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Chapter 314 Yuanfu Wanning Palace

Maoshan, more than 300 meters above sea level, is about ten kilometers long from north to south, about five kilometers wide from east to west, and covers an area of ​​more than 50 square kilometers.

It is a famous Taoist mountain and the birthplace of the Shangqing Sect of Taoism. It is called the "Shangqing Zongtan" by Taoists and has the reputation of "the first blessed place and the eighth cave".

There are many scenic spots on the mountain, including nine peaks, nineteen springs, 26 caves, and 28 pools. There are many peaks and mountains, surrounded by clouds and mists, and the climate is pleasant. It is criss-crossed, green trees cover the mountains, green bamboos are luxuriant, and Wuhua Tianbao.

The main peak of Maoshan, Damaofeng, looks like the head of a green dragon, and it is also the highest peak of Maoshan Mountain. On it, the Wanfu Palace resides in the Nine Heavens, and the Ermao Peak and Sanmao Peak meander down.

At its peak, there were as many as 250 temples and temples in Maoshan, with more than [-] houses.During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, it was attacked by soldiers. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, the "Three Palaces and Five Views" still existed.

The three palaces are Chongxi Wanshou Palace, Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace, and Yuanfu Wanning Palace, and the five temples are Deyou Temple, Renyou Temple, Yuchen Temple, Baiyun Temple and Qianyuan Temple.

But Fang Yang's trip was to the Yuanfu Wanning Palace located halfway up the Jijin Peak in Maoshan.

This palace is the place where the disciples of Nanmao Mountain have their morning and evening classes on weekdays, and it is also the main palace of Nanmao Mountain now, where they do business.

As for the Nine Heavens Wanfu Palace located at the top of Damao Peak, which was built due to the ascension of Sanmao Zhenjun, it is more of a symbolic meaning now, and ordinary Maoshan affairs are not dealt with within it.

It gradually evolved, and now it has become the place where Maoshan disciples practiced latently.

Standing under Maoshan Mountain, Fang Yang looked up at the blue roof of Yuanfu Wanning Palace shining brightly under the sun on the mountain. He smiled and stepped up to the Yuanfu Wanning Palace shrouded in faint clouds.

Not long after I left, I saw a little Taoist coming towards me from the winding stone steps in front of me.

See here.

Fang Yang moved his body and made way to the side of the stone steps, ready to let the little Taoist priest pass first.

Unexpectedly, when the little Taoist priest came in front of Fang Yang, he stood still and looked at Fang Yang curiously. After seeing Fang Yang's doubtful eyes, he seemed to realize that his actions were rude and hurriedly made a gesture to Fang Yang. Dao Ji: "After Maoshan, he learned the path and met his predecessors!"

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Flicking the whisk in his hand, Fang Yang also made a Daoist: "Infinite Heavenly Venerable!"

After finishing speaking, Fang Yang looked at the little Taoist priest quietly. Now, if he still doesn't know that the little Taoist priest is here for him, then he can really kill him with a piece of tofu.

Raising his head slightly, he immediately avoided Fang Yang's gaze. The little Taoist hurriedly said in a tense tone: "Senior, it is my luck to drive Maoshan! Come welcome seniors up the mountain!"

After finishing speaking, the little Taoist didn't care whether Fang Yang heard it or not, he just turned around and hurriedly walked up the mountain.

It's true that he is too nervous now, and he can't care about etiquette for a while. When he came down the mountain to greet him, the head teacher specifically asked him to be respectful, saying that the senior who came here is a master of the real world .

It's okay if he doesn't know Fang Yang's strength.

Now, let him, a little Taoist who has not even cultivated mana, face a true cultivator in the real world, how can he not be nervous.

Smiling, seeing the nervous look of the little Taoist, Fang Yang shook his head, and followed him up the mountain without much blame.

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Walking to the end of the winding stone steps, the first thing that catches the eye is the square on the first floor of Yuanfu Wanning Palace, Jianxingmen Square.

Jianxingmen, also known as Shibeifang, was originally a place for Taoist priests in the palace to watch the stars.It was first built in the Song Dynasty and rebuilt at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. It is 21 meters high and [-] meters wide. It is made of stone. It is divided into three gates on the left, middle and right. Four bluestone cloud-headed panlong pillars, two of which are original carvings of the Song Dynasty, and two of which are stone carvings of the Yuan Dynasty. On the stone walls on the left and right sides of the gate are engraved with eight large blue characters of "Eighth Cave Heaven, First Blessed Land", each about one meter long Square, vigorous and powerful, dignified and elegant, it was written by Qing Dynasty calligrapher Wang Shu in Shuodan in May of the sixth year of Yongzheng. It has extremely high calligraphy value and stone carving art, and is a historical relic of Taoism in Maoshan.

After seeing the Star Gate, you can go up the steps to the Lingguan Hall. On the stone of the hall, there are seven characters "Edict to Yuanfu Wanning Palace" engraved on it. There is a stone lion on each side of the gate, with a female on the left and a male on the right. Although it is incomplete, it is very simple. nature.

The hall is five rooms wide and three rooms deep. The statue of Wang Lingguan is enshrined in the middle. The statues of Wang Lingguan enshrine the statues of Nandou Xingjun and Beidou Xingjun respectively. The statues of the Ten Constellation Gods are more than two meters high. Lively and lifelike.

Each statue holds something in its hand, such as a knife, a spear, a sword, a piano, a mirror, a treasure, or a pen... These specials are symbols of the historical status and mana of each natal star god.

At this moment, in front of the main entrance of the Lingguan Hall, many Taoist priests wearing Taoist robes are arranged neatly in a cone shape.

In front of all the Taoist priests stood a thin old Taoist priest with his head in a bun, wearing a large blue Taoist robe, holding a white beard whisk, and three strands of long beard under his jaw.

Once in front of the hall.

The little Taoist priest who had been leading Fang Yang here immediately stepped forward quickly, and when he reached the old Taoist priest, he bowed respectfully: "I've seen the Master Master!"

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The old Taoist looked away from Fang Yang, glanced at the little Taoist in front of him, nodded, motioned him to step back, and then turned his gaze back to Fang Yang.

Look at each other for a moment.

The old Taoist smiled, took a few steps forward, and made a Daoji: "The poor Taoist is quiet, and I will be the head teacher of Maoshan! The real person is face to face, but he has not greeted him from afar. I hope the real person will forgive me!"

"Headmaster Xu Jing is being polite!"

Fang Yang smiled when he saw this, and bowed back with his hands clasped.

Looking at Xu Jing, Fang Yang thought that when he was in Gancheng, he had pretended to be his disciple in front of Yu Lingzi, and he was still the chief!Now, seeing him face to face, he had to give his cheap master a face.

However, Fang Yang's nonsense to Yu Lingzi did not lie to him, that is, the current head teacher of Maoshan is really just a monk who has entered the Taoist realm.

His cultivation base is only comparable to Uncle Jiu's.

A great teacher is in charge of a teacher, not to mention that if his cultivation base is the highest in the teaching, but at least he must be a top group.

And starting from this point, just looking at the level of cultivation of the headmaster of Maoshan who is only in the Taoist realm, one knows that the group of top Maoshan cultivation bases should only be in the Taoist realm. Shaking his head, it can be seen that the current cultivation world has declined.

Seeing Fang Yang shaking his head, Xu Jing frowned slightly, not knowing what caused Fang Yang to shake his head.

But he didn't think too much about it, the person who came was a guest, let alone a real person, it would be rude to speak at this door.

Stretching out his hand, he pointed towards the Hall of the Spirit Official: "Realist, please come in and talk!"

Nodding his head, following Xu Jing's teaching, Fang Yang entered through the passage made by the Taoist priests at the entrance of the Lingguan Hall.

As soon as you enter the hall.

Xu Jing didn't ask Fang Yang to take a seat immediately, but turned around and dismissed all the Taoist priests who had been summoned by him and put up a big battle to welcome Fang Yang. The real person came to respect, but then, there are some things that cannot be heard by all the Taoists.

Therefore, dismiss them and close the gates.

Immediately, the light in the hall dimmed.

Turning around, looking at Fang Yang, Xu Jing immediately bowed and said, "Dare to ask senior, but I'm from Maoshan?"

"Exactly~!"

Hearing this, Fang Yang admitted after thinking for a while.

In fact, on the way he came to Maoshan, he was hesitating whether to face the people of Maoshan as a member of the Maoshan sect, or to use the identity of other sects.

Later, he thought that he had practiced Maoshan spells, and he also had something to do when he came to Maoshan this time, and he needed the cooperation of everyone in Maoshan.

Seeing Fang Yang's admission, Xu Jing's face flushed suddenly, showing excitement.

Seeing this, Fang Yang hurriedly asked: "Master Xu Jing, what are you?"

"Pin Dao is rude!"

Hearing this, after calming down the excitement, Xu Jing, who was obviously much more enthusiastic than Fang Yang just now, said, "Since the real person is from the Maoshan lineage, why did he only go up the mountain now, instead of returning to the sect sooner!"

"Don't all branch disciples need to go back to Maoshan? Why didn't I know that Maoshan had this rule?"

"No, no, the real person misunderstood!"

Seeing that Fang Yang had misunderstood her words, Xu Jing immediately waved her hand, "I don't know, although my Maoshan doesn't have this rule, but recently I ordered people to bring a message to each branch, asking them if there is a real person, please ask the real person Be sure to come to Maoshan! It has been more than a month since this message was sent out, and you are the first real person to return to the sect!"

For a moment, Fang Yang looked at Xu Jing, and wondered in his heart why he didn't know about this message at Uncle Jiu's place?

Is it because Uncle Jiu lives far away, and the time has not been delivered in January?

But it shouldn't be, although Jiushu's location in Maoshan is far away, but one month is enough time to deliver the letter!
But then, Fang Yang secretly thought that he was confused. There are many branches of Maoshan, even Xu Jing, who is the head teacher of Maoshan, must not be able to grasp all the branches. It is normal to miss some people.

As for Uncle Jiu, I am afraid that he is a disciple of the Maoshan branch that Xu Jing doesn't know about.

In this way, the message was not delivered.

Seeing Fang Yang thinking, Xu Jing frowned: "Didn't the real person go up the mountain because of my message?"

Shaking his head, Fang Yang said: "The poor Taoist has never received a message from the head teacher, but as for my going up the mountain this time, I have something to ask for!"

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Xu Jing was stunned for a moment, and immediately had doubts about Fang Yang's identity.

At first, he thought that Fang Yang came to Maoshan because he received his message, but when Fang Yang said that he was from Maoshan, he did not doubt Fang Yang's identity, and was even very excited.

Now, according to what Fang Yang said, he didn't come here after receiving a message, but to ask for something, so he had to re-examine Fang Yang, lest Maoshan get mixed up with criminals.

But just when he doubted Fang Yang's identity as a disciple of Maoshan Mountain, he thought of the message from the patriarch that came from the Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace when Fang Yang just went up the mountain, saying that a real person left behind by Maoshan came and asked him to welcome him .

In this way, he put on such a big welcome formation, and this was also one of the reasons why he didn't doubt Fang Yang's identity at first.

After looking at Fang Yang for a while, Xu Jing, on the one hand, absolutely believed in the judgment of the patriarch, thinking that Fang Yang was a disciple of Maoshan.

But on the other hand, Fang Yang's doubts in his heart could not be alleviated. After all, he ordered someone to bring a message to invite real people from Zhumai to come, because he had important matters to discuss, and this matter related to Maoshan's affairs. Survival!Don't be afraid of [-], just in case, if this is a mistake in the judgment of the patriarch, Fang Yang is not a disciple of Maoshan, but a man with evil intentions, then...

Think here.

Worried about the authenticity of Fang Yang's identity, Xu Jing was restless and gritted his teeth. Since this person is a Maoshan disciple recognized by the patriarch, let the patriarch judge it.

Moreover, Fang Yang, being a real person, asked him to verify a real person, but he was nervous, for fear of offending Fang Yang; and even if he dared to verify, he still couldn't guarantee that he would not be deceived by Fang Yang. draw a false conclusion.

Therefore.

"The real person please come with me!"

As soon as he bowed his hands, since he had decided to hand over to the patriarch to personally verify Fang Yang's identity, Xu Jing didn't procrastinate. After saluting directly, he took Fang Yang to the Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace on the top of the mountain.

Pass through the Lingguan Hall, exit the back door of the Lingguan Hall, and go up more than [-] steps to the stele pavilion. Behind the stele pavilion is the Wanshou Terrace, also known as the Zhangtai.

The platform is made of bluestone masonry, which is divided into upper, middle and lower floors. There is no upper and lower steps in the middle road. The steps go up from the southeast corner to the bottom of the northwest corner, because it was said that the emperor and the queen mother started to build the "Golden Book Daochang" in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. It is a sacred place, so there are no steps in the middle road, which means that only the emperor can walk in the middle road, and other subjects can only walk from both sides.

A stone archway is built in the middle of the stage, called "Three-day Gate". The gate is more than six meters high and two meters wide. There are four layers of stone carvings above the gate. The third floor is five crane reliefs of different shapes, and the fourth floor is a stone-carved gate top with beams, edges and ridges; the ancient pillars on both sides are [-] meters high, divided into five levels, and the first-level gate post is [-] meters high. ; The second-level three-dimensional Panlong column is [-] meters high; the third-level three-dimensional eight-section stone pier is [-] meters high; the fourth-level lotus stone seat is [-] meters high; [-] meters, male and female stone sitting lions facing each other.

The front banner of the gate is engraved with the words "Three Heavens Gate", and the stone pillars on both sides are carved with couplets saying: "Immortal music pierces the sky, I wish one person a happy celebration; Tianxiang calls five cranes, and prays for the same spring across the world".

The three characters "Wanshou Tai" are engraved on the banner on the back of the door, and the couplets engraved on the left and right stone pillars say: "Cui Yue holds the true energy of Huayang in the Immortal Terrace, and the mysterious wind on the river in Danya Feicyan Palace" is engraved on the stone pillars on the left and right.The entire Taifang building is integrated, finely carved, simple and elegant. It is one of the important Taoist buildings in the history of Maoshan.

On the left of the Tiantian Gate is the Mianzhai Taoist Temple, in which there are Yellow Crane Tower, Dongyue Hall, Zhaitang, kitchen, Taoist house, warehouse, etc.;

Go down to the Tiantian Gate and climb up to 49 stone steps to reach Taiji Square.The first thing that catches the eye is the Tai Chi Pool.At the bottom of the pool is a Tai Chi picture composed of black and white yin and yang fish.There are fountains in the pool. "Book of Changes" says: "One yin and one yang are called the Tao", and "Laozi" said: "All things bear yin and embrace yang, and the qi is in harmony." Taoism believes that "Tao" contains yin and yang, and is the neutralization of yin and yang. Balance and unity.

"Tao" is divided into yin and yang, and yin and yang are in harmony with each other to generate all things.The two fish eyes of yin and yang are two huge stone balls, white and black. The stone balls roll under the force of the water in the eye socket fountain, which is lifelike. "Easy" thought.

There are Bell Pavilions and Drum Pavilions on the east and west sides of Taiji Pool.

After passing the Tai Chi Pond, you are faced with the Kowloon Royal Road. At the end is the arched door. The three characters "Laojun Palace" above it jump into view. The couplets on both sides are quite powerful: "Nine peaks are green and Tai Chi is hidden, and a moral code hides the mystery." .Climbing along the stone steps on both sides, you will reach the altar at the bottom of the holy statue.The altar building is octagonal, which coincides with the Taoist Bagua, and is five meters high.Inside is a sample of the statue of Laozi, surrounded by fairy murals.

The stage of ecstasy is Laojun Square.Auspicious clouds and cranes are carved on the stone railings around Laojun Square.The most striking thing on the square is the 120-meter East-West Cultural Corridor built behind the statue of Lao Tzu.

The corridor is divided into four parts: colored paintings, stone carvings, murals and plate carvings.The painted part is "Xu Mi Cultivating Taoism", which vividly depicts the stories of Xu Mi, the third-generation teacher of the Shangqing School of Maoshan Taoism, entering Taoism, learning Taoism, visiting Taoism, asking questions, seeking Taoism, obtaining Taoism, realizing Taoism, and becoming Taoism.

In the stone carvings section, Maoshan Taoist cultural inscriptions are displayed.Taoism in Maoshan has a long history. Throughout the ages, there have been many literati, Taoists, and pilgrims. Many Taoist cultural relics such as stone tablets, carvings, calligraphy, and paintings have been left in the past dynasties.Displayed here are the poetry and calligraphy of Tao Hongjing, Wang Anshi, Su Dongpo, Gu Kuang, Emperor Wu of Liang, Tang Bohu, Zheng Banqiao, etc., which are very precious.

The mural part is the 24 filial piety pictures, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism are mutually inclusive, and many of the 24 filial piety pictures tell stories about Taoism.The engraving part is the full text of Chapter 81 of Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching", with rich pictures and texts, which is particularly solemn and dignified, and intriguing.

After reading the 120-meter long corridor, you will know that you are at the peak when you look back, and you can see the railings.Layers of clouds and mists are misty, and green peaks and green mountains are faintly visible, just like the Penglai fairy mountains in the East China Sea.Between the mountains and the fields, there are criss-cross paths, and the pool water is like a mirror set on the earth.Looking up from a distance, the red walls of the Nine Heavens Palace on the top of Damao Peak linger, reaching high into the clouds, which makes people feel as if they have stepped into a fairyland and joined the emptiness.The struggle in the world, the worldly troubles, the sudden feeling goes with the clouds, everything seems to return to the original, back to nature.

After crossing the promenade, there is a narrow stone path. Follow the stone steps into the dense forest and go forward.

After a while, they arrived at Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace.

Just arrived at the square in front of Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace, before entering, he saw that he was very old, as if he would die at any moment, the bent old Taoist priest walked out from the main entrance of Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace with the support of a little Taoist boy.

See here.

Xu Jing hurriedly stepped forward and saluted the old Taoist priest: "The disciple has met the Patriarch!"

"Don't be too polite!"

Raising his hand slightly, the old Taoist looked at Fang Yang, "The distinguished guest came, but the old Taoist didn't greet him from afar. It's really impolite!"

"Senior, you are being polite!"

Hearing this, Fang Yang hurriedly cupped his hands.

From the old Taoist priest, Fang Yang felt a mysterious and unusual fluctuation of true energy, a bit like mana, but much more solid and powerful than mana, a bit like true energy.

And this is the first time Fang Yang has sensed the fluctuation of the true essence!
From the fluctuation of the true essence, it can be seen that the old Taoist priest in front of him is a monk who thinks he is a real person.

At the same time, Fang Yang also guessed that this old Taoist priest was probably the only real person left in Maoshan who had only seen one side when he was practicing in Maoshan.

"Speak inside!"

After being polite with Fang Yang, the old Taoist who understood Xu Jing's meaning sent Xu Jing away, and then stretched out his hand to invite Fang Yang in.

But it's disrespectful!

Following the old Taoist priest, Fang Yang walked into the gate of Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace, and arrived at the room where the old Taoist priest usually practiced quietly.

The host and guest sat down, and when there were only two people left in the room, the old Taoist held up the green tea brought in by the little Taoist boy serving him with trembling hands, and motioned to Fang Yang: "Please use it!"

See here.

Fang Yang picked up the teacup, took a sip, put down the teacup, did not speak first, but calmly looked at the old Taoist opposite.

For a while, the room was silent.

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Only the chuckle of the old Taoist priest could be heard in the room.

He put down the teacup he had been holding, and looked at Fang Yang: "Don't be offended by the real person, Xu Jing's disciples are also thinking about the safety of Maoshan, so they will have doubts about the real person!"

The reason why the old Taoist said this is because he knew that Xu Jing's thoughts and doubts must not be hidden from Fang Yang, so it is better to explain that in order to prevent Fang Yang from having a bad impression of Maoshan, he directly put Xu Jing's thoughts on Maoshan. Pick it up.

"nothing!"

Waving his hands, Fang Yang said with a smile, "I belong to the Maoshan lineage, but I can understand the care of Master Xujing!"

"That's good, that's good!"

Nodding in relief, the old Taoist didn't ask Fang Yang's identity, nor did he verify it. He only felt the unique fluctuations of the Maoshan spell on Fang Yang's body, and he could be sure that Fang Yang was from the Maoshan lineage. The undercover agents of the other factions.

In this way, there is no need to verify anything!

It is true that Fang Yang has only practiced Maoshan spells, so the fluctuations in his body, even the master Yu Lingzi, can't see the problem, let alone this old Taoist priest.

"correct!"

The old Taoist who was nodding his head suddenly said, "I heard from Xu Jing that you went up the mountain to ask for something. I don't know what it is? We belong to the same lineage of Maoshan, but if we can do anything in Maoshan, as long as the real person asks, we will never refuse! "

People are old and mature, and they quietly send messages to all branches of Maoshan, inviting real people to come to discuss important matters, which shows that Maoshan is in big trouble now!
But now, facing Fang Yang, a real person identified as Maoshan's lineage, the old Taoist did not mention what happened to Maoshan, but instead asked Fang Yang why he came here.

His idea was to help Fang Yang handle his affairs first, and let Fang Yang owe a favor first. In this way, if he brought up the troubles Maoshan is currently encountering, Fang Yang would be embarrassed to refuse at that time. up.

And listened to the words of the old Taoist priest.

Although he knew what the old Taoist priest was up to, Fang Yang didn't care, and said bluntly, "There are two major events when the poor Taoist goes up the mountain this time!"

talking.

Fang Yang took out something from his arms, carefully placed it on the table, smiled and looked at the old Taoist opposite with his eyes wide open after seeing the thing, with an incredible expression on his face.

(End of this chapter)