He seemed like an arrow released from a bow, heading straight towards a particular direction.
I too had a massive stone hanging over my heart, following closely behind He You Tien.
He You Tian's speed was just too fast; I could only see a shadow of him left behind.
A few minutes later, I entered a side hall and courtyard, which was the place where the guests were entertained on Four Rules Mountain.
Sunlight directly shone on the clean small courtyard, quiet with no sound at all.
He You Tian stood quietly at the center of the courtyard, his face as still as water.
I stopped in my tracks, and my eyelids were twitching uncontrollably. Where were Wu Jinluan and the others?
So their whereabouts, already self-evident...
We had already made a plan. After I returned to the mountain, Wu Jinlan and the others were to disturb the Bai family's remains. And after I conveyed the message to numerous elders, He You Tian was waiting there to help me adjust my body. It's been at least a few days since I haven't met with Wu Jinlan and the others.
They, in order to keep it up on the surface that this matter has nothing to do with me, haven't come to see me either!
In all the words that Mao San said, he didn't mention the dwelling place of the true being who awoke from the body that was exhumed. I had also overlooked such a critical point.
In normal circumstances, how could a person live in a graveyard?
Furthermore, when the Fourth Regulations Immortal was buried, the scene was not small at all. At that time, neither He You Tian nor the other disciples had noticed anything unusual...
This is what caused our oversight!
"Follow me." He You Tian said in a low voice, and then he left the small courtyard again.
This time, he slowed down slightly, only slightly leading me by a bit, so that he could show the way.
We met a few disciples on the way earlier, and all of them bowed to us without exception. He You Tian didn't bother to respond, and I didn't stop either.
It didn't take long to reach the front of the Shangqing Hall. Normally, the Shangqing Hall is where the elders and immortals gather to discuss matters, so it was quite deserted here.
Walking from the side of the main hall outward, I quickly entered the forest. It can be considered having left the mountain gate territory, and then it was the downhill path. The temple itself was on top of a peak, and Four Rules Mountain was even more steeply cut, making the path even more precipitous. Pine trees and cypress trees interspersed with some jujube trees blocked much of the sunlight above, while the vegetation below was especially dense.
Occasionally, I saw some places with burnt marks. The trees had already been removed, clearly indicating that those locations had once generated lightning wood?
We didn't descend straight down; we kept changing directions along the way. The ancestral tomb site of the immortal also had a Feng Shui arrangement.
Finally, when He You Tian stopped, we found ourselves standing in front of a house!
I thought it would be something like the valley in Juqu Mountain, or the mausoleum in General Mountain.
I hadn't expected that the tomb of the immortal in Four Rules Mountain would actually be a grand mansion!
The mansion was built on a gentle slope, exuding a sense of solemnity and dignity.
"A few years ago, Tianji Shen Suan helped Four Regulations Mountain choose a resting place for our ancestors and immortals."
"We were able to reach this mansion because of a specific path. If you don't take this road, even if you climb up and down the mountain a hundred times, it is absolutely impossible to get here."
He You Tian's words were initially firm, but in the end, they had a slight trembling.
"When we went through the mountain gate, I passed by many halls but didn't see the trace of Mr. Wu's group. They must not be inside the mountain gate anymore. I only hope they haven't found this place. You don't know the exact location of here, so they can only locate it by Feng Shui positioning and Tianji Shen Suan, which is beyond ordinary people's ability."
I remained silent, unsure of what to say, just gazing at this solemn ancestral tomb.
Wu Jinluan, to some extent, can be considered extraordinary.
After all, he has the courage to build the Daoist place of ascending to immortality, and also invited many great masters to jointly suppress epidemic demons. His temperament and insight are far beyond ordinary teachers. Restricted by his young age, he is not yet a great master, but should be close. After all, Daoists look at Daoist skills, while teachers only look at Feng Shui skills and temperament.
"Big Brother, let's go in and take a look. I hope nothing goes wrong," I managed to say.
As the one in the situation, my fixation on Wu Jinlan has become a mental impediment. That's why I overlooked the contribution of the Bai family to Four Rules Mountain, just like Wu Jinlan and others didn't think of it either.
In fact, when I was in the valley of Juqu Mountain, I had already begun to have some thoughts, but I hadn't figured them out thoroughly. Mao San interrupted me and pointed to the body of the White Immortal again.
"Heart must be calm, do not give rise to the demon of desire." He You Tian seemed to notice my unease.
"It's okay." I took a deep breath, suppressing the waves of emotion and unease in my heart.
He You Tian, with his hands clasped in a bow, deeply bowed to the entrance of the ancestral tomb. "He You Tian, the twenty-ninth successor of Four Regulations Mountain, accompanied by my younger disciple Luo Xianshen, pays respects to all our forebears and the Master."
I bowed along with He You Tian.
Later, he pushed open the door and entered.
In the muffled sound, the door opened, following He You Tian inside. As I looked around, it was the sight that shocked my soul.
In the center of the courtyard, there was a huge artificial mountain. At first glance, it seemed only that the artificial mountain was large. But upon closer inspection, the mountain's formation and structure were actually reminiscent of Four Regulations Mountain?
There were several places in the artificial mountain where water was flowing down, making a murmur like the sound of water.
The water gathered at the foot of the artificial mountain, forming a river.
The tiny streams meandered around the entire artificial mountain, with no visible outlets. The artificial mountain kept dripping water without overflowing. This must be related to the construction of the mountain. Perhaps there was also a vital acupoint here, causing the water to be absorbed into the mountain body and then seep out from those holes, forming a cycle?
Most of my sight was blocked by this mountain body.
I looked around, and what I saw was not a normal house door or house, but rather something like an altar?
It is said to be similar because altars are usually only about a person's height, used for placing tablets and offerings. However, this one was three meters high and two meters wide, looking unusually large! Moreover, it was not made of wood but constructed of bricks and stones, with a stone tablet standing in the middle inscribed with the name of a certain ancestor of Four Regulations Mountain.
In front of us, there were some offerings that were not ordinary fruits, meats, or birds. Instead, they were dried medicinal herbs.
Four Regulations Mountain is rich in medicinal herbs, and I have deeply experienced this.
He You Tian stood still for a few seconds and then walked straight into the room from the right side.
I followed him and continued walking forward.
The shrine altar intervals were about two meters apart.
Externally, the ancestral tomb appeared solemn and majestic, but internally, it felt somewhat dark and eerie.
Here and the true practitioner's tomb site in Juqu Mountain have obvious differences.
Juqu Mountain is a naturally occurring tomb cave, quiet and peaceful. This place was built with Feng Shui techniques, lacking the natural calmness of Juqu Mountain. It's not that Four Regulations Mountain is not good enough. The place Tianji Shen Suan pointed out has no problems. It can only be said that there is a difference in their foundation.
Circling around to the back, I still didn't see Wu Jinlan and the others. It was then that I noticed that there were some empty shrines without tablets or offerings.
"Wow, Tianji Shen Suan did have some skills. He even left the location for your people who came later. This place alone could still be used for at least a few hundred years."
