The Ascension Drum disappeared, and Su He stood in the air, sensing the changes in his body.
After a long time, my consciousness returned to my mind and I heard a drumming sound in my head.
"Sir, don't resist. Follow me." It was Dongxu's voice. From the moment Su He struck the ninth bell, Dongxu's attitude suddenly changed.
The high and mighty Dengxian Drum changed Su He's address from "that boy" to "sir".
Su He did not resist. His consciousness drifted away with the sound of the drum, and he didn't know where he was going. After a while, the scenery in front of him changed. There was an ordinary island and a crooked pavilion.
An old man sits alone under the pavilion, fishing.
The old man had a wrinkled face, no different from an ordinary old man. It was not that he used special means to transform himself into this appearance, but that he was like this naturally.
He was old and frail, his eyes were blurry, and the float clearly didn't move, but he suddenly pulled in the rod, saying happily: "Big fish!"
He pulled up an empty hook and put it back into the water in disappointment. He turned to look at Su He and said, "Come on, can you fish? Help me catch one. If you don't catch one, I'll forget the smell of fish!"
Su He smiled and said, "I've only fished for shrimps, never fished for fish."
He recognized the fishing rod in the old fisherman's hand. It was in Baiyin's hand in ancient times and in Uncle Lei's hand now. Later, Uncle Lei gave it to him. It could catch unique prawns in a mysterious lake through the void.
Although he had never fished before, Su He did not hesitate to walk forward, took the fishing rod, and threw it into the water. After a while, a fish took the hook. He reeled in the rod and pulled up a big, lively catfish.
The old man clapped his hands and laughed: "Excellent! Excellent!"
He laughed loudly and excitedly, picking up the fish basket and hurriedly collected the catfish. He hurriedly closed the lid for fear that the catfish would escape, and held it in his arms as if he had held the most wonderful thing in the world.
"Great! There are a lot of fish in the lake, but I just can't catch any of them, no matter what bait I change." As he spoke, he actually felt aggrieved.
Su He looked at the old man. Although it was the first time he saw him, he felt as if he had seen him before, as if he had known him for a long time.
This place is also very special. Su He is in the form of a consciousness body at this moment. The consciousness body is synchronized with the main body. The main body is the black tortoise, and the condensed consciousness body is the black tortoise. The main body is the peacock and the condensed peacock.
Su He's body is a human at the moment, but he has peacock wings. However, when he gathers his consciousness here, he is completely in human form.
At this point, the Ascension Drum disappeared, there was no drum sound and no talking.
Su He bowed to the old man and said, "Greetings, senior. May I know where this place is?"
The old man glanced at him while holding the fish basket and said dissatisfiedly: "Call me Master!"
"?"
Su He was stunned for a moment, then his eyes were filled with surprise: "Daozu!"
The old man nodded and stroked his beard proudly.
Daozu is still alive
No, no...
Su He fell silent again. He had discovered while fishing just now that fish were easy to catch, but the bait had to be alive. Only living people could catch fish in this lake.
Daozu, I can’t fish it out.
It is extremely simple to imitate life force, but the Taoist in front of him seems to be disdainful of doing so.
It's as if using simulated vitality to fish is a desecration of fishing. It's probably like a fisherman seeing someone setting a net and frying fish
The old man held the fish basket and looked at Su He with a smile.
When the Ascension Drum is sounded nine times, it does not mean that Su He wants to become a disciple or not, but that he has already become a disciple and is a genuine disciple of the Taoist Master.
Su He hesitated for a moment, then bowed to the ground: "Disciple greets Master!"
Since you are going to beat the Ascension Drum, it means you have agreed to the rules of the Ascension Drum. If you beat it nine times, you are naturally a disciple of Daozu.
Is this what Taizu wants? He wants him to become Daozu's disciple, but he doesn't know why
Daozu laughed loudly, in a very good mood: "Not bad, not bad! I originally had three disciples. The eldest was named Tian, his family name was Ji, and later he changed his name to Tianchen. The second was named Ming, I don't like this word, and never call her by it. She is the only female disciple in my sect, so I call her girl. The uncle is named Xuan, he is the most stable and not as domineering and arrogant as the first two. Now you are the youngest, the Ji."
As he spoke, he looked at Su He again. Su He bowed and said, "My disciple's name is He, Su He!"
Daozu laughed and said, "The name is good, so I won't change it. I always feel that I have a bad mouth, and changing the name will bring disaster."
The eldest brother changed his name. Although he was the emperor of heaven, he suffered misfortune. The second brother was never called by his real name, but he was not doing well either. The third brother, on the other hand, was safe and sound. If it weren't for the three of them, he would still be the founder of the Taoist sect.
Daozu looked at Su He and said, "Although you are my disciple, I cannot teach you. However, as my disciple, you should have what you should have. What is your wish?"
He looked at Su He, waiting for Su He to speak.
The Taoist Ancestor has such a background. Even if he no longer exists, his figure has been left in front of him by some unknown means, allowing Su He to make any wish he wants.
any!
Su He was suddenly moved, but for a moment he didn't know what he wanted.
It seems that he has everything he wants!
Where is the true body of the Taoist ancestor and how to defeat Yuan
Su He's heart was moved, but Taizu's voice came into his ears: "Turtle... don't make a wish, save your chance and get the Daozu hairpin back."
Taizu is indeed everywhere.
Su He bowed to Daozu and said, "Thank you very much, Dao... Master. I have nothing to ask for. Can you give me your hairpin?"
Daozu held the fish basket and laughed: "Have you thought of a wish?"
Su He was puzzled and said again: "Disciple wants your hairpin."
Daozu smiled. Taizu sighed softly, "No need to say more. Daozu has already disappeared. What you see before you is just a residual image. Just go up and take the hairpin."
Taizu asked him to knock nine times, but was it actually because of this hairpin
"What does ancestor want to do with the hairpin?" Su He asked curiously.
Taizu's voice came: "Don't worry, I'm just borrowing it for a while and will return it later. I've already asked the Taoist master about this matter, so you can take it without worry."
Su He said no more and bowed to the Daozu's residual image: "I'm sorry, Master, I have to rob you of your personal belongings when we first meet. When you come back, you can punish me."
Su He said this, took a step forward, and with a light touch of his hand, he took off the Taoist's hairpin.
When he took away the hairpin, no dice fell. Instead, it was as if a mechanism had been triggered, and the island and lake disappeared instantly, and the surrounding environment was shattered. He was still suspended in the air outside Guiwang Mountain.
With wings spread out and eyes closed, he stood. The energy consumed by beating the drum was almost exhausted, but he didn't know how to replenish it to the extreme.
And just like dual cultivation, the human body no longer has a countdown.
An ordinary hairpin in his hand shook and flew out of his hand, breaking through the air and disappearing to an unknown place.
Su He was startled, opened his eyes, and shouted hurriedly: "Tai Zu, please give me a hand!"
It's a bit of a big deal.
Originally, he just wanted to beat the drum seven times, join Guiwang Mountain as a formal disciple, and immediately go to get the finger bones of the Taoist ancestor.
At this moment, nine knocks were made in a row, and every move would probably be seen by everyone. Who knows what kind of trouble would be caused by removing the finger bones.
With Taizu as a backup, we will always feel more secure.
Su He spoke softly, but heard no response from Taizu.
His current state...it seems like his voice can't be heard.
After ringing the bell nine times, the place where he was became strange. Not only did the time on his body stop counting down, but he could also not hear any sounds from the outside world, nor could he see anyone outside.
As if independent of the world.
Just when Su He was at a loss, the Ascension Drum slowly appeared from mid-air and landed at Su He's feet, lifting him up like a flying magic weapon.
Dongxu appeared, his clothes were completely different from before, simpler, yet more natural.
The nine drum sounds and the Taoist rhythm that fell on the Ascension Drum seemed to have brought him great benefits.
Although Daozu is not here, the Nine Rings are still the Nine Rings. The rules set by Daozu are eternal and unchanging.
The identity of being directly taught by Daozu will not change whether Daozu is there or not. With such a presence as Daozu, who can say for sure when he will suddenly appear
In terms of status, Su He is no different from the Taoist Master at this moment. If it weren't for his lower level of Taoism, it would not be difficult for him to be higher than the Taoist Master.
In Guiwang Mountain, all the disciples had already walked out when the Ascension Drum sounded nine times. When they saw Su He waking up, they bowed in unison and said, "We greet the Fourth Ancestor!"
There are not many people. The population of Guiwang Mountain has always been small. It is rare to be able to beat the drum of ascension to immortality, and even fewer to be able to pass through the Moon Gate. The number has been pitifully small since ancient times.
It's like the four sacred beasts.
Su He was silent. As an ancestor, was he going to give these people a gift? Looking down, he saw that Ji Feixue seemed to want to take out her wallet, and even the toad in her consciousness was searching in her pocket.
The disciples of Guiwang Mountain are all people who have truly seen the world, so the gifts given to them cannot be shabby.
Su He smiled and pointed his finger forward. Seventeen green lights emerged from his finger and fell on the eyebrows of seventeen people respectively.
"No need to be polite, everyone."
In terms of age, everyone present was older than him. If we judged by mortals, most of them would be more than eight generations older than him.
Everyone was startled, and feeling the green light between their brows, they were immediately overjoyed. Even the pure cultivators could hardly contain themselves, and they all bowed down, "Thank you, ancestor, for the teachings!"
No wonder the ancestor can knock nine times, the ancestor is the ancestor!
What Su He emitted was a touch of Taoism from the Tao Te Ching. There was no scripture, no content, just a derived Taoism.
It is slightly inferior to what Baiyin did when he refined his hair into seeds of Taoism and planted them into the true spirits of Wu Niang and the others.
But this rhyme is all-encompassing and goes straight to the root. Sword practitioners view it as a sword, and weapon practitioners view it as a weapon. If one can comprehend it thoroughly, the gains will ascend to heaven!
To the monks of Guiwang Mountain, this is more valuable than any natural treasures.
After the joy, everyone suddenly felt infinite sympathy for their fellow disciples who were in the outside world and had never returned.
Naturally, the Fourth Patriarch’s blessing will not always be there.
Just like the predecessors coming out of the pass, this is a lingering treasure that only those who have welcomed the pass can have.
An old man bowed and said, "Please return to the mountain, Fourth Ancestor. The Palace Master of Jixia Academy has gone to suppress Emperor Feng on behalf of the headmaster. The headmaster will be back soon. Come to pay respect to the Fourth Ancestor. The ancestral hall will also burn incense and pray to inform the master. The Taoist master should also return soon."
Taught personally by the Taoist Ancestor, this will be the biggest event in Guiwang Mountain and even in Xuanhuang and all the heavens and worlds in at least a million years.
Su He suddenly felt uneasy.
He doesn't belong to this era, but seems to be... too outstanding in this era.
Compared with the direct teachings of Daozu, killing the clone of Great Freedom Bodhisattva is nothing. Perhaps killing the real body of Great Freedom Bodhisattva can set off an approaching storm
It is impossible that Taizu was unaware of this, yet he asked him to beat the drum nine times, and later generations did not record this matter in detail.
No one in later generations guessed his existence.
What means did Taizu use to erase history
Just like the four sacred beasts and hexagrams that were erased
Su He didn't understand why, and was surrounded by the crowd and went to Guiwang Mountain. He turned back to look for Ji Feixue, but she was nowhere to be found. He searched everywhere, but only saw Ji Feixue hiding far away, refusing to stand in the middle of the crowd. She had already entered Guiwang Mountain first, standing on a mountaintop, quietly looking at him across the world.
Su He smiled and followed the others into Guiwang Mountain. He looked at the three big mountains in the center again, feeling emotional.
The first time I came here, I came to steal.
The second time he came... he was still a thief. The first time he was an outsider, the second time he was a domestic thief.
The door leading back to the world spun and disappeared, as if it had never appeared.
No one knows where Guiwang Mountain is, but out of habit the main gate is located at the location of the Xuanhuang Dengxian Drum.
As soon as Su He came in, he noticed that Guiwang Mountain was different today. The Xuanting Mountain was radiant with fairy light, and forty-nine fairy islands competed to shine, as if welcoming Su He's arrival, and constantly scattering calls, calling Ji Feixue to return.
Maybe she was anxious. Ji Feixue was the only one in Xuanting Mountain. How could that not mean she was welcome in Xuanting
There is no need to say more about Guiwang Mountain. The faint green light is no longer a sign of indifference to all things, but rather it exudes a welcoming meaning without any concealment.
As for Zhenyou Mountain...
On the Zhenyou Mountain, a stream of Yellow Springs hung down from the top of the mountain and landed at Su He's feet like a slide, turning into a Yellow Springs Ladder to Heaven, inviting Su He to climb the mountain.
Every time Su He moved a step, the ladder moved a step to block him.
Su He looked at everyone, and they all looked surprised.
Unlike Xuanting Mountain, where everyone can climb up and search for opportunities, they can only reach the foot of Zhenyou Mountain and cannot even reach the mountainside, so they don't know what is on the top of the mountain.
All we know is that Zhenyou was left behind by the Second Master, and this is the first time in eternity that Zhenyou has shown a strange sign.
Su He smiled and said to everyone, "Please wait a moment, I'll go to Zhenyou to take a look."
Zhenyou Mountain, Ming...
The dojo of the second senior sister who has disappeared and whom I have never met.
Su He nodded to Ji Feixue in the distance, and Ji Feixue walked in the air and climbed up Xuanting Mountain.
Su He stepped onto the Yellow Springs Ladder, and the ladder automatically retracted, carrying Su He straight to the top of Zhenyou Mountain.
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The sea of stars, at the exit of the galaxy connecting to the Fuhe forbidden land, Taizu lay comfortably in the galaxy, a hairpin circling around him, leaping for joy as if grateful to him for taking it out from that dark place.
The shore of the galaxy - there is no shore, just the void without the galaxy.
An old ox lowered its head and nibbled on the starlight, just like it was eating grass.
Next to the old ox, a Taoist priest was sitting casually with a black and white chessboard beside him, and he was playing chess with himself.
He put down a black piece, cut off the white dragon, looked straight ahead, and tried hard to think about how to break the situation from the white piece's perspective.
While thinking, he asked, "Why did Taizu want to take out Daozu's hairpin?"
The old turtle laughed and said, "The hairpin is made of ordinary wood, but it was made by the Taoist priest to braid his hair. It is influenced by the Taoist priest every day. It is near Baihui, which is the place where the divine will is concentrated. Therefore, it has the ability to make everything go as planned and create things out of thin air. That's why I dare to promise the turtle that you can make any wish you want."
"This hairpin is very useful!" Taizu smiled, as if he had answered but also as if he had not answered. Instead, he smiled and asked, "The Taoist master has come to this world, and you are not going back?"
A Taoist master should act like a Taoist master.
The Taoist Master shook his head and said, "Let's wait until 730,000 years before we meet again. I'm afraid he won't be able to hide from me right now."
A dignified Taoist master, an immortal being, really went back, but was stopped by a third-level Kaitian turtle, who could come and go freely in the Treasure Fenyan and steal treasures at will.
Does he still want to save face
Taizu laughed and said, "Why don't you go back and beat the ninth drum to ascend to heaven?"
The Taoist Master shook his head and laughed, "Old Ancestor, please don't tease me. Can you just beat the Nine-tone Ascension Drum whenever you want? So far, only the Taoist Ancestor's four disciples have beaten it."
Taizu looked at him with a half-smile, that's right! Only the three disciples of Daozu could ring the bell, so Guizi still cheated.
But when he was still a mortal, Taizu knew that he could ring it.
The Taoist master laughed and skipped over the topic. He stretched out his hand and summoned a large catfish, laughing: "Grandfather, Grandfather, this is a treasure I got when I traveled to Western Xinjiang. It is a large catfish that has not transformed into a strange beast or a demon in 40,000 years. I specially brought it to honor you."
Taizu blinked and said, "Stop joking! I'm a turtle and I like shrimps!"
"Eh? Did I remember it wrong? I remember that the ancestor loved catfish the most." (End of this chapter)