly round mountain, and the canyon in the mountain is formed into a curved line by the rapids of the spiritual spring, which divides the mountain in half.
Cheng Xinzhan looked from top to bottom and could see clearly that it was clearly a Tai Chi diagram!
It is not easy to find such a spiritual spring and such a natural Tai Chi place in the land of white mountains and black waters, in the wild mountains and wilderness.
"It's really hard work, Uncle Qing."
Cheng Xinzhan sighed and thanked again. These three places each had their own characteristics and indeed met his requirements.
"I hope I can relieve the worries of the temple master."
Cheng Xinzhan laughed loudly.
"Thank you, Uncle Qing. My worries are gone."
At this point, he already had a choice in his mind.
(End of this chapter)