One Qi Chaoyang

Chapter 197 196: No Return to the Mountain

Zhao Fuyun was sitting there at that time, also holding a teacup in his hand.

The teacup was scalding hot, but his heart felt inexplicably cold.

He felt that there was a great danger lurking in the sky that could strike at any time. He felt like a frog being stared at by a snake and being scrutinized.

This was just a little feeling in his spirituality, but he understood that it was all real.

But he didn't know whether this chill was because after hearing the news, he could sense the crisis of the entire Tiandu Mountain because he was a disciple of Tiandu Mountain, or because of some mysterious feeling of being here at this moment.

Looking down at the tea in the cup, I saw it rippling slightly.

"What are you testing?" Zhao Fuyun asked.

Bu Xu actually sighed, probably because he had no disciples around, or maybe he was worried about Tiandu Mountain. He said, "Maybe he was testing whether our founder and headmaster were still in this world, or maybe he was testing whether the people of Tiandu Mountain were still united."

"Why would someone suddenly try this after so many years?" Zhao Fuyun asked with some curiosity and confusion.

"It may be because of what we have done in Tiandu Mountain in recent years. Originally we were just teaching the Dharma, but suddenly we intervened in the affairs of the Zhou Dynasty court and helped the Zhou Dynasty implement the 'Daozi New Deal', which affected the interests of many people." Bu Xu explained slowly.

"So, in fact, the major families are behind the Daluo Secret Sect?" Zhao Fuyun asked.

"Who knows. The people in the Daluo Secret Sect are also human beings. If they are human beings, they will have a background and are scattered all over the world. They may be from sects or aristocratic families. They could be anywhere." Bu Xu said.

Zhao Fuyun remained silent. He did not drink the tea in his hand. He thought to himself that Ma Sanhu never contacted him again, and he never contacted him either. It was as if he had forgotten about him.

The key point is, he doesn't believe that Master Xun doesn't know this ritual, so Master Xun has never contacted him. What is the reason? Why did he let him wander around outside like this?

At this moment, he had a strong idea to contact Ma Sanhu or Xun Lanyin to ask what was going on in Tiandu Mountain.

Zhao Fuyun savored the deep meaning in Bu Xu's words. The other party said that the Daluo Secret Sect was testing Tiandu Mountain, and the people of the Daluo Secret Sect might come from various places. That is to say, it was actually those aristocratic families or other sects who were testing Tiandu Mountain.

The founder of Tiandu Mountain was a spiritual cultivator who could travel freely in the universe, but he has not been seen for hundreds of years. Even the current leader has not revealed any trace.

So when there was a sudden movement in Tiandu Mountain this time, some people wanted to see what the strength of Tiandu Mountain was.

Zhao Fuyun felt that if Tiandu Mountain could not quickly suppress this trend, people would think that Tiandu Mountain was only strong on the outside but weak on the inside, or that it was not as powerful as imagined.

"Brother Buxu, what do you think we should do in Tiandu Mountain?" Zhao Fuyun asked.

"I have been away from Tiandu Mountain for a long time, and I don't know the current situation in Tiandu Mountain. However, if the headmaster can take action, no one can escape her pursuit."

When Zhao Fuyun heard Bu Xu's words, it was obvious that this was a test from the Daluo Secret Sect.

"Senior brother, do you think the master is still in Tiandu Mountain?" Zhao Fuyun suddenly asked.

"I don't know. I have never seen the master." Bu Xu put down the teacup, sat cross-legged, and spoke quietly, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

Zhao Fuyun also seemed to be lost in thought, but Nabuxu said, "Junior brother, you have just left the mountain gate, so you should be familiar with the current situation in the mountain. I wonder if you can tell me what the current situation is in the mountain?"

"I am in the mountains, practicing hard and having little contact with people. I don't know what the current situation is in the mountains." Zhao Fuyun said.

"I heard that Junior Brother has a very close relationship with Junior Sister Xun Lanyin. Haven't you heard anything from her?" Bu Xu asked.

"I can't say that we have a close relationship. I have just had a few contacts with Master Xun." Zhao Fuyun said.

Few outsiders have seen the contact between Zhao Fuyun and Xun Lanyin. In Wu Ze, those who knew about it would not say anything about it. In Guangyuan Prefecture, everyone would just think that Xun Lanyin was trying to protect her disciples.

As for the fact that Xun Lanyin had secretly met with Zhao Fuyun, no one else knew about it, but despite this, news of this or that kind would still come out.

"Junior brother, why don't you stay here for a few more days? The situation in the mountain is turbulent right now. Junior brother is only at the foundation-building stage, and he won't be able to help the mountain gate if he goes back." Bu Xu said.

Zhao Fuyun was silent for a moment, then said, "Brother, what you said is very true."

So Zhao Fuyun settled down in Baoling Mountain.

To be honest, Zhao Fuyun was very wary of Baoling Mountain. Apart from the chill he suddenly felt when he had come into contact with Bu Xu before, another point was that in the list given by Ma Sanhu, Baoling Mountain was a target that needed special attention.

There was not much to say about Ma Sanhu's list, except that he was circled in red with the words 'observe more' written next to him.

After Zhao Fuyun stayed in Baoling Mountain for two days, he decided to contact Xun Lanyin.

The way of contact is of course through the altar method taught by Ma Sanhu.

The name of the altar method is 'The Altar Method for Communication with the Spirits of the Heavens'.

This ritual requires some instruments, which can of course be replaced by some talismans.

During his days of traveling between heaven and earth, he had already made a lot of instruments that he needed. In his room, with himself as the center, he set up the ritual altar.

He sat in the middle, with ten small flags around him. The small flags were made of talisman paper with ten kinds of talismans painted on them, representing the ten directions of the heavens.

There were patterns on the ground representing the ten directions, and he himself was sitting in the middle.

He then took out the sacrificial table he had written, read it silently, respectfully informed God, expressed his inner thoughts, and then burned it.

Smoke rose in the void.

Through some mysterious induction, his consciousness seemed to float away into a vast dark space along with the smoke.

There seemed to be ripples spreading out in the darkness.

The ten small flags made of talisman paper around them also emitted a mysterious glow.

He called Xun Lanyin's name in his heart, while thinking about what Xun Lanyin looked like.

There was darkness and silence in his heart. After a long time, he still didn't get a response from Xun Lanyin. It could even be said that he felt that there was no such person as Xun Lanyin in the world.

He called out again and again, calling out the other person's name in the silent and endless darkness, but he got no response from Xun Lanyin, as if there was no such person.

When he opened his eyes, the ten small flags made of talisman paper suddenly caught fire and turned into ashes in the blink of an eye.

He stood up and thought in his heart. He felt that there was nothing wrong with his method of performing the altar, because that feeling was really wonderful, and his whole body and mind seemed to have entered another space.

But I couldn’t contact anyone, why?

He wanted to contact Ma Sanhu again, but finally he held back. He paced back and forth in the room, feeling a little uneasy.

He opened the window, and saw the mountains outside. A bird seemed to be startled by him and flew out from under the eaves.

Zhao Fuyun took a look, then looked at the green hills, his mind filled with a myriad of thoughts.

Over the past few days, the depression and chill in his heart not only did not decrease at all, but became even stronger.

It feels like autumn is turning into winter, and the accumulated winter chill is about to melt into snow.

He looked into the distance and saw only thick gray clouds, while the ground beneath the trees in the mountains was already filled with fallen leaves.

One year old and one withered.

Nothing in the world, nothing in the world is like this.

He closed the window, took off his shoes, sat cross-legged on the bed, and began to meditate and calm his mood.

In the state of concentration, his mind was filled with emptiness, and from within the emptiness, myriad rays of light slowly grew and gathered towards him.

This is the practice method of Taixu Wujie Sutra.

Suddenly, he heard a voice from among the countless lights.

The sound was very faint and unclear, so he tried carefully to catch it, and slowly, the sound became clear in his mind.

"Don't go back to the mountain if you can't achieve Zifu, and don't trust anyone."

When Zhao Fuyun heard these two incoherent sentences, he immediately thought of Xun Lanyin, because he had just called Xun Lanyin, and now these two sentences suddenly appeared in his mind. He felt that this was Xun Lanyin's response to him.

He didn't know what exactly happened in Tiandu Mountain, but he was sure that something must have happened inside Tiandu Mountain.

When he opened his eyes again, his original anxiety disappeared and deep thought reappeared in his eyes.

He was wondering where he should go.

If you want to cultivate into Purple Palace, you need at least a quiet environment.

In other words, one needs to find a place to practice, and then obtain the Tiangang Spirit Liquid to open the Purple Palace.

He had traveled to so many places in the world and knew that there were people in all the good mountains that were suitable for developing caves.

But soon, he thought of another way.

However, since we have to leave, leaving here is the first priority.

(End of this chapter)