Chapter 956: The Heaven-Reaching Formation
Of course, Lu Qing could understand monkeys.
He... didn't know any of the hundreds of monkeys on the cliff, but he knew their ancestors, and they were very familiar with them.
He and the ancestors of these monkeys can be said to be companions and workmates.
"This cabin was built by me and the monkeys."
Gu Qing walked down the cliff with his two wives, pointed to the wooden house and said, "Later, this was a meeting hall for a while, and the elders of the peaks would discuss anything here."
Zhen Tao said, "Is that the wooden house where you put a lot of green tea?"
Lu Qing said: "The first ones were all black tea."
The monkeys who followed them here cried out from the trees.
Gu Qing ignored it, and took them to another place in the peak to play, and gave a key introduction to an unnamed stream.
"The horse was raised here back then, and Junior Brother Yuan Qu and Ping Yongjia often raised bricks here."
"Shenmo Peak's rules are so strict?"
"It's Shigu who wants to try the sword."
"Zhao Layue is as fierce as the rumors say."
"After so many years, you still call her Senior Aunt, didn't you change it to Senior Sister?"
"Master said that in Jingyuan that year, everything will continue as usual."
"Realist Jingyang really has a temperament that does not care about everything."
"...It's lazy."
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The family of three chatted casually, and it didn't take long for them to visit Shenmo Peak.
Of the nine peaks in Qingshan, Shenmo Peak is the most lonely, and there are no scenic spots, and now there are even no people.
Zhao Layue ascended to immortality, Ping Yongjia slept in Jianfeng most of the time, Yuan Qu took turns handling the affairs of the sect in each peak, and they did not accept disciples.
Gu Qing felt a little emotional, but when he returned to the peak, he found that there were visitors, so he remembered what the monkeys had said before.
There is no one in Shenmo Peak right now, so the visitors are naturally here to see him.
The middle-aged man in the bright yellow shirt looked at him with complicated eyes, and when he saw the two women behind him, it was even more complicated than the unprovoked swordsmanship.
Gu Qing and Empress Dowager Hu were also a little embarrassed to guess who was coming.
In the end, it was Zhen Tao who broke the silence in the room and said, "Let's talk about it yourself as a family. I'll go to the cave to find some sword scriptures."
After saying this, she entered the cave.
The middle-aged man bowed down to Empress Dowager Hu and said, "The emperor's grandson has seen grandma."
Empress Dowager Hu was a little excited, but also a little uneasy, stepped forward to help him up, and said, "You must be Cheng'er."
Yes, this middle-aged man in bright yellow clothes is the current Emperor Jing Cheng.
His father, Jing Yao, saw through the world many years ago, and imitated his grandfather and went to Guocheng Temple to become a monk.
Of course, it is extremely difficult for Hongchen to see through such things completely, otherwise how could he not see his biological mother even when he arrived in Moqiu.
Divine Emperor Jing Cheng and Empress Dowager Hu exchanged a few words, then turned to look at Gu Qing, hesitated for a while and saluted as a disciple, and said, "Jing Cheng has met Master."
Gu Qing used to be the emperor's teacher, of course he was his ancestor, no matter what happened later, it was just out of respect for the Qingshan sect, the court couldn't deny it.
Empress Dowager Hu took her grandson's hand to talk in the Taoist hall.
Standing by the cliff, Gu Qing said to the sea of clouds, "What are you doing?"
A plum blossom bloomed in the sea of clouds, Yuan Qu stood up with his sword, and said with a smile: "Grandfather and grandson meet again, how can I stop it?"
Gu Qing snorted.
"If you are the head of the sect, it doesn't matter whether you hum or hum, don't show me face at this time."
Yuan Tune said with a smile: "And a grandmother and a master, don't they go well together?"
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Shangde Peak has turned into a black jade plate with a huge area, and there are countless clouds and mists floating in it on weekdays.
The black corpse dog is like a hill, lying in the center of the black jade plate, letting the clouds and mist pass through the hair, without any movement, just quietly watching the green mountain for more than five hundred years.
In terms of matching, it is really matching with the black jade plate turned into Shangde Peak.
Occasionally, the clouds and fog will dissipate and the sun will shine in. It will slowly turn its body to express the meaning of basking in the sun.
When it was basking in the sun two hundred years ago, it once sneezed.
At that moment, the wind was so strong that the clouds and mists on Jianfeng Peak were almost blown away, and even Yunji Town, hundreds of miles away, showed its true face.
The practice community of Chaotian Continent has been wondering how high its realm is.
Anyway, Qilin has been very honest in Yunmeng Mountain these years. Tong Yan went to Chaoge City to take Canglong's stomach, and it didn't dare to have any objections.
Anyway, no one would dare to take a step if the corpse dog sat on the black jade plate for a day, and when the disciples from the various peaks usually passed by, they would only salute from a distance and then retreat respectfully.
The situation has changed a lot these days. It still sits in its original position, but gradually many Qingshan disciples stepped onto the black jade plate, brought some things from various places, and began to form formations on the edge of the black jade plate. As other sects also came, the scene became more and more lively.
Qingrong Peak, which is usually the busiest, is a little quiet these days, because Nan Wang has been sitting on the top of the peak, and there is also a black stone here, but it is much smaller than the one where the dead dog sits, but it is much more comfortable with the shade of flowers and trees.
Now her realm is unfathomable, her appearance is still as delicate and beautiful as before, and the flagon with her two fingers hooked is still the same as before.
She looked at the excitement there from a distance, raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "How many days will it take to finish? I'm basking in the sun every day, it's very annoying, okay?"
Following this question, a dust dragon emerged from Jianfeng Peak, descended the mountain suddenly, and then came to the top of Qingrong Peak.
This level of speed is not even comparable to that of the Immortal Rank Flying Sword, which is really unbelievable.
However, the Qingshan disciples were used to seeing such scenes, but some disciples who had just entered the door and who were not used to it nervously bowed to Chenlong's tail.
Ping Yongjia patted off the dust on his body, ignoring the mud on his face, and said kindly to Nan Wang: "Zhongzhou sent out a piece of fairy talisman. Now you have the highest level and seniority. Of course, you have to keep it yourself, otherwise, who can rest assured?"
Nan Wang said in a good mood: "Hurry up."
Ping Yongjia thought to himself that no one had any experience in this heaven-reaching formation, how could he get up quickly, suddenly thought of something, and asked uncertainly: "Ancestor, you really don't..."
Nan Wang raised the jug, interrupted him, and said, "Don't! You are the true ancestor."
Ping Yongjia said with a bitter face: "Let's not talk about this, I want to say that you really don't want to go out?"
"Why should I go out? Go out and see him teasing little girls everywhere in the fairy world? Don't worry about that guy, he will be fine!"
Nan Wang picked up the jug and took a big gulp, said with a sneer, "Besides, do I need him to send someone to pick me up? If I really want to ascend, I have to go out by myself!"
There were deliberate footsteps on the stone path, she glanced over there, and said more mockingly: "Not everyone is as worthless as this guy."
Gu Qing came to the top of Qingrong Peak to meet the teacher. He knew that Nan Wang didn't like him very much, so he naturally wouldn't bring his wife along.
Ping Yongjia saluted him solemnly and said, "Senior brother, you are finally back."
Lu Qing smiled and said: "As soon as I got to the bottom of Jianfeng, you ran past me and couldn't stop you."
Ping Yongjia's running speed can't be described by such words as fast as a galloping horse or as fast as lightning, it is infinitely faster.
Nan Wang said: "If you want to reminisce about the old days, don't stay with me. I hate those stinky men who are on two boats!"
Ping Yongjia said with an innocent face, "I don't stink."
Nan Wang said expressionlessly, "Speaking carefully, you don't have to be a man."
Gu Qing smiled and said, "I only take one boat at sea."
Nan Wang sneered and said, "So what if it's a bed? It's not about sharing the quilt."
The two brothers and sisters were speechless, knowing that she drank a little too much today, and she might start singing a little song in the next moment. After saluting, they hurriedly said goodbye and went down the mountain. Suddenly, a golden light in the distance flashed their eyes.
Thousands of slits have been cut on the edge of the huge black jade plate by the flying sword, and the inside is filled with water gold, which glistens under the sunlight. Looking at it from so far away from Qingrong Peak, it looks like extremely complicated and delicate golden lines.
From the edge of the formation here, flying swords and flying chariots kept falling from between the peaks and the sky, sending countless spars and various rare treasures.
"If you hadn't searched overseas for three months, maybe it wouldn't be enough." Ping Yongjia said.
Gu Qing asked: "How many people are going to go out this time?"
Combining the power of Chaotian Continent and different continents, it took so many resources to repair this great array, if only one can be sent away, it really doesn't mean much.
"I have to stay and take care of the master's house. I definitely can't leave. You said in the letter that you don't want to leave. Peng Lang's daughter is still young..." Ping Yongjia counted for a long time but couldn't figure it out. He was too lazy to do the calculations. He pointed to a Taoist nun in a green shirt on the black jade plate, and said, "It is now certain that Senior Sister Que Niang is leaving."
The Taoist nun in Qingshan was Que Niang, the Supreme Elder of Jing Zong. Of course, her greater fame came from her historical status in chess and her master-student relationship with Jing Jiu.
When Jing Jiu went to Jingzong to study the technique of splitting the mirror and calculate the disappearance of clouds, she was always by his side. Now that she is the greatest formation master in Chaotian Continent, Qingshan simply entrusted her with the most important task of presiding over the formation, since she is not an outsider anyway.
Zhao Layue, Tong Yan and others have ascended, but now in the Chaotian Continent, Ping Yongjia sits in the south, Xiaoxueji is still strong in the North, Peng Lang runs between the north and the south, Su Ziye carries the flag in the barren hills in the northwest, Bai Zao looms outside Penglai Island, and Gu Qing sweeps across the continents... The alliance is still as peaceful as yesterday.
In the past, there was a saying that Qingshan and Nine Peaks were all Shangdefeng.
So now it can be said that ten thousand sects are in the sky, and they are all Qingshan sects.
"Master."
The Qingshan disciples put those crystal stones and magic weapons in the notches on the black jade plate, and saluted the beautiful and peaceful Taoist nun in Tsing Yi one after another.
Que Niang is not a member of the Qingshan Sect, but is better than a member of the Qingshan Sect. Regardless of her seniority or rank, everyone knows that she is ruthless.
Treasures from the entire Chaotian Continent and other foreign continents are being sent to Qingshan, and they are placed on black jade plates. These are obviously gathering spirit formations at the edge, so what are thousands of gathering spirit formations together? After drawing the formations that go deep into the center of the black jade plate, what will they be?
Gu Qing didn't bother Que Niang to set up the formation, he bowed to Mr. Shigou from Yaoyao, then went to Jianfeng with Ping Yongjia, and returned to Shenmo Peak with his two wives.
Nan Wang looks like a little girl now, but she is actually over a thousand years old, and has become the only surviving second-generation elder. If it weren't for the continuous incense of the Nanman tribe, or she had already reached the last moment, she had to choose to ascend or what.
She still likes to drink and speaks aggressively, but not as aggressively as she used to—perhaps because she no longer has anyone to be aggressive with.
Now Qingrong Peak no longer requires the Castle Peak Formation to be opened at a specific time, and to put in spring wind, autumn rain, winter snow and so on.
Living on the top of Shenmo Peak, watching the clouds roll and the clouds relax, there are no flowers blooming and falling, and I don't know the passing of time.
Emperor Jing never left, and more and more heads and elders of various sects came to Qingshan with rare things.
The huge black jade plate is getting more and more lively, and the golden lines are going from the edge to the depths. It looks like a complicated river channel, and it looks like a big painting is gradually taking shape.
The corpse dog sat in the middle of the black jade plate, watching the disciples of various sects busy, looking at those gold threads like patterns, with an expression of appreciation in their eyes.
This appreciation is for Que Niang, and also for her assistants.
This large formation has surpassed the large formation of Chaoge City, surpassed the large formation at the bottom of Juhun Valley, and surpassed the complexity of the thousands of miles long formation at the edge of the snow field.
There has never been such a large formation in Chaotian Continent. Que Niang has studied it for hundreds of years and prepared for it for more than a hundred years, but she still encountered many problems.
When encountering those difficulties, she didn't feel any frustration, tension or disappointment, but just calmly discussed revisions with her assistants.
Those assistants are from Xuanling Sect, Mirror Sect, Guocheng Temple, Zhongzhou Sect and Qingshan Sect's own family, they are all young disciples. Hundreds of young ascetics who are proficient in arithmetic and formations are sitting on the black jade plate, their eyes follow the hand of Que Niang to look at the huge light curtain, and they are constantly calculating and reconstructing.
What formation is this?
Yuan Qu, Ping Yongjia, and Guo Nanshan are responsible for receiving guests from various sects, arranging the reception of magic weapons, elixirs, and spars, and they are also very busy. Occasionally, when they see the picture on the black jade plate, they will be like a dead dog, with admiration in their eyes. This is not love and praise for junior disciples, but satisfaction, or happiness.
Logically speaking, things like talent are just probabilities, and natural paths are still rare, so why is the current practice world obviously stronger than before?
Before Jing Jiu left Chaotian Continent, he made an appointment with Tan Zhenzhen, Xilai, Cao Yuan and others about the future, and sent back several fairy talismans one by one. Thinking about it now, Bai Ren left behind the six celestial talismans in order to make the space boundary between Chaotian Continent and the outside world more stable. Now Chaotian Continent's heaven and earth vitality is very abundant, and some exhausted spiritual veins even show signs of regeneration. This is only one of the reasons, and more importantly, the speed of research and innovation of Taoism in the practice circle is beyond imagination.
——There are still sects in the practice world, but there are a lot of sect views missing. This kind of scene where various sects gather to discuss formations is very common nowadays, whether it is in the Meihui or the Wendao Conference. The various sects communicate with each other, and use Taoism to imprint each other, so the progress is naturally much faster.
Why is there no more sectarianism? Because the sect has basically lost its meaning.
Ten thousand sects rule the sky, all of them are the Qingshan sect.
In other words, those guys left behind by Jing Jiu rule the world, everyone is brothers and sisters, why should we divide them?
The practice world of Chaotian Continent has ushered in the best period in history, and it is also the stage of the fastest progress, and the overall strength has been greatly developed.
From this point of view, there is no need to do what Taiping Daoist or Bai Yuan did. Humans can still find other ways to make themselves stronger as soon as possible.
Whether it's the blessings left by Jing Jiu or the natural events of heaven and earth, Chaotian Continent has entered the era of great practice.
Apart from Liu Shisui, Zhao Layue, and Tong Yan, I believe there will be more and more ascended people appearing in the future.
It's just that Chaotian Continent still knows very little about the outside world.
The celestial talisman can only retain pure celestial energy, and cannot carry information through the time difference. There should be some kind of secret method on Yunmeng Mountain, but it is kept secret.
A few years ago, the new head of the Zhongzhou faction finally settled the old man in Houguli, so he cut off contact with Qingshan, which aroused a lot of speculation. Until half a year ago, the new head suddenly wrote a letter. Ping Yongjia and Yuan Qu didn't dare to neglect, they told Nan Wang about it.
When Liu Ci blocked the catastrophe for Daoist Taiping by the West Sea, Nan Wang said that he must take Tong Yan's life, and it was inconvenient to kill him later, but he was always on guard against that insidious guy, thinking that there must be something wrong, but after looking at the fairy book attached to the letter, he finally agreed to this matter.
Ping Yongjia and Yuan Qu knew clearly, since Tong Yan said in the letter that something happened to Master, how could she not agree to send someone out?
One morning, the Qingshan Great Formation opened a passage in the south, and at the same time, it ushered in thousands of morning rays and slight spring rain.
The rain fell on the peaks and wet the black jade plate, making it look deeper, like an eye looking at the sky.
The corpse dog is the soul of this eye, as quiet as a mountain.
People from all sects and courts have arrived, and the formation is almost arranged. Hundreds of eminent monks are chanting scriptures on one side, and hundreds of Taoist priests are meditating on the other side.
The spring breeze and the rain blew over two hundred Qingxin bells hanging on the tree outside the black jade plate, making a clear and pleasant sound. Even the elders of the Suanling Sect had never seen such a formation. They stroked their beards and smiled, thinking that when the suzerain returned to Liming Lake, they must talk about today's scene.
When the rain fell and the wind picked up, the morning light came, and the mist that lingered on the black jade plate was blown away, revealing the entire face of the great formation.
I saw countless notches extending from the edge to the innermost point, with continuous twists and turns in the middle, as if there is no law, like a river flowing freely, but if you look carefully, you can feel that the direction and changes of those lines faintly conform to some natural reason, and there is an indescribable beauty.
Countless gold flows slowly in the notches, filling every notch in a radius of tens of miles. Under the morning light in the distance, the golden liquid exudes crystal-like light spots, which should be mixed with a lot of spar debris. The crystal stone is an extremely precious source of spiritual energy for ordinary practitioners, but it was ground up and used as paint at this time. This is no different from Yuan Qu secretly giving the big sea pearl from Shenmo Peak to Junior Sister Yushan back then.
However, this heaven-reaching formation was originally a formation against the sky.
The prototype of this formation is the smoke-dissipating formation formed on the top of the Shenmo Peak when the real Jingyang ascended, but it is more than a thousand times bigger, and has been modified a lot by Que Niang and those young genius disciples. Of course, this transformation also includes the supreme wisdom left by Jing Jiu back then. The formation's name and another origin come from the Heavenly Killing Formation that Daoist Taiping set up at the maelstrom when he died in the past, but the trajectory of the formation is completely opposite to the formation's intention.
Everything is ready, just don't know when to start.
The contemporary elder of Shuiyue Temple has been holding a branch of peach blossom, and the petals on the branch have been falling slowly. At this time, two more petals have fallen, leaving only the last lonely petal.
She walked to the edge of the black jade plate and handed the peach blossom branch to Ping Yongjia.
Ping Yongjia took the peach blossom branch and stuck it into his waist like a sword, looking at the thousands of ascetics among the peaks and asked: "Who wants to ascend today?"