Record of Extinction Destiny Chapter 40: The Patriarch’s Hall is quiet in the dead of night
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Luo Jing, not far from the east side of the palace, there is a Taoist temple that is elegant yet luxurious.
This is the Guizhen view where the main forum of the Guizhen sect is located. Because the Xu family's fortune came from this, after the founding of the country, it was built near the palace to show respect for the Guizhen Sect.
But now the Taoist temple in Nuoda has been deserted for a long time. Clothes, tables, chairs, incense burners, ritual utensils and other scattered items are scattered on the ground. Whether they are good or bad, or upright, they come and go from the courtyard door to the room door. It was wide open, as if it had experienced a war, and it was very late at night, so it looked quite desolate, deserted, and messy.
When the emperor Xu Chenggao looked at the scene in front of him, the bitter smile on his face worsened, and he said to the queen and the little **** who followed him: "I thought that only those ministers were soft-nosed. Which one should I turn to?" Wherever the grass grows on the wall, I would not expect that the Guizhen Temple will also fall and scatter, and it is difficult to see loyal people. "The strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough grass knows the loyal ministers. The emperor does not need to be so worried. There must be loyal people in the ten households of my Da'an Dynasty." There were still faint tears on the little eunuch's face.
There were no guards along the way. He walked from the palace courtyard to Guizhen Temple and saw the other maids and eunuchs scattered around. He actually slowly calmed down.
Xu Chenggao laughed: "You are a person who is familiar with poetry and books. Well, you can accompany me and the queen all the way here. You can be regarded as a loyal person. By the way, what is your name?" While talking, he and The queens supported each other and continued to the Patriarch's Hall.
"My name is Wei Jing." The young **** supported Xu Chenggao's other side and answered in a low voice.
The three of them walked through the hall and soon arrived at the Patriarch's Hall. When they saw the lights shining in the Patriarch's Hall, which looked quiet and solemn, they couldn't help but hold their breath, let go of their supporting hands, and walked softly and cautiously. Go to the palace.
Although the footsteps were small, they caused a reverberation in the extremely quiet Patriarch Hall. So when Xu Chenggao, Queen Ruan, and the young **** Wei Jing just entered the hall, they felt three eyes waiting for them. People look at it with a little surprise.
It turned out that there were three monks in yellow, two men and one woman, kneeling down and repenting in front of the statue of the Patriarch quietly and devoutly. It was not until Xu Chenggao and others came in that they broke the tranquility and woke them up.
"Ignoble Taoist Zhou Wei, please pay homage to the Emperor." Among them, the monk in yellow, who was in his thirties, had seen Xu Chenggao when he visited the Patriarch's Hall every year, so he stood up and bowed his head.
"Wan Xue, a poor Taoist, pays homage to the Emperor." "Xu Hongda, a poor Taoist, pays homage to the Emperor.
" The other two monks in their twenties naturally followed Zhou Wei in standing up and saluting.
Xu Chenggao was stunned for a moment, but he didn’t expect that there were still disciples left in the Patriarch’s Hall: “A few Taoist priests are excused. You, why don’t you go with the others?,…
Zhou Wei smiled faintly: "The poor Taoist man was not abandoned by the sect, and was included in the door wall to teach the true method. From then on, he can have a glimpse of the supreme immortal way. It is difficult to repay the great kindness and virtue, so he can only choose to be with him. The sect will live and die together. But Junior Sister Wan and Junior Brother Xu, Pindao has been urging them to leave, cherish this life, and leave some incense for the sect's inheritance, but they don't listen at all."
Wan Xue and Xu Hongda said in unison: "Am I the only one who flies away when disaster strikes?" The two of them had such a tacit understanding that they couldn't help but look at each other and smile bitterly.
After a pause, Xu Hongda said: "Although I am a distant relative of the royal family, my family members all died young. It was the clan who raised me and educated me. How can I escape this burial time?"
Wan Xue nodded: "Pindao also grew up in the sect. The world is huge, and only here can I feel at ease. Besides, there are also some brothers who reluctantly left to keep the incense, and I am not missing my share."
After Xu Chenggao heard this, he laughed three times: "Okay, okay. With loyal disciples like you, the Guizhen Sect will definitely be revived in the future." Xu Chenggao's eyes widened at the chance to see such a person who never abandons him at this critical moment. A little wet and very excited.
"I wonder what the emperor is here for?" Zhou Wei asked Xu Chenggao's purpose.
Xu Chenggao thought of himself and smiled sadly: "Those ministers and generals are waiting for Tianming to surrender as soon as the Dongyuan Sect's army arrives. I have no choice but to come to the Patriarch's Hall to see if I can ask the Patriarch to appear and overcome this difficulty."
Don’t ask about the common people or ghosts and gods. Somehow, this sentence appeared in Xu Hongda’s mind, but he was relieved in an instant. This crisis is not caused by the suffering of the common people in the world, but by the ghosts and gods. It is understandable to pray to the ancestors, but to return to his true nature. The sect has been established for more than 300 years. Only 2670 years ago, Patriarch Shi appeared once in Luojing. There has been no news since then, and there is almost no possibility of his spiritual appearance.
Zhou Wei, Wan Xue, and Xu Hongda are no taller than Xu Cheng. They have only begun to practice the visualization method in the "Gui Zhen Jing". They are also familiar with various Taoist classics. They know that the so-called ascension is just an advanced way of entraining qi, and there are also There are many realms before you can realize immortality, achieve spirituality, and become a truly carefree immortal.
And even if there are ancestors who are still alive, they practice Taoism, not Shinto techniques. They cannot sense other people's prayers, so how can they just happen to manifest themselves by such a coincidence.
However, at this time, they did not want to defeat Xu Chenggao’s last hope, so they moved out of the way and motioned Xu Chenggao to kneel down in front of the statue of the Patriarch and beg: “Your Majesty, please...
Xu Chenggao straightened his clothes and walked solemnly to the statue of the Patriarch. He saw three lifelike statues on the right side of the stage. The one in the middle was an old man with white hair and white eyebrows, an immortal spirit, dressed in mysterious clothes. Holding a fly whisk in the palm of his hand, on the left is a young man in his twenties, wearing a robe and a high crown, with an ordinary face but showing a sense of elegance. His feet are cyan lightning, and on the right is a delicate and solemn girl. , dressed in red, with a gentle smile.
Lighting nine pillars of incense, Xu Chenggao bowed nine times, inserted the incense into the furnace, then knelt in front of the statue of the Patriarch, kowtowed and prayed: "Ancestral Xu Chengye, Patriarch Shi Xuanshi, and Patriarch Xu Jinyi are above Xu Chenggao, a descendant of future generations, sincerely prays for this. Currently, evil heretics are using blind faith to attack cities and territories. The country is decadent and on the verge of collapse. If the evil heretics are allowed to succeed, the Da'an Dynasty will not be restored, the True Religion will not survive, and the Taoist tradition will be cut off. Please show the spirit of the ancestor and save me. The Da'an Dynasty and the Guizhen Sect are in the midst of fire and water. "Xu Chenggao knew that the survival of dynasties in the eyes of immortals like the Patriarch was an ordinary thing, and he would not go down to earth because of this. Only the Guizhen Sect involves the inheritance of the Patriarchs, which would make the Patriarch do this. Appearance, so the focus is on evil demons, heretics and Taoism.
A breeze blew by, causing the smoke in the incense burner and the burning incense candles to sway, but unfortunately nothing happened after that.
Although Xu Chenggao fantasized about a miracle that would come as soon as he prayed to the Patriarch, he also knew in his heart that this possibility was slim. So after being slightly disappointed, he continued to kowtow vigorously, and at the same time said: "Please come to the Patriarch. Save my Da'an Dynasty and Guizhen Sect from water and fire."
He understood that the most likely person to come was Grandmaster Shi Xuan Shi. After all, he had appeared once. However, at this time, the possibility of the other two appearing spirits could not be completely forgotten, so the title did not refer to any one in particular. Patriarch.
Dong, dong, dong, Xu Chenggao banged his head against the futon, and it became red and swollen after a while. However, Xu Chenggao didn't care and continued to kowtow: "Please come to the Patriarch and save my Da'an Chao and Guizhen Sect from water and fire." The statue of the Patriarch Still no response.
Xu Chenggao's forehead was broken and blood was flowing, dyeing the futon scarlet. He gritted his teeth and kept kowtowing and praying: "Please come to Patriarch Shi and save my Da'an Dynasty and Guizhen Sect from the fire and water." There was only one thought in his heart, Even if he died here, he would not give up, and the title in his mouth gradually became Patriarch Shi.
Seeing this **** and tragic scene, Queen Ruan and the young **** Wei Jing held back tears, covered their mouths, knelt down, and kowtowed together behind Xu Chenggao, but what they saw in front of them was not a futon, but a blue brick.
"Please Patriarch Shi come and save Da'an Chao and Guizhen Sect from water and fire." The voices of the two people gradually overlapped with Xu Chenggao's voice.
Infected by this pious scene, Zhou Wei, Wan Xue, and Xu Hongda looked at each other, walked to Queen Yuan's side, knelt down, kowtowed, and prayed: "Please Patriarch Shi come and save me from Da'an Chao and Guizhen." Teach water and fire.”
In the dead of night, this sound echoed in the Patriarch's Hall, like running water, continuously.
On the second floor of Tianya Haijiao Tower, Shi Xuan was sitting cross-legged, with blood-red thin lines looming on his body, sometimes deep into his body and sometimes emerging from his skin.
After more than thirty years of slow blood integration, now is the critical moment for Shi Xuan's two physical bodies to merge into one.
Shi Xuan silently practiced the secret technique, and his whole body exuded a fresh, pure and vital light. As the red line rises and falls, Shi Xuan's face seems to be constantly changing between two and one.
When the red line penetrates deep into the body, Shi Xuan's face and body are normal. When the red line shows through the skin, another face appears on Shi Xuan's face, and the body becomes four arms.
Suddenly, countless clear light talisman words appeared on Shi Xuan's body, and one fell on each red line. Then the clear light burst out, and Shi Xuan seemed to be wrapped in a dense cocoon of clear light.
After a while, a purple light broke out of the cocoon, and then the clear light dimmed and gradually disappeared.
The purple light fell on the ground, revealing Shi Xuan's figure. Shi Xuan looked at himself with a relaxed and happy expression. Now this body is full of strength, which is a bit stronger than the master who cultivates the body. Even if it is a Even if the Taoist magic hits the body, it will be difficult to hurt the body at all.
There was no need to worry about physical problems before Shi Xuan passed through the catastrophe, so Shi Xuan walked back to the futon leisurely, sat down and closed his eyes to rest, but at this time, Shi Xuan felt that someone was calling from somewhere. Own.
"This tenon feels like someone praying devoutly in front of my statue with their real name?" Shi Xuan thought to himself.
Normally speaking, only the Golden Immortal Taoist can be sensed by him when he thinks of his name in his mind. The average Shinto monk can only feel the prayers of his devout believers.
After surviving the first catastrophe, Yang Shen Zhenren could not sense his whim when others read his name. After all, he was not a Shinto monk, only a person who had long-term, non-stop, very pious and reliable Only by praying can arouse such a weak feeling of heart and soul.
And Shi Xuan now has this kind of heart-blood sensing indirectly through the innate Bagua and Tai Chi diagram.