Chapter 88 Nine Lanterns
Almost at the same time that Liang Yan fainted, he was on a fairy mountain somewhere thousands of miles away in the Zhao Kingdom.
Colorful clouds are floating here, surrounded by cranes. The Qionglou Fairy Pavilion is hidden in the white clouds, and the green pines and strange rocks grow on the cliffs.
Halfway up the mountain, there is even more fairy music playing, which purifies people's hearts. It is a fairyland on earth, unlike the mundane world.
This fairy mountain is surprisingly high. The foot of the mountain alone is covered with white clouds, and the peak reaches straight into the sky. From a distance, it looks like a stone pillar supporting the heaven and earth.
On the top of such a high mountain, there is not a single human figure. But there are nine white jade pavilions, each with an oil lamp on a stone table.
These oil lamps have different shapes. Some have six lotus leaves under the lamp base, some are like secular oil paper lanterns, and some have turtle shells and inscriptions carved on the lamp body. What's more, it actually looks like a sword, with only a little candle burning at the tip of the sword, and so on, which is really strange.
Most of these oil lamps were burning quietly on their respective stone tables, with the exception of one. It was shaped like a white jade disk, with a candle in the middle flickering on and off, as if a candle was left in the wind and might be extinguished at any time.
In the middle of the nine white jade pavilions, there is a small pond with nine wooden signs floating in the sky and a lotus floating in the middle of the pond.
At this time, a black light rushed from mid-air. It was on the horizon at first, and reached the top of the mountain in the blink of an eye. The black light fell directly in the middle of the nine white jade pavilions, and then the black light dispersed, revealing the appearance of the person.
This man was dressed in black robes and had a dull face. He looked like a secular centenarian. It's just that the light in his eyes is flowing, and he doesn't look old at all.
The black-robed old man was holding an infant baby in his hands. The baby's face was rosy, which was in sharp contrast to the old man. The strangest thing was that such a small baby didn't cry or fuss. He just looked at the old man with his big and beautiful eyes, seemingly curious.
The old man in black robe walked to the pond in the middle of the nine pavilions, raised his hand, and the baby floated up and slowly landed on the lotus in the pond.
After placing the baby, he raised his hand and fired seven magic spells, shooting at seven of the nine wooden signs above the pond. Then he said in a deep voice: "Respectfully greet all senior fellow apprentices!"
As soon as he said this, he stood quietly and waited. After a while, an oil lamp suddenly rose from the white jade pavilion and slowly flew into the air.
There are six lotus leaves on the base of the oil lamp, which looks extraordinary. At this time, he was spinning slowly in the air and actually spoke human words: "That's good. Junior Brother Zangxuan has done a great job in finding the reincarnation of Junior Brother Biyou."
As if in response, oil lamps flew out from the White Jade Pavilion one after another. In the blink of an eye, there were five oil lamps floating in the air, only four of which were still in place.
One of them, shaped like a secular oil-paper lantern, slowly spoke:
"I teach three thousand disciples of the same generation, among whom there are less than thirty who are willing to practice the Taiyi Six Paths of Reincarnation Sutra, and among these thirty, only Junior Brother Biyou is close to attaining Dacheng. Biyou has now been reincarnated for five lives, and only this is missing. In the last life, your merits will be complete."
As soon as the oil paper lantern finished speaking, a scroll-shaped oil lantern next to it said again:
"There is a deficiency in the way of heaven. Senior Brother Zangxuan once said that the shortcomings of the way of heaven are changes in reincarnation. Junior Brother Biyou made great aspirations, overcome all difficulties, went through hardships and dangers, and compiled the Taiyi Six Paths of Reincarnation Sutra in order to make up for the loopholes in the way of heaven. This is There is no such thing as a good deed, so we should help each other." The speaker was a woman, her voice was clear and clear, and her tone was neither fast nor slow.
"In that case." The oil lamp with lotus leaves on it shouted:
"Clean the essence and remove the marrow, attack the turbidity and raise the pure!"
I saw a ray of blue light emitting from the lotus leaf oil lamp and hitting the baby on the lotus. Clear light flowed around the baby, and after a moment, he slowly exhaled a puff of black air from his mouth. As this black energy was exhaled, his skin became crystal clear, as white as jade, and there was a faint spiritual energy overflowing.
The stench of the black air was unbearable. The black-robed old man flicked his sleeves and dispersed the black air into the world.
"Use the sword as bone and the demons will retreat!"
Another voice came, but it came from the oil lamp shaped like a sharp sword. It had been silent and silent before, but now it suddenly made a sound, and saw a ray of silver-white light radiating from the oil lamp, heading straight for the baby's Tianling Cap.
The baby was so frightened that he closed his eyes and his whole body was enveloped in silvery white light. After half a stick of incense, he slowly retreated.
After the sword oil lamp emitted this ray of light, he returned to calm and never said a word again.
"Two senior brothers, Zhu Yu, are in front, and the book lamp can only show its ugliness in the back." The scroll oil lamp slowly floated over, and he shouted softly:
"The beauty is exquisite and the seven orifices are exquisite!"
I saw a pink light emitting from the scroll oil lamp and hitting the baby directly. When the baby was illuminated by this lamp, his body was filled with fragrance and his eyes were filled with spiritual light.
As these three magical powers acted on the baby, the flame on the white jade oil lamp that was flickering on and off among the nine oil lamps and seemed to be about to go out gradually ignited. Although it was not as strong as the other eight lamps, it was already burning. Much brighter.
"It's good. Cleanse the essence and cut the marrow, reshape the bones, and enlighten the spiritual platform. We have done our best, and the rest is up to Junior Brother Biyou." The black-robed old Taoist said with an expressionless face, raising his hand and saying, The baby turned into a ray of green light and flew down the mountain on its own.
"There were no problems in the first fifty years, right?" the oil paper lantern on the side suddenly asked.
"Junior Brother Zangxuan is known as the 'Sanzang Xuan Lamp'. You don't have to doubt his predictions." The lotus leaf oil lamp said through the interface.
"Senior brother, don't worry. I have already calculated the first fifty years of Biyou. Although there were twists and turns, there were no disasters. As for what will happen after fifty years, it is not for me to interfere." The old man in black robe said expressionlessly.
The oil-paper lantern was silent for a while, and then said with some helplessness: "This can only depend on his own luck."
After everyone heard this, they became silent for a while.
After a long while, the old man in black robe suddenly spoke again: "Actually, I am calling all the senior brothers to come here today. In addition to the matter of Junior Brother Biyou, there is another important matter."
"Oh? Tell me!"
The oil lamps in the air seem to know the personality of this black-robed old man. He usually doesn't speak lightly, and what he says must be a secret. Now when I heard him say something else, I couldn't help but become serious.
"In the land of Nanchui, the heavenly secrets have changed, and there may be heretics and evil spirits causing chaos."
"Nancui?!" Shujuan Oil Lamp exclaimed in shock: "Nancui is a remote place, mostly populated by secular people. Even though thousands of years have passed, there has been no change in luck. How can there be chaos in the world with evil spirits?"
The old man in black robe lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, his expression not changing at all.
"The secret of heaven is so unpredictable that it cannot be changed."
Shujuan Oil Lamp asked again: "Is it possible to calculate the specific location of Nanchui?"
"It is between the five kingdoms of Xu, Wu, Yan, Yue and Zhao." The black-robed old man replied.
"Since it can arouse Junior Brother Zangxuan's perception, it can be seen that this evil calamity is extraordinary. If we sit back and watch, I am afraid that Nanchui will destroy all lives." The oil paper lantern said.
"From now on, the journey to Nanchui is immeasurably dangerous. Even with our level of cultivation, it will take decades. Dear brothers and sisters, is there anyone near Nanchui?" the black-robed old man asked with a frown.
"Senior Brother Lianhua is the only person among us who is closest to Nanchui. I wonder how long it will take for Senior Brother Lianhua to arrive at Nanchui?"
"It will take at least fifty years." The lotus leaf oil lamp replied.
"Fifty years! It's too slow. This calamity will happen in twenty years at most." The black-robed old man shook his head and sighed.
"This" everyone was silent for a moment.
Suddenly a voice laughed awkwardly and said, "Did you senior fellow apprentices forget that there are junior fellow apprentices here?"
What made this sound was a strange oil lamp, which was shaped like a broken wine gourd. There was a gap in the wall of the gourd, and a little light ignited from there.
Shujuan Oil Lamp immediately responded: "Junior Brother Sanxiao, don't be ridiculous. This matter concerns thousands of living beings in Nanchui and is not a trivial matter."
The broken wine gourd smiled and was not angry, and continued: "Junior brother, I happen to be near Nanchui. It only takes about ten years to get there. I think none of you senior brothers are more suitable for this task than me, right?"
As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the venue.
After a long while, the lotus leaf oil lamp finally broke the silence and slowly said: "Since none of you can rush to Nanchui, as the saying goes, the matter is urgent, let's leave it to Junior Brother Sanxiao to handle it this time."
"Got the order!"
Calabash Oil Lamp said seriously.
Lotus Leaf Oil Lamp paused and then said seriously: "Junior Brother Sanxiao, this matter affects thousands of creatures in Nanchui. You must control your temper and never be careless."
After the lotus leaf oil lamp finished speaking, everyone waited for the gourd oil lamp's reply. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, there was no reply.
The old man in black robe suddenly frowned and stretched out his hand to cast a spell.
I saw waves of ripples appearing in the mid-air where the gourd oil lamp was, and then the entire background and sky fell gently like a piece of oil paper.
And behind the oil paper, the real gourd oil lamp had fallen back on the stone table of the white jade pavilion, obviously having lost contact with everyone.
When the other four oil lamps in the air saw this scene, they couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh. The scroll oil lamp was even more angry and spat:
"What a lazy old man!"
Lotus Leaf Oil Lamp coughed and said slowly: "Now that the matter has come to this, I can only trust Junior Brother Sanxiao. We all have important matters, so this meeting will end here."
As soon as he said this, the sharp sword and oil lamp were the first to fall back into the white jade pavilion. Seeing this, the remaining oil lamps fell back into their respective white jade pavilions one after another.
On the top of the huge mountain, it was quiet again. All the lanterns have returned to their positions, but one is still in the air, it is the oil paper lantern, and the black-robed old man has not left either.
"Why haven't you left, Junior Brother Zangxuan? Is there something on your mind?" asked the oil paper lantern.
The old man in black robe didn't answer, he just put his hands behind his back and looked towards the south worriedly.
"Junior brother, are you worried about Nan Chui's calamity? In fact, you can rest assured. Although junior brother Sanxiao likes to play games and is known as the 'drunk lamp in the world of drama', he is extremely reliable when it comes to key issues of right and wrong. Besides, it's just a mere In the land of Nanchui, there is a lack of spiritual energy and limited resources. There are not even many practitioners who have mastered the mysticism. Even if heretic evil spirits come to the world, Junior Brother Sanxiao can handle it alone. "
After hearing this, the old Taoist in black robe did not reduce the worry in his eyebrows. He still looked thoughtful. After a while, he slowly said: "I'm afraid it's not that simple."
As he spoke, he looked up at the sky again, sighed and said:
"If a person becomes a demon, the world will be turned upside down."