I ran into the water along the slope, let Shen Bing grab my clothes, and dived in together. Maybe the water ghost knew how powerful we were, so he didn't dare to harass us again, and swam out of the tunnel smoothly and surfaced.
A ray of sunlight was projected on the water, creating ripples. Seeing this beautiful scenery, I heaved a sigh of relief, wiped the water off my face, and took a few deep breaths of fresh air. It was so great that we made it out alive!
I swam to the shore and put Tongjue on the ground. He leaned against the stone wall with a look of pain on his face. I felt like my intestines were about to break after that intense run just now. How could his wound not hurt
"Ah, there are several corpses here!" Shen Bing shouted, pointing to the shore.
I nodded. I had discovered this last night and found the mahogany plaques on them. When Tongjue had recovered from his shock, I asked him if his two junior brothers had come. He looked up and said with a happy expression, "They are here!"
This spiritual journey is not like the refining spirit returning to the void, where you can directly communicate with the other party in the dream. You should know that refining the spirit returning to the void requires extremely high cultivation. I am afraid that there are not many such masters in the world except Xuan Zhen. The spiritual journey can only send out a distress signal and let them search according to the approximate direction. Their two junior brothers looked down from the edge of the cliff and saw us, but they didn't bring a rope, so they ran back to get a rope to lift us up.
Tongjue's two junior brothers were named Tongwu and Tongxuan. They were originally attending a Taoist cultural exchange meeting in Nanjing with their senior brother, but they left Nanjing early for something else and went to the Qianyuan Temple on Mount Mao. After listening to their explanation, I realized that the three brothers were not disciples of this Mount Mao, but from the Sanqing Temple on the north Mount Mao.
Maoshan is divided into the South and North Maoshan. We are in the South Maoshan, also known as Jintan Maoshan. The North Maoshan is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, in Xinghua, Taizhou. That is where the three Mao ancestors first practiced, they are Mao Ying, Mao Gu, and Mao Zhong. Later, the three brothers were invited to Juqu Mountain in the south of the Yangtze River. Juqu Mountain is the predecessor of the South Maoshan, and then there was the division between the South and North Maoshan.
In terms of orthodoxy, Beimaoshan is the birthplace of the three Mao ancestors, and in terms of later development, it is Nanmaoshan, because these three brothers have been living in Nanmaoshan in their later years. They are the ancestors of us Yin-Yang masters, and it is they who passed down the Maoshan Taoism.
However, I think the three brothers Tongjue have mediocre Taoist skills, not even worthy of the three Maoshan ancestors, and they have wasted the title of Maoshan Taoist priests. It may be related to the current society. Under the suppression of feudal ideas, most Taoist priests no longer practice magic, so that many profound Taoist skills have been lost or submerged.
I suggested sending Tongjue to the hospital, but the three brothers said no, because the healing plasters from their Sanqing Temple had miraculous effects of bringing the dead back to life. I blinked, thinking that all the quack plaster sellers would say the same thing. But they insisted on not going, so I just let them do it.
They were going to Qianyuan Temple. I thought that Maoshan Taoism belonged to the Zhengyi Sect, which was different from the Quanzhen Sect, which did not eat meat. They could eat meat and marry. But I decided not to go with them. If there was no meat, I would be hungry for three meals. I had to eat some meat to make up for it.
After we left the forest, we said goodbye to them. Before leaving, Tongjue called me aside and whispered, "You are wearing a peach wood pendant, so you must be the descendant of Shangcheng Town's ghost story. I won't hide it from you. The Bianhua flower is not grown in Nanmao Mountain, but in Beimao Mountain. However, this flower originated from Buddhism, and it is based on fate. Only those who are destined to find it can find it." After that, he was supported by two junior brothers and walked away.