Chapter 123: Pulling Immortal Terrace

"Pulling Immortal Terrace?"

Li Yan pondered for a moment and nodded, "It is indeed a bit far, but as long as there is a spiritual aperture, it is worth the effort."

Climbing mountains in this Great Xuan Dynasty is not comparable to his previous life.

In his previous life, every famous mountain and great river was being developed. No matter how steep or remote, they were crowded at any time.

If you don't want to walk, there are cable cars for a one-day tour. If you are willing to move your legs, wide mountain roads are waiting for you, it's just a waste of knees.

With the blessing of technology, even Mount Everest is crowded.

The only thing that needs to be guarded against is all kinds of Jianghu scams.

The "Ghost and God Scam" of the Jin Sect, the "Immortal Trap" of the Yan Sect, the "Fake Antiques" of the Ma Sect, the "Immortal Game" of the Feng Sect...

They just changed their names, but it's hard to change their essence.

But now it is different. Every section of the road, every plank road, is walked out with human lives. Many places are absolute dead zones, not to mention the wild beasts in the mountains.

The Pulling Immortal Terrace can be said to be the highest point in the eastern part of the Shenzhou.

It must be difficult to walk, but since it already has a name, it means there is a path to go.

"This..."

Hearing Li Yan's words, Manager Bai hesitated for a moment and looked at Yu Linzi, "Junior Feng Feng Shixiong doesn't know, that place is far, but that's secondary."

"In the sixth month, there is ice melting near the Pulling Immortal Terrace, and the mountain rocks collapse, revealing these two spiritual apertures. But because the journey is long and the palace is still building the Stargazing Terrace, there was no time to reinforce and build them."

"When there was time, I sent Junior Feng Feng Shixiong Yuxiangzi and others to explore and see how to arrange it, but they discovered several corpses, all pilgrims who were curious and wanted to tour the Pulling Immortal Terrace."

"There is such a thing?"

Yu Linzi was a bit surprised and shook his head, "A while ago, apart from morning and evening lessons, I was helping Master record stargazing, so I didn't pay much attention to the situation in the palace."

"Feng Feng Shixiong, how did those pilgrims die?"

"Harmed by a monster..."

Before he finished speaking, Sha Lifei said in surprise, "This is a blessed land, a Mystic Sect altar field. Will there also be evil spirits and monsters?"

Yu Linzi shook his head, "It is not as simple as the layperson thinks."

"The Shenzhou is full of spiritual beauty. The three great dragon veins crisscross, and places where innate Gang and evil qi turn into layouts are like stars, countless."

"The Mystic Sect Orthodox Sect and major Dharma lineages occupy blessed lands and are supported by the imperial court, and they also have to be responsible for guarding the peace of one side. But the mountain range is vast, and even if there are troops searching the mountains and patrolling, it is impossible to take care of all places."

"Moreover, this blessed land naturally attracts spiritual creatures to come and cultivate. Heaven has the virtue of loving life, and some spirits are pure by nature and even save passersby in the mountains, so naturally, they cannot be killed."

"But some are extremely fierce, and we are also responsible for capturing them."

"Manager Bai, what kind of monster is it?"

Manager Bai said in a deep voice, "It is a strange earth centipede. It is not small, can burrow, hide its aura, and likes to suck the blood of living people."

"This thing is also extremely cunning. Several junior brothers set up an altar and sent troops to capture it, but the other party hid and didn't move. They sent people to guard it for several days, but didn't even see a shadow."

"This is not, seeing that the Winter Solstice grand ritual is coming, the palace is short of manpower and has no time to send people to squat, so I reported it to Chang'an, and they sent a demon-catcher to handle this matter."

"They are much more proficient in dealing with this kind of monster."

A demon-catcher?

Li Yan and Wang Fu looked at each other and immediately guessed who it was.

Speaking of this, Manager Bai looked outside, clearly a bit anxious, stood up and said, "That place is not in the plan. If you insist on going, just give 500 taels, but be careful."

Just as he finished speaking, he stood up and left in a hurry.

Li Yan and the three were speechless.

Good fellow, he even opened his mouth to ask for 500 taels for a remote and dangerous place. This Manager Bai seems to be really poor and anxious.

Seeing the three's appearance, Yu Linzi also shook his head slightly, helplessly, "The situation is like this. In my opinion, everyone should wait."

"Quite a few evil things have appeared in Guanzhong recently. During this Winter Solstice grand ritual, multiple Daoist fields like Zhongnan, Lishan, and Huashan will take joint action, send troops to patrol the Qin Ling Mountains, search the mountains and capture evil, and then it will be much safer."

Li Yan asked suspiciously, "After the Winter Solstice, the apertures cannot be used?"

Yu Linzi nodded, "Heaven and earth have their own laws, and the spiritual apertures of the blessed land also have their own breathing opportunities. After the Winter Solstice, the Yang qi falls, the Yin qi rises, and cultivating inside will be harmful instead. It will be normal after the beginning of spring."

Li Yan hesitated after hearing this.

"Then I will trouble you, fellow Daoist."

Wang Fu suddenly cupped his hands and opened his mouth, then smiled at Li Yan, "Don't worry about me. Cultivation is like this. If there is no hardship, how can everyone succeed in cultivation?"

He knew that Li Yan was afraid he would have an accident.

"Alright."

Li Yan pondered for a moment, "I will trouble the senior, and also, we want to buy some incense and ritual artifacts."

Building a temple is not just sitting in meditation.

It not only requires a blessed land spiritual aperture, but also requires corresponding rituals and the cooperation of various ritual artifacts.

Moreover, each floor is getting more and more difficult, and from the fourth floor, it also requires the consumption of some heavenly treasures, which is a greater expense.

Fortunately, what is used for the first three floors are all ordinary ritual artifacts.

High-grade incense, lotus soul-guarding lamps, talismans, rootless water... these things are all available in the Doumugong and are offered at the ritual altar all year round.

The blessed land plus these one-time low-level ritual artifacts are originally one of the sources of income for the Orthodox Sect. Spending some silver makes it easy to set them up.

After resting for a night at the Doumugong, led by a Daoist boy, the three packed their bags and headed deeper into Mount Taibai...

"Everyone be careful, we're almost there!"

On the mountain ridge, the cold wind whistled, blowing until several people couldn't stand still.

From the Doumugong to the Pulling Immortal Terrace, one needs to go down the mountain first and then up the mountain. The temperature changes drastically, and there are many strange sights along the way, as well as some ancient ruins of unknown eras.

These are all fine to say, but it is the true test after going up the mountain.

The mountain wind whistled, freezing people's heads until they were numb. Even Li Yan, who had practiced martial arts for many years, had a little chest tightness and shortness of breath.

But the scenery on the mountain was also becoming more majestic.

The mountains were vast, the sea of clouds was boundless, glaciers, mossy lands, and strange fault layers made people feel as if they had returned to that vast ancient era.

The one sent by Yu Linzi to lead the way was his disciple, with the Daoist name Dian Shu. If he succeeded in cultivation in the future, he would be called Dian Shuzi.

This little Daoist was lively and enthusiastic. Along the way, he was fooled by Sha Lifei's few words until he was very happy, and his mouth didn't stop.

"Everyone look there!"

He pointed to a mountain ridge on the opposite mountain range and said, "That place is called the Ten Thousand Immortal Formation. Legend has it that when the Grand Duke conferred gods on the Pulling Immortal Terrace, many immortals and gods stood there, waiting to be conferred."

Sha Lifei exclaimed, "Is it true?"

Dian Shu scratched his head and smiled, "It's just a legend. Anyway, such a long time ago, the Mystic Sect records are not detailed. Everyone should just listen to it as fun." As he spoke, a protruding mountain ridge appeared ahead, as if piled up by large mountain rocks, with gravel, mud, and solid ice mixed together, vaguely revealing a small path leading straight to the mountaintop.

Dian Shu pointed to the other side and said, "The newly discovered spiritual aperture is not on the Pulling Immortal Terrace, but in the mountain crevice opposite. Are you going directly, or are you going to take a turn on the Pulling Immortal Terrace?"

Wang Fu, although frozen until his lips were purple, had already adapted, and his spirit was much better. He smiled, "Since we are here, how can we miss it? Let's go up and take a turn."

The one with the worst physical strength said this, so Li Yan naturally wouldn't object. Fortunately, the distance was not far. Even though the solid ice on the road was slippery, it took less than two sticks of incense for the group to climb the Pulling Immortal Terrace.

On the Pulling Immortal Terrace, there were large pieces of weathered gravel.

These stones were pale in color, piling up into a ritual altar, but the years were long, and now only broken walls remained.

Standing here, one only felt the sky was high and the earth was wide, and the majestic and vast aura rushed toward them. The sunset shone on the sea of clouds, and the weather was thousands of changes.

Wang Fu looked around and nodded slightly, "This place is indeed extraordinary. The terrain is condensed, overlooking the middle dragon. It might really be the place where the immortals were pulled to confer gods."

Li Yan opened his supernatural ability, and his perception was deeper.

Mount Taibai is the highest mountain in the Qin Ling Mountains, and this place is the highest point of Taibai. Innate Gang qi gathers from all directions, as if a group of gods are holding up the ritual altar.

!.

For a time, the aura actually made him dizzy, his body swayed, and he hurriedly formed a Yin seal to close his supernatural ability, only then feeling a bit better.

Dian Shu saw this and laughed, "Layperson, you don't dare to use supernatural abilities here. A senior in our Doumugong once wanted to open an altar and perform rituals here, and almost blew up the altar and fainted."

"The Grand Duke's seat, all gods retreat, cannot be offended."

"The Daoist didn't tell me earlier, watching my joke, right?" Li Yan was speechless, shaking his head and making a joke.

At this time, it was already dusk. After the group took a simple turn, they took advantage of the fact that the sky was not yet dark, went down the Pulling Immortal Terrace, and bypassed the mountain ridge to reach the other side.

"It's right there."

Dian Shu pointed forward.

The group looked up and saw two mountain crevices appearing on the hillside, with gravel piled up below, like the air holes of a mountain range, which was very interesting.

Dian Shu said while walking, "The spiritual apertures of each blessed land are named according to the position of the Nine Palaces. This place belongs to the Qian position on Mount Taibai, so the two apertures are called Qian One and Qian Two..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Yan pulled him back, the Guanshan saber unsheathed with a clang, protecting everyone behind him.

They saw a "stone" in the gravel pile in the distance slowly squirming, then uncovering, actually disguised by a piece of cloth.

A figure stood up inside, it was the female demon-catcher Red Yecha.

Her face was still cold. She looked at the group for a few times, then looked at Dian Shu, and said in a deep voice, "Didn't I say, don't disturb my work, why did you bring people here again?"

Little Daoist Dian Shu was a bit embarrassed, hurriedly bowed and said, "Layperson Luo, these few are here to build a temple and cultivate in the spiritual aperture. They will leave in a day, and if that monster appears, they can also help..."

"Nonsense!"

Red Yecha's voice was full of fire, "That monster is cunning, best at sneak attacks. After sucking the essence and blood, it won't appear for at least several days. More people are just trouble!"

"This..." Dian Shu was also in a dilemma, "People have already come, the journey is hard, we can't just return temporarily."

"Layperson Luo, don't worry, it will only be one day, it won't delay things."

Red Yecha took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Since that's the case, take care of yourselves. If something happens, I won't come to save you."

Having said this, she came to the other side of the gravel, pulled a goat from behind, and ignored the group, walking toward another area, clearly intending to set a trap.

"Everyone, let's go."

Dian Shu shrank his neck and led the group to continue toward the mountain crevice, saying while walking, "Everyone don't mind, although this Layperson Luo is a bit fierce, she is a good person who has helped quite a few villagers catch demons and suppress evil..."

Having disturbed others' work, Li Yan and the others were in the wrong, so naturally they wouldn't say much, and were soon attracted by the spiritual aperture.

The so-called spiritual aperture is actually a cave.

But these two caves were very strange.

The cave was not deep, only ten meters, the surrounding rock walls were smooth, as if carved naturally, and a layer of thick solid ice had condensed.

Entering the cave, Li Yan was even more shocked.

He could clearly smell the innate Gang qi flowing in the cave, hooking up with the earth's yin qi, surging up and down, like a natural furnace.

This is the "layout" formed by innate Gang qi!

"Trend" must have a root, like what people say about mountain trends and momentum, while "layout" forms a small world of its own, with Gang and evil qi flowing within it.

In such a place, if an expert uses the "layout" to set up a formation, I fear that even if an outsider walks to the front, it would be difficult to discover.

Two caves, about the same size, the difference is that one is relatively wide, like a stone room, clear at a glance.

And the other is relatively tortuous, with some places piled with gravel.

Dian Shu smiled honestly, "The spiritual apertures of each blessed land are treasures of the sect. It stands to reason that they should be well built, and then some ritual altars and quiet rooms should be set up, but manpower has been really tight recently, so it can only be done next year. Everyone, just make do with it."

"No problem."

Li Yan was already a bit impatient and turned to look at Wang Fu, "Daoist, who should come first?"

"You come first."

Wang Fu stroked his beard and smiled, "You are building the first floor, which is relatively simple. I still need to make some preparations."

"That's fine." Li Yan nodded in agreement.

Just as they were talking, the sun had already set. The group casually ate some dry food and began to set up the ritual altar for Li Yan.

The first floor, even for the ghost and god method "Luo Feng Scripture," is relatively simple to set up.

A circle of twelve lotus soul-guiding lamps below, symbolizing the twelve earthly branches, incense, rootless water, and ritual seals, used to draw innate Gang qi.

After doing this, Li Yan stayed in the cave, while Sha Lifei and the others worked together to move giant stones and seal the cave entrance.

Simply put, if the spiritual aperture is a furnace, this is sealing the furnace, and the ritual is to start the furnace and draw the Gang and evil qi to infect it.

Soon, the cave entrance was blocked.

Sha Lifei and the others would wait outside, and only after midnight could they know if Li Yan had succeeded.

The three did not go far, found a place sheltered from the wind outside to light a campfire, and waited while warming themselves.

Sha Lifei took off the wine pouch from his waist. Originally, he wanted to take a few gulps, but seeing the little Daoist Dian Shu beside him, he hurriedly handed it over, "Daoist, come, drink a few gulps to warm your body."

The little Daoist was clearly a bit tempted, but said embarrassedly, "This, we still have to guard the law. In case that monster appears..."

"Don't worry!"

Sha Lifei was a bit proud, took two bamboo tubes from his waist, handed one to Wang Fu, and then smiled, "Feng Feng Shixiong Li Yan gave us treasures to protect ourselves. No matter what monster or ghost, they will die when they see it."

It was the Underworld Fire Gun that Li Yan had handed to them for self-protection before entering the cave. Even if it was a monster, it was just a wild beast with spirituality. With this big killer, they would die if sprayed.

Hearing Sha Lifei's description of how powerful it was, the little Daoist was also slightly relieved. He drank a few gulps of wine, and his face immediately turned red.

Wang Fu laughed when he saw this, and then his heart stirred, asking:

"Little fellow Daoist, what exactly is that earth centipede monster?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 124 =====