The heavens start with Buddhist disciples

Chapter 47 Kudeng Taiyi
The two walked in Daqin for another two months, and finally arrived at the foot of Taiyi Mountain in early September.

Originally, Mo Mo wanted to go to Xianyang to see what the most powerful capital of Qin was like today, but Ji Ran felt that she had already wasted too much time.

The ninth day of September is a good day, why not go hiking on that day.So the two finally arrived at the foot of Taiyi Mountain on the fifth day of September.

After three days of training among the farmers at the foot of the mountain, Ji Ran officially set foot on Taiyi Mountain at the ninth hour of September.

Taiyi Mountain, also known as Zhongnan Mountain, Difei Mountain, Zhongnan Mountain, Zhounan Mountain, or Nanshan for short.

In the middle of the south, the yin ridge shows the snow and the clouds.

Lin indicated that the darkness in the city is increasing.

It’s Taiyi Mountain.Today's Taiyi Mountain is a Taoist holy land.Although the Taoist Heavenly Sect and the Human Sect have different ideas, they both live here.

And in the depths of Taiyi Mountain, there are still many Taoist sages hidden there.

Before climbing the mountain, Ji Ran asked Mo Mo: "Xiao Mo'er, I will climb Taiyi Mountain tomorrow. It is said that Taiyi Mountain is high and dangerous. And the mountain is guarded by a maze all year round."

"It's easy for ordinary people to get lost when they enter. Do you still want to climb the mountain with me? It's better to stay at the bottom of the mountain first."

Mo replied: "Since Mr. chooses to climb the mountain, there must be his reasons. Although Mo'er is stupid, he knows that following Mr.'s choice is definitely not wrong."

"If you encounter any danger, it's Mo'er's chance to get through it. If you can't, it's just to see grandma. There's nothing to worry about."

Ji Ran said: "Okay, since you are so open-minded, I will take you to explore Taiyi Mountain tomorrow."

From Chen hour to Si hour, and then to noon hour, Mo Mo felt that he was going to be exhausted. After walking all morning, it seemed that he had only reached the beginning.

Looking back, not far away is the entrance.Looking up, it seems that there will never be an end in sight.

Mo Mo said to Ji Ran: "Sir, how far do we have to go to reach the top of the mountain?"

Ji Ran did not answer Mo Mo, but took out a belt from his backpack.

Said to Mo Mo: "If you believe me, you can wrap this belt around your wrist, then close your eyes and follow me. Pay attention to the steps under your feet and don't fall."

Ink did as he was told.So the two of them just kept walking on the endless stairs.

If Ji Ran hadn't been mentally strong and had a superb mind, she might have been irritable and withdrawn just like Mo Mo.

In fact, it had only been half an hour since the two of them started climbing, but it felt like two hours. This sense of confusion in time and space really demands a lot from a climber's psyche.

Ji Ran thought in her mind: "I remember that there was a maze arranged by the Yin Yang family in the mirage, which trapped Tian Ming, Shao Yu and Shi Lan."

"In the end, if it hadn't been for the three-legged Golden Crow to guide the three of them, the three of them would not have been able to get out of the Five Elements Maze of the Yin-Yang Family."

"This maze in Taiyi Mountain should have two purposes: first, to prevent ordinary people from entering by mistake. Second, to test the character and wisdom of those who enter."

"Since ancient times, when a sect recruits disciples, the test is nothing more than the character of the intruder, the calmness and choice in the face of danger, and finally the control of desires."

"I regard it as a test of xinxing. If the real external time exceeds Unitary Time and there is no change, then I will have no choice but to try to use the power of the five elements to break the maze."

At noon outside, Ji Ran found that the steps seemed to have changed, and the surrounding scene had turned into the heat of midsummer.

Ji Ran thought in her mind: "It's already early September, and the wind shouldn't be so hot. So is this the Five Elements Maze with the twelve earthly branches corresponding to the five elements?"

Ji Ran continued to move forward and reached Mao Shi, which was almost in the maze.At this time, the outside world should be earth at Xu hour, and you will also be earth when you enter at Chen hour.The inside is made of Mao and when it is made of wood.

Wood controls earth, so the gate of life should appear at this time.Ji Ran opened his Qiushui spiritual eyes, and at the same time used his magical powers to activate the three powers of gold, water and fire.

Attacking the southwest (Shen-Jin), northwest (Hai-Shui) and south (Wu-Fire), it turns out that the finger power of the northwest and south is like a mud cow entering the sea.

There are obviously two directions of metal, so why did Ji Ran only choose the southwest instead of the west?
Because Xin metal in the West represents Yin metal, such as the embroidery needles used by people to sew clothes.

The Geng metal in the southwest represents Yang metal, such as the machete or ax used by people to chop down trees.

Ji Ran wants to choose gold to overcome wood. Naturally, embroidery needles cannot chop down trees under normal circumstances, only knives or axes can.

In the end, only the fingers in the southwest were as strong as a hammer and made a thumping sound.So Ji Ran walked towards the southwest.

In the same way, Bing fire in the south represents Yang fire, such as burning firewood.

The Ding fire in the southwest represents yin fire, such as candles and lights at home.

Finally, after walking dozens of steps to the southwest, Ji Ran's eyes suddenly opened up.

The starry sky fills your feet.Ji Ran said to Mo Mo: "Xiao Mo'er, you can open your eyes now."

Mo Mo opened his eyes and was greatly surprised to see the scenery like falling stars on the top of the mountain.

Mo Mo said to Ji Ran: "Sir, I used to look at the stars at the bottom of the mountain, and the stars were lying in the sky. Now when I look at the stars at the top of the mountain, the stars seem to be standing in the sky. Why is this?"

Ji Ran smiled and touched Xiao Mo's head and said, "If Xiao Mo is interested in stars, you can study them in depth in the future."

"This starry sky is the most mysterious place in the world, containing countless secrets."

After hearing this, Mo Mo, whose eyes reflected the sky full of stars, stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to pluck the stars from the sky.

At this time, Mo Mo secretly vowed in his heart: "I will definitely understand what the stars in the sky are saying to me. Then I can tell stories to my husband."

The two of them continued walking along the mountain road, and soon reached the end of the road.There are three iron ropes on the road at the end, one at the bottom and two at the top.

Opposite the chain is another mountain peak.Ji Ran turned back to Mo Mo and said, "Stop here, you can still go back. If you accidentally slip and fall, you will be dead."

Mo Mo looked at Ji Ran and said firmly: "I can definitely get there."

Ji Ran has no intention of helping Mo Mo. Everyone needs to pay the price for their choices.So with Mo Mo stunned, Ji Ran reached another mountain peak in a few steps.

The iron rope in the air didn't seem to waver at all.

Ji Ran did not wait for Mo Mo and continued to move forward, because when Mo Mo chose to walk through the iron rope, he was no longer his book boy, but should be a candidate disciple of Taoism.

After walking through another valley, sixteen Taoist disciples came into view.The position where they stood formed a faint formation.

Ji Ran saluted all the Taoist disciples and was about to speak.One of the disciples interrupted Ji Ran and said, "Since we have come here, there is no need to say more."

"If you defeat us, you will be a Taoist disciple."

Hearing this, Ji Ran said no more.Slowly walked into the formation.However, the moment he entered the formation, Ji Ran suddenly retreated, taking advantage of the fact that the Taoist disciples behind him had not yet closed their formation.

A fierce attack knocked back this disciple.Then he walked around the edge of the formation and knocked down the disciples setting up the formation one by one.Most of these disciples are about fifteen or sixteen years old, and their cultivation levels are in the middle or late stages of the Houtian realm.

Therefore, it is not troublesome for Ji Ran to deal with them. After all, [-]% of the true energy in Ji Ran's body has been transformed into innate true energy.Coupled with Ji Ran's graceful and swift movement, her attacks left no trace.

Passed the test quickly.Ji Ran then continued walking deeper into the valley.

After reaching an attic, Ji Ran opened the door and entered the lobby. An old Taoist priest was sitting in it, seemingly asleep.However, Ji Ran found that there was a hint of sword intent locked on him, and he must be this experienced person.

So Ji Ran bowed to the old Taoist and said, "Junior Tian Qian admires Taoism and comes here to become my disciple."

The old Taoist seemed not to have heard what he said.Continue to "sleep".

So Ji Ran roared like a lion and repeated it again: "Junior Tian Qian admires Taoism and comes here to become a disciple."

This time Ji Ran's words were like thunder, shaking the entire attic as if they were shaking.The faint hint of sword intent also disappeared.

The old Taoist opened his eyes and looked at Ji Ran and said, "You have passed the old Taoist's test. Keep moving forward."

Ji Ran saluted the old Taoist again, then crossed the old Tao and walked towards the back hall.Walking through a stone forest, Ji Ran saw a martial arts arena.

A man is practicing his sword in the martial arts arena.Ji Ran walked to the side of the field and patiently waited for the opponent to finish practicing this set of sword skills.After waiting for a while, Ji Ran discovered that the opponent started practicing this set of sword techniques repeatedly.

Ji Ran still didn't interrupt, but watched the opponent practice his sword twice and memorized the moves.When the opponent was about to do it for the fourth time, Ji Ran took action and pointed at a certain position with her fingers.

If that person continues practicing his sword, he will hit the opponent's wrist.If the opponent sheathes his sword, nothing will happen.It's a pity that the opponent chose to slash the sword horizontally at Ji Ran's finger.

Ji Ran had no choice but to jump into the martial arts arena and use her fists to deal with the man's continuous sword moves.

Ji Ran didn't want to take action, and the opponent was extremely depressed because every time he was about to make a move, he was intercepted by Ji Ran and then counterattacked.

The Taoist was now in an extremely embarrassed state, having been punched and kicked several times.

Finally, the Taoist jumped out of the ring and said, "No fight, no fight. You young man is too boring. I thought you were going to fight sword to sword for three hundred rounds with Pindao."

"It turned out that he was so old-fashioned. He only attacked me after seeing through my swordsmanship, and the beating was very painful. Forget it, you can continue on."

Ji Ran saluted the Taoist priest and said, "Thank you, senior, for your kindness."

Then I passed through a sea of ​​flowers and saw a pavilion.In the pavilion, there was a woman playing the piano.

Seeing this scene, Ji Ran rubbed her brows with a headache.I thought in my mind: "The two before me plus the one in front of me should be elders. The cultivation of the two before me is similar to mine now, and they have reached the innate realm."

"And this one in front of me should be a congenital master, who can communicate with heaven and man in a short time."

"The first level should be a test of how long I can hold on under the threat of sword intent and how to fight back."

"The second level tests my swordsmanship talent, martial arts insights and martial arts qualifications."

"I'm afraid this level is a test of my mental strength, or my understanding of nature. Under the interaction between heaven and man, attack me? Let's test it."

So Ji Ran no longer stepped forward, but listened carefully to the music played by the other party as in the previous level.After all, Ji Ran's piano skills are good, so you can still hear it.

What the other party played turned out to be spring, summer, autumn and winter, the changing seasons.Ji Ran looked at the other party strangely when the other party played till winter.

Ji Ran suddenly used the winter finger she had learned from Chu Liuxiang in her previous life and struck at the opponent.

The other party didn't seem to expect that Ji Ran would suddenly take action. In a hurry, he had no choice but to get lucky and use his energy to block it.But the expected collision didn't happen.

The two are like two drops of water, fused together.Then it quietly fell to the ground.Ji Ran also stepped to the place where Zhi Jin disappeared.

After that, Ji Ran followed the same method and passed through spring, summer and autumn.Finally came to the wooden bridge behind the gazebo.

Ji Ran turned around and saluted the other party and said, "Accept!"

Ji Ran looked at the flowing water and wooden bridge under her feet, and thought in her heart: "This should be the wooden bridge where Xiaomeng and Qingxuan dueled."

After walking across the wooden bridge, Ji Ran saw a middle-aged man carrying a wooden sword on his back. However, what puzzled Ji Ran was that the other person's cultivation seemed to be a half-step master, which was about the same as himself.

He was already an innate grandmaster at the third level, but why did he become a half-step master here?

What Ji Ran didn't know was that the female elder at the third level was originally the gatekeeper of the fifth level. Because Ji Ran was good at fingering, she felt that Ji Ran was very suitable to be her disciple, so she went to the third level.

I hope today's test will end soon.Unexpectedly, Ji Ran broke the artistic conception of his piano.

Ji Ran stopped thinking about it, picked up the wooden sword and started sparring with the middle-aged man in front of him.

Ji Ran still started with the Thirteen Styles of Qingfeng, combined with the Cutting Incense Sword Technique.This combination, which was always successful, suffered a loss this time.

The opponent's sword moves were strictly defensive, seemingly designed to target swordsmen like Ji Ran who had weird sword moves.After more than a hundred moves, Ji Ran slowly figured out the opponent's path.

At the same time, he used the cunning move in the Soul-Searching Dajiu Style. Sure enough, one blow was effective, and he successfully hit the opponent's Shenmen point and passed this level.

Ji Ran bowed to the other party and said, "Promise!"

The other party responded with a salute and said at the same time: "Your last move is absolutely weird and not the right way."

Ji Ran smiled and replied: "If you use it right, you will be right, if you use it wrong, you will be evil. You are too attached to the appearance. You must know that it is not the wind that blows the fallen leaves in the sky, but your heart."

After saying that, the other party fell into deep thought, while Ji Ran continued to move forward.After passing another bamboo forest, Ji Ran saw a bamboo house.In front of the bamboo house stood a flute player.

Ji Ran saluted to the other party.

When the man saw Ji Ran arriving, he also put down his flute and said, "Since Zhuojing failed to keep you, I won't show my shame. Please go ahead."

So the other party stretched out his hand and pointed to the mountain behind the bamboo house.

Ji Ran didn't ask any more questions, as he would know everything he needed to know later.Why waste time.So Ji Ran saluted the other party again.Climb up the mountain.

There is a man on the top of the mountain, standing facing the moon, looking very cool.

This man looked to be in his early twenties, but his temperament was extraordinary.

"I am a poor fellow, Xiaoyaozi. I have been waiting here for a long time, my Taoist friend." Xiaoyaozi said.

Ji Ran raised her eyebrows and thought in her mind: "Is this person the outstanding Xiaoyaozi in the original work?"

So Ji Ran saluted the other party and said: "Junior Tian Qian, because he admires Taoist teachings, he came to become his disciple."

At the same time, Ji Ran pretended to take out Yin Jian's letter from her arms and said, "Here is Master Yin's recommendation letter. It is written to Mr. Xiaoyao. Please read it."

Xiaoyaozi looked at the young man in front of him in surprise.If the boy had taken out Yin Jian's letter early, the five people down the mountain might not have made a move.

Xiaoyaozi took the letter, unfolded the cloth and saw that it said: "My friend Xiaoyaozi, I don't know if everything is okay after a long absence."

"About the idea you proposed last time that the Renzong should actively join the world and find the right emperor to assist..."

"Tian Qian is a son with excellent talents and a good impression of Taoism. Taoist Taoist Xiaoyao may wish to recommend him to the master. After all, he has a sensitive status and is the younger brother of the King of Qi."

"Although your cultivation is superb and you have reached the rank of Innate Grandmaster, after all, your status in Taoism is not high. In order to avoid other people's gossip and affect your reputation in the world in the future."

"It would be better to hand him over to the commander. Friend, Yin Jianshu."

After reading the letter, Xiaoyaozi pondered: "Although I am now considered an elder of the Renzong, and even a preparatory master of the Renzong, as Brother Yin said in the letter, I am indeed not suitable to be his teacher for a king's brother."

"Although I am extremely talented and only 20 years old, my strength is higher than that of the five elders, but my reputation in the world is not great. Although accepting him as a disciple will be of great help to me in the world."

"But it will indeed have an impact on my reputation. Although the master will accept him, it will probably take me, my senior brother, to teach him. As long as he is guided properly, he will be more helpful to me in the future."

So Xiaoyaozi said to Ji Ran: "Using the wooden sword in your hand, let me see what strength you have reached."

The two of them used their sword moves separately, without using any internal force.Xiaoyaozi first used clumsiness against skill and easily caught Ji Ran's Thirteen Qingfeng Styles, and then used slowness and speed to block Ji Ran's Incense Cutting Sword Technique.

In the end, Ji Ran's soul-searching Dajiu style was unable to fight back with his majestic and majestic sword moves.In the end, Ji Ran only lasted more than 60 moves under Xiaoyaozi, and the tip of Xiaoyaozi's sword was already pointed at Ji Ran's throat.

Xiaoyaozi said: "I know that all your skills are not in the sword, and the sword is just one of your many methods. Next, I will continue to use the sword, and you can move as you like."

After that, Ji Ran first harassed Xiaoyaozi with his magical power, and at the same time cooperated with Qinggong to chase the stars and step on the moon, and continued to attack Xiaoyaozi.Sometimes he also uses Shaolin Divine Fist and Shaolin Palm Technique at close range.

In the gap between Xiaoyaozi's sword return, Ji Ran reversed the Qingfeng Thirteen Styles.Because once the thirteen Qingfeng postures are reversed, Chu Liuxiang’s acupuncture skills are top-notch in the world.

Unfortunately, yellow characters suddenly appeared around Xiaoyaozi, densely surrounding him like a circle. At this time, Xiaoyaozi raised the wooden sword with his right hand, and at the same time made a sword finger shape with his left hand, wiping the sword's root horizontally.

This scene is very familiar to Ji Ran. Isn't this the top Taoist move in the original book, "The Sunrise After Snow".

That being the case, Ji Ran also channeled his whole body's true energy and created his own unique skill: the beginning of reincarnation.The fierce and unparalleled punch directly hit the golden ball.

With a bang, Ji Ran was shaken back dozens of steps, and blood overflowed from the corner of her mouth.But the effect was still good. Xiaoyaozi was interrupted before he could complete the move.

(End of this chapter)