Lin Xu stood on the auspicious cloud and asked Qin Yu, who was leading him to the Xiansheng Palace, "Are you also a disciple of the academy?"
Qin Yu nodded slightly: "I am from Shangxian Academy, and I am the ninth generation teacher of Shangxian Academy!"
"Your Excellency is actually the teacher of Shangxian Academy!"
Lin Xu and Bai Mei's faces changed slightly. They didn't expect that the person who came down to pick them up would be the sage of Dongzhou's literary and Taoist lineage. You know, the five masters of the academy now can fight against the immortal cultivators and celestial demons without losing. Even Bai Mei was their equal in those days.
And these people could only bow their heads and show respect as disciples in front of this seemingly ordinary man.
In the past, he was a person who held the preaching jade slips and suppressed half of the Great Zhou world.
Passing through the ancient Xun capital, climbing up the mountain, and walking on auspicious clouds across the mountains, Lin Xu did not feel the slightest sign of the passage of time. Only when he looked back suddenly, he saw the changing weather below the mountain.
The sky at the foot of the mountain suddenly darkened and turned into night, then lit up again in an instant. People in the city came and went, and only their shadows could be seen. Things in the city kept changing, as if the scenes of several days were condensed into an instant.
The flowers in the peach forest at the foot of the mountain suddenly blossomed, and then continued to spread, filling the entire outside of the city.
The higher you go, the more you feel as if you are getting further and further away from the human world. There is a sense of the vicissitudes of life and the unpredictability of the world.
The wind gently blew across the corners of his clothes, and suddenly, Lin Xu felt that what was passing by him was not the breeze, but time.
Bai Mei also thought of more things in an instant. For some reason, a trace of sadness welled up on her face: "I wonder if the immortals see the same scene when they look at the human world. In the blink of an eye, the mountains turn into plains, and the vast oceans turn into mulberry fields. Inadvertently, I don't know how many things have disappeared in the years."
"It is said that the Immortal Lord Fengdu had already walked on this land in the ancient wilderness before the human race appeared!"
"The world is changing, dynasties have come and gone, I don't know how many times I've seen this."
“Perhaps, only an immortal saint like him can comprehend this great way and understand the years!”
"And we, after all, are just mortals who cannot guess or see through the affairs of this world!"
The mountain is high into the clouds, and auspicious clouds rise all the way up, just like climbing the fairy steps of the pillar of heaven, passing through the clouds, and the upper part of the mountain floats in the sea of clouds.
At a glance, one mountain after another rises and falls in the white sea of clouds, as if they were separated from the area below by a boundary.
As he was speaking, the auspicious clouds had already reached the highest point on the mountain top, in front of the gate of the Palace of the Ancient Saint, under the sacred tree of Spring and Autumn.
Clouds fell from above, and the three of them stood in front of the Palace of the Sage. The heavy palace door slowly opened, and billions of vines of the Spring and Autumn Divine Tree danced across the sky, raising layers of spiritual light.
One after another, sages and scholars walked out of the palace gate. Everyone guarded a handsome and elegant literary saint as he walked out from the interior. The saint exuded a heavy light of incense and fire, just like the scorching sun, illuminating the world. He also seemed like a living god or Buddha, high above.
The Nine-Tailed Fox immediately bowed and saluted: "Bai Mei greets Master Tang!"
Tang Li glanced at the two of them and said, "You two have come at the right time. Feng Sheng is not in seclusion right now and is in the palace."
"But this place is not the human world. One day in the cave is equivalent to one year in the human world. It is not a place for ordinary people to stay for a long time. You can't walk around casually and enter such a bad place."
"Because the life span of mortals is recorded in the Book of Life and Death, it is calculated according to the years that have passed in the world of the living. If you two stay in this cave for too long, you will probably be very old when you leave the cave, and your life span will be shortened for nothing."
"If you mistakenly enter the Land of Broken Swords, a thousand years of your life will be shaved off, and even the gods and immortals cannot save you!"
The two immediately said, "We understand! Thank you, Saint Tang!"
Tang Sheng brought many sages and scholars with him, rolled up heavy clouds, and headed towards the temple on the other side of the sea of clouds. This scene was imprinted in the eyes of the two men, leaving them with only one thought.
This is not some kind of paradise on earth. Although they have not yet ascended to the upper realm, in their imagination, it is no different from the upper realm.
It was really hard for them to imagine what the scene would be like if this cave was elevated to the upper realm.
Finally, they arrived deep into the Palace of the Ancestors. Under the trunk of the Spring and Autumn Tree, which was like a pillar supporting the sky, a young man and an old man were playing chess. There were only two pieces, black and white, on the chessboard, but in the eyes of the two men, they seemed to see mountains and rivers, countless soldiers fighting, and the rise and fall of dynasties.
The two were served by many sages from the academy, and the entire Palace of the Sages seemed extremely lively, as if the scene of Huandu had been recreated.
At that time, Master Feng and Zhuang Li were playing chess in the school hall, with many disciples watching on the side. Master Feng would usually talk about some principles of life while playing chess, and some students would secretly write down Master Feng's remarks.
Finally, the old man left one child behind and said with some nostalgia.
"Back then, when Emperor Longqiu Hua was on the throne and the world was just beginning to settle down, the Master taught Zhuang Li and others how to play chess. Zhuang Li was extremely obsessed with it, and always thought that within this small chessboard, the entire world, including the sun, moon, and stars, was hidden."
“I didn’t expect so many years to have passed in the blink of an eye!”
"Yes! Are you trying to say that after all these years, my chess skills are still the same, without any improvement at all?"
Master Zifeng and Zhuang Sheng finished the chess game while chatting and laughing. Zhuang Sheng stood up and bowed: "I will not bother you again next time!"
After saying this, he walked away on the clouds with many disciples, just like Tang Sheng, free and easy. Before leaving, he nodded to the two of them, and the two of them returned the greeting.
Finally, Saint Feng, who was sitting on one side of the chessboard, turned his head and looked at the two people standing in front of him.
Bai Mei immediately stepped forward to greet him: "This servant greets the Immortal Lord!"
But Lin Xu suddenly became extremely nervous. This sturdy man with a somewhat strange appearance had imagined what the scene would be like when he met his former master, the Immortal Lord Fengdu, but when he actually met him, he became panic-stricken and at a loss.
“Lin Xu… Lin Xu has met the Immortal Lord!”
Fengdu sat cross-legged under the Spring and Autumn Tree, as if he had anticipated everything: "Linxu! I know why you are here!"
Lin Xu knelt down on the ground at once: "Please help me, Immortal Lord!"
Fengdu nodded: "You have awakened your spiritual wisdom and transformed yourself, so you can be considered a living being in this world!"
"Of course, we no longer need to be bound to the Netherworld, but to be the boat that carries people in and out of the abyss of the sea."
Lin Xu came here because he no longer wanted to be a ship traveling through the abyss of the sea and wanted to seek freedom. He had already awakened his intelligence and transformed into a human form, so naturally he wanted to practice Taoism and become an immortal.
Logically speaking, he was originally a magic weapon of Fengdu, so he naturally had no freedom. Moreover, how could anyone let go of a treasure that might have the potential to become a magical weapon
However, Fengdu was unusually free and easy, as if he was happy that Lin Xu could transform. His magnanimity, which seemed to be able to embrace the world, impressed Lin Xu and Bai Mei in front of him.
"I will ascend to heaven soon, and I will remove the restrictions and restraints on you today."
Fengdu waved his hand, and rays of fairy light shot out from under his white sleeves and rushed into Linxu's body. The complex and vast Lingxu formation in his body rushed into the sky, covering an area of a thousand meters.
In an instant, Lin Xu disappeared from the spot and turned into a fairy ship that could crash into mountains. The fairy ship roared and roared like a living thing, and its shape kept twisting and changing.
Finally, it turned into a human form again and landed on the spot.
At this moment, all the restrictions in Lin Xu's body disappeared, and the human form he transformed into was no longer out of control, and he turned into a tall and strong young man.
Lin Xu was overjoyed and knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times in a row: "Thank you, Immortal Lord! Thank you, Immortal Lord!"
Fengdu looked calm, showing no regret for losing or giving up a treasure that could potentially become an immortal weapon: "I hope you will practice well in the future and become an immortal with merit."