Ling Feng and Chao Yun were walking in the mountains filled with morning mist, and their clothes were already a little wet.
Lingfeng looked at the green and vibrant scene around him, and there was also a fine morning mist pouring into Lingfeng's lungs, and he felt even more comfortable.
He has not been so close to nature for who knows how long. He has long been tired of staying in a civilized world with highly advanced technology.
By occasionally experiencing the beauty of nature like this, Ling Feng can always recall his original intention and the time when he was still in that small mountain village.
The air is so fresh, the chirping of insects and the fragrance of flowers are in your ears, and you can even hear the sound of waterfalls if you listen carefully.
Ling Feng opened his spiritual consciousness and discovered that there was actually a waterfall not far from here, and the amount of water was quite large.
Chaoyun's pace was very fast, and he was obviously very familiar with the mountain road. He led Lingfeng straight up, and soon came to a mountain gate.
Looking at this ancient mountain gate made of bluestone that had gone through countless years, Ling Feng couldn't help but step forward and touch it.
A fragment of memory suddenly poured into Ling Feng's brain, and a picture suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. He saw a long-haired man in black robes, kneeling in a vague magic circle, covered in blood. There were many people sitting densely on the surrounding high platforms.
Ling Feng frowned slightly. He didn't know why he saw such a scene. His eyes were getting closer and closer to the man in black robe, just when Ling Feng wanted to see the man's face clearly.
The man in black robe suddenly raised his head, his eyes, one black and one white, startled Ling Feng. He subconsciously stepped back and left the mountain gate with his hand.
The scene disappeared in an instant, and the ancient mountain gate was still in front of Ling Feng. The scene just now seemed to be an illusion.
Lingfeng raised his head while panting heavily, and the four large stone characters on the mountain gate came into view:
"Three Pure Continuities"
Chao Yun, a little Taoist priest whose thinking and reaction was a little slow, did not notice anything strange about Ling Feng. He even touched the mountain gate and introduced:
"Master said that this mountain gate has a very long history, and can even be traced back to his master's master's master, and it may have existed hundreds of years ago,"
"When I was a child, I didn't know the function of the mountain gate. Master told me that it is the cornerstone of our Taoist temple. As long as the cornerstone exists, the Taoist temple can flourish forever and evil spirits will not invade."
Ling Feng, who had experienced the strange scene just now, was horrified and didn't know why he saw such a terrifying scene.
"Has your master ever told you where this mountain gate came from?" Ling Feng asked.
Chaoyun shook his head: "I never said it, but I guess it must have been transported from other places. It is not something that originally existed in this mountain."
"In short, the mountain gate is a very important thing, but I don't quite understand why Master stopped me when I wanted to clean up the dust and moss on the mountain gate." Chao Yun sighed.
"Perhaps it's to avoid disturbing that dusty memory." Lingfeng murmured as he looked at the mountain gate, and did not touch the ancient mountain gate again.
Chaoyun nodded: "There is still some distance to the Taoist temple, let's set off immediately."
Chaoyun pointed to the stone staircase behind the mountain gate and said, "This is the only way to the Taoist temple."
Only then did Ling Feng notice the terrifying stairs behind the mountain gate. They were so dense that there was no end in sight, and they were very steep, as if they towered into the clouds.
"Thiswhat is this?" Ling Feng asked knowingly to express his horror.
"This is a stone staircase. There are 999 steps in total. They were carved out step by step by the ancestors. It is not easy. We latecomers enjoy the shadow of our ancestors, so we must be more respectful when walking up. .¡±
As he said that, Chao Yun had already walked up. Although Ling Feng was frightened by the stairs, he had no choice but to go up in order to see the real Taoist temple.
I don¡¯t know how long it took, Ling Feng finished climbing the last step of the stairs panting. Chao Yun had been waiting there for a long time. He smiled and said to Ling Feng:
"The donor is indeed a divine figure, with far more perseverance than ordinary people. In the past, many people wanted to visit the Taoist temple, but they all gave up when climbing the stairs. Some even fell down from exhaustion when they were only 200 steps away and refused. Keep going and go down the mountain in despair,"
"I don't have any objections to them. After all, not everyone can do this, but I admire you very much, the donor. If I read it right, you didn't stop even a step just now, right?"
Ling Feng didn¡¯t say anything, but he did not stop even a step when he was climbing the stairs just now. This also made him a very lazy person.Surprisingly, he even refused Xiao Fei¡¯s help many times.
Since he touched the mountain gate and saw the man in black robe, Ling Feng felt that he had a heart energy that came from nowhere when he was climbing the stairs, supporting Ling Feng all the way to the last step.
Although Ling Feng was a little tired, he was in good health and did not rest for a long time. He recovered after a while.
He raised his head and looked at the dilapidated Taoist temple in front of him. Although he had been mentally prepared for it, he was still a little stunned when he saw the Taoist temple.
Although there is no dust on the door frame of the Taoist temple, there are several cracks, and the words on the plaque are also unclear.
There are also dense moss and cobwebs on the roof tiles, as if no one has been here for a long time.
Chao Yun saw Ling Feng's expression as expected. Chao Yun opened the door with some embarrassment, and the two decided to go in first.
The appearance inside is quite normal. Although it is still a bit shabby, it is very clean. There is no dust on the floor. It seems that someone cleans it frequently.
Lingfeng looked at the statue of the Taoist Patriarch on the high platform in the center, and suddenly felt a familiar feeling. Although he was sure it was his first time here, he didn't know why he always felt that he had seen this Patriarch before.
Chaoyun picked up three sticks of incense, lit them and placed them in the burner on the incense table. After bowing three times to the statue of the Patriarch, he muttered something unknown.
Ling Feng originally planned to make a pilgrimage, so he lit three incense sticks to pay homage to the Patriarch. However, he did not dare to look at the Patriarch again because he always had an ominous premonition in his heart.
Ling Feng walked around the main hall a few times, but suddenly saw that there was a back door to the house.
"There is also a square in the backyard, which is where we worship the gods and practice martial arts every time. If the donor wants to see it, he can open the door and go out to have a look."
Lingfeng opened the door without any courtesy and went out. He found that the view of the backyard immediately broadened.
?? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????:??????????????????????????????? Green hills can be seen in the distance, a large square appears in front of us, the patterns on the ground still look like Bagua, and the air is especially fresh.
Ling Feng walked down the stairs and stepped on the Bagua diagram. Suddenly he had a strange feeling, as if he had been here before.
He continued to walk forward and found that this square must have been carved out by man-made methods. Below was a cliff of ten thousand feet. This was probably the arm of his ancestors.
Lingfeng had a deep respect for the predecessors who opened up the Taoist temple. He took a few steps forward, only to find that after the clouds and mist dispersed, a clay statue with its back to him was revealed in front of him.
The clay statue has its back to the Taoist temple and is kneeling on the ground, as if it is apologizing to the world.
"Taoist, what is this?" Ling Feng was confused.
Chao Yun walked over and saw the clay statue, and frowned slightly: "Donor, it's better not to know about this clay statue, just pretend you haven't seen it."
"Why is this?" Ling Feng was even more confused.
"This is a taboo in our Taoist temple. According to legend, this person was a figure from hundreds of years ago. At that time, our Taoist temple was still the leading sect here. This person was the senior brother at that time, and he was extremely talented."
"But he committed a heinous crime that year, so he was tried by the three deities and sentenced to punishment. It was not enough. He also had to cast a clay statue so that he could kneel here forever and apologize to all beings in the world for the Taoist temple."
"What crime did you commit that requires such a harsh punishment? It's not enough to be punished while alive, but you have to atone for it after death for thousands of years?"
Chaoyun shook his head: "I don't know the secrets. Maybe my master knows, but he rarely tells me when he is sober."
Ling Feng shook his head, it seemed that this clay statue was also a pitiful person.
He walked to the clay statue and stretched his head out to see the face of the clay statue, but the statue was placed too far in front. Ling Feng could only see clearly by sticking his head out of the cliff.
When Ling Feng saw the face of the clay statue, his body suddenly shook violently, and he was so frightened that he almost fell off the cliff.
He clearly saw that the pupils of this clay statue were one black and one white, exactly the same as the man in black robe in the memory that Ling Feng saw just now! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com