As the morning light came, Chang 'an City slowly woke up from its sleep.
The door of the Old Brush Pen Shop was pushed open, and those bigwigs in Lin 47th Street were immediately alert.
It was colder this year than in previous years, but it had not snowed for many days. The remaining snow under the tree roots turned gray day after day. However, when the door was pushed open with a squeak, it began to snow.
Second Brother looked up at the sky, and then looked at the door that had just been opened.
At the entrance of the alley, a black carriage slowly came in the wind and snow. The heavy body made of metal slightly trembled the bluestone in the alley, and the wheels made a low sound like thunder.
Master Yan Se and Great Divine Priest of Light walked out of the shop and sat in the carriage.
A moment later, a thin figure also walked out of the Old Brush Pen Shop.
Sangsang held the new urn in her left arm and the old one in her right arm. It seemed to be a little heavy, and she struggled to climb into the carriage.
The black carriage drove to the city gate in the wind and snow.
It was still quiet in Lin 47th Street. The General at the head of the alley and the censor at the end of the alley did not move, and looked solemnly at the black carriage leaving.
Second Brother stood up from the stool, and with his hands behind his back, he walked to the city gate with Chen Pipi following the track of the black carriage.
Until then, other bigwigs in the alley dared to move.
The general ordered the Yulin Royal Guards hidden everywhere in Chang 'an City to return to camp.
The censor went straight to the palace to report.
Nation Master Li Qingshan looked at the carriage gradually disappearing in the wind and snow of Chang 'an, and slowly bowed to him.
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There was a not so famous mountain in the northern suburbs of Chang 'an City. The mountain was not high, and there were no historical records of scholars to help it. The wild trees on the mountain also lacked some beauty, so there were few tourists on weekdays. This morning, the wind and snow came suddenly, and the road was covered with snow, and it was difficult to walk on. The mountain was even more quiet, as if it was not in the world.
The black horse carriage stopped at the foot of this nameless mountain. The wheels of the carriage, which were made of refined iron, had already cracked the ground beneath them. If they were to forcefully ascend the mountain, they would probably leave two terrifying wounds on the muddy mountain path.
Two old men were walking on the mountain path. Their cotton-padded jackets were a little old, but they were very clean. They trembled slightly in the mountain wind. Their Daoist robes were still new, but they were stained with a lot of grease and dirt, fluttering in the wind.
Regardless of whether it was their clothes or their slightly stooped old bodies, the two elders on the mountain path were very ordinary. However, when they walked through the wind and snow, they gave off a feeling of floating away from the world.
At the foot of the mountain path, Sangsang, who was thin and weak, held two heavy urns in her arms. She lowered her head and pursed her lips, staring at the endless stone steps under her skirt. She struggled to catch up with the two old people in front of her, who seemed to be about to leave the world.
Master Yan Se pulled out a snow branch from his face and sighed, "I don't know whether the new urn will be filled or the old one will become heavier."
Great Divine Priest of Light walked beside him and said with a smile, "It's all up to Haotian."
Master Yan Se wiped the snow on his Taoist robe and said, "In fact, it's not bad to fill them all up."
The Great Divine Priest of Light nodded and said, "Placing the two jars side by side can be considered as neighbors."
Master Yan Se turned his head and glanced at him. Then he put his sleeves behind him and continued to go up the stairs.
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Under a cedar tree, the two old people rested for a while, waiting for Sangsang to catch up.
Master Yan Se looked at the calm face of the old man and suddenly asked curiously, "Have you ever been to Tianqi?"
The Great Divine Priest of Light slightly squinted his old eyes and seemed to be thinking about things that happened many years ago. After a long silence, he said softly, "I have been there, but then I was beaten down to the dust and deprived of the opportunity to be close to Haotian."
Master Yan Se looked at him and said with emotion, "What a great Lucky Chance it is to break through the Five States. How many cultivators in the world can't reach it in their whole lives? You actually reached this step more than ten years ago. No wonder the abbey dean thought that you were the first person in Haotian Taoism."
The Great Divine Priest of Light sighed softly and said, "It's actually a kind of pain to have seen it, but it can't be seen again."
Sangsang finally arrived under the cedar tree. Her face was red and she was out of breath.
The two old people did not give her any time to rest and continued to walk up the stairs to the top of the mountain.
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Master Yan Se said, "You have broken through the Five States, but you were beaten down to the dust. This can only prove that Haotian thinks that what you have done is wrong, so he is determined to take back this gift. You have to pursue the shadow of the night, the son of Yama … In fact, does it have anything to do with the glory of Haotian? In fact, in the end, you believe in yourself, not Haotian. "
The Great Divine Priest of Light sighed and said, "In fact, in the past decades, I have been thinking about a question. Why do those excellent Divine Priests of Light in the history of the Divine Hall often leave the Peach Mountain? Why do those who are said to be closest to Haotian often choose a road that Haotian doesn't appreciate? The patriarch who founded the Devil's Doctrine a thousand years ago and the predecessor who betrayed the sect hundreds of years ago were like this. Finally, I also embarked on this road. "
He turned to look at Yan Se and said after a long silence, "I have thought about this for a long time. I was still thinking about every step when I was climbing the mountain. Until now, when I saw the red sun rising in the sea of clouds in front of me and saw the warm red light, I understood that it is because the person sitting on the Divine Priest of Light … believes in the light."
Master Yan Se was silent. He understood the meaning of the Great Divine Priest of Light's words.
He believed in the light, but Haotian didn't necessarily represent the light.
At this time, the two old men had climbed to the top of the nameless mountain. Sangsang rested under a straight white poplar tree behind her. The old and new urns beside her reflected the ruddy luster of her slightly dark face, full of warmth.
At the end of the sea of clouds in the east of the cliff, the rising sun had all jumped out, red and round.
On the cliff, there was still fine snow floating. Watching the sun in the snow, it was really a strange picture.
Walking to the edge of the cliff, Master Yan Se reached out to drive away a drifting snowflake in front of him. Looking at the red sun calmly smiling between the two layers of clouds in the east, he asked, "How does it feel to take that step?"
Taking a step forward, one would enter the lower layer of white clouds lingering between the mountains, or walk into the warm light.
The Great Divine Priest of Light walked to his side and looked at the distant sun side by side. He said, "After the battle between you and Liu Bai beside the sea wall of the Kingdom of Song, I saw the red sun gradually setting. I felt something, but I only took half a step forward."
"No matter it is half a step, you have taken it after all. I envy you very much." Master Yan Se sighed and said, "No wonder Liu Bai looked at you so strangely that day. After all, I am still a guy who is slow to understand."
The Great Divine Priest of Light recalled the shocking sword that broke the sky many years ago as if it came from thousands of miles away. Thinking of the earth-shaking talisman of the old Taoist priest beside him at that time, he could not help but smile slightly and said, "In principle, Liu Bai should have taken half a step forward. But I don't know why there is no news for so many years. Maybe he is afraid?"
Master Yan Se thought of the strongest person he had met in his life. He slightly frowned, but did not say anything.
The Great Divine Priest of Light looked at him and said with a faint smile, "Many people think that you have broken the possibility of breaking the Five States because you entered the Tao with pure Yang. But I think there is always a new life in the end. Liu Bai is the strongest person in the world, but you can face him head-on and not be defeated. If he can cross it, there is no reason why you can't cross it. So … what about you?"
The mountain wind came with snow, blowing the loose taoist robe. Master Yan Se looked at the blue sky and the red sun between the clouds and said calmly, "Last year, when I became Ning Que's disciple, all my obsessions turned into peace and my mind suddenly became open. At that time, I knew vaguely to take that step, but I don't know why I am not willing to take it."
He looked at the Great Divine Priest of Light and said, "As you said about Liu Bai, because of fear."
The Great Divine Priest of Light frowned in the morning light. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Why are you afraid?"
"When Talisman Taoism goes to the end, it is the truth of heaven and earth, the most essential law. I have been cultivating talisman all my life, which is gradually going to the original. However, the extreme is the area that Haotian is qualified to touch."
Master Yan Se said expressionlessly, "When cultivating talisman Taoism, it is inevitable to touch the forbidden area. It is about self-revelation, not Tianqi. So what will happen when you break the Five States? This is fear. "
The morning sun was calmly watching the cliff from the distant end of the sea of clouds. The light was so red and warm, illuminating the stone snow trees and urns on the edge of the cliff. That was the benevolent and generous Haotian giving rules and life to the human world.
The Great Divine Priest of Light said, "Although I seem to have betrayed Haotian, I am cultivating Divine Skills after all. The glory of Haotian will give me eyes to see through everything in the world and endless power. I have the advantage in the daytime."
Master Yan Se shook his head and said, "Chang 'an is my home. I have walked all the streets in the city and traveled all the great rivers and mountains outside the city. This mountain is my talisman, so you don't have much advantage."
The Great Divine Priest of Light smiled and said, "In any case, it is better not to disturb the people's dreams."
Master Yan Se said, "Since I advise you to leave Chang 'an, this is the reason."
As soon as he finished speaking, his wide sleeves waved gently. With a flash of clear light, the oil stains and the unpleasant smell in the sleeves were suddenly purified. A strong and inexplicable talisman intent slowly seeped out from the cracks in the mountain rocks.
"I haven't seen the Mountain Fu for many years." The Great Divine Priest of Light said with emotion.
He stretched out his right hand and gently waved it in the wind and snow. The morning light from the east instantly turned his skinny right hand into a pure white jade. Countless weak specks of light scattered from his fingers and flew into the air like fireflies.
When the strong talisman intent seeping out from the mountain rocks touched these holy light spots, there was no terrible result. Instead, they nestled together intimately and slowly drifted down from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the cliff, gradually forming an invisible barrier. The seven-colored flowing light flowed on the barrier, like a beautiful rainbow in the snow.
The two old men looked at the rainbow cover in front of them that covered the whole mountain, feeling the harmony and strength in it. They were very satisfied and nodded, and then looked at the silent little girl behind them at the same time.
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