Immortal Formula

   Chapter 874 Xizhou Song

  Gu Yan was not surprised, this result had long been thought of in her heart. Otherwise, how could the owner of the lotus pond, who is like a dragon without seeing its head but not its tail, leave such verses?

   She said to Sheng Hualan, "My three disciples, please help me take care of them temporarily."

Sheng Hualan nodded, "The lotus pond where the master lives is at the highest peak of the mountain. You can follow the mountain road and go straight up. The master once had a life. During this meditation, I saw no one, including us disciples. Inside, so please go up with Sister Gu alone."

   Gu Yan nodded slightly and let Lin Ying and others settle here. She lightly lifted her belt and walked up the stone steps.

  This path paved with bluestone slabs twists and turns and extends all the way to the top of the peak. Gu Yan walked all the way, only to feel that the cloud was gradually being trampled under her feet, and the road ahead seemed to never end.

  Unconsciously, the sun has gradually gone west, the bright moon hangs in the sky, the moonlight in the sky is like water, but her heart has become extremely lonely.

   The quieter the scene in front of her, the stronger the sense of separation in her heart, as if everything in front of her had nothing to do with her, no matter how she blended in, she was just an outsider after all.

   At this moment, a leisurely singing sounded in her ears, "Pick the lotus in Nantang Autumn, the lotus is over one's head, and the lotus seeds are as clear as water."

   Gu Yan suddenly raised her head, only to realize that the color in front of her had changed. She seemed to be in a lotus pond, with countless lotuses sprawling in the water, the bright moon in the sky slightly spit, and among the lotus leaves, a small boat was docked, and on the bow, someone was singing lightly: "The sea is dreaming long, You worry about me too. The south wind knows what I mean, and dreams of Xizhou."

   The man was wearing a white robe, tall, jet-black hair and bushy eyebrows, all of which showed his extraordinary demeanor, and a pair of calm water-like eyes made him a bit more out of the world. The sharp contrast between movement and stillness exists in him like this.

   Gu Yan suddenly woke up, she took a step forward, bowed and said: "After the end of school, Gu Yan, see Master Padmasambhava!"

The person in front of him is the mountain master who has been in charge of Lianhua Mountain for nearly a thousand years. He is famous for his formation method, and no one dares to test his sharp lotus life. However, at this time, his demeanor seemed incomparably peaceful. He smiled and said, "Does this sound familiar to you listening to this song?"

Without waiting for Gu Yan to answer, he said: "The name of this song is called 'Xizhou Song'. I heard it for the first time in the lotus pond in Gusu City. At that time, I once thought, maybe this In the world, only I have the opportunity to hear this song. I didn't expect you to come again after a thousand years."

   Gu Yan was a little stunned, she only felt that there were many mysteries in Padmasambhava's words, but she didn't understand what he was talking about.

   Padmasambhava asked again: "I ask you, where did you come from and where are you going?"

   This is the same question raised by the owner of the lotus pond. Gu Yan shook his head and said, "I don't know, so I went up the mountain specially to ask the master for advice."

   Padmasambhava said: "You come to ask me, then who am I going to ask? No one can answer you this question, whether it is me or the owner of the lotus pond, it is the same."

  Gu Yan said: "If that's the case, why did the owner of the lotus pond leave a verse, asking me to go up the mountain?"

   Padmasambhava did not answer this question, he suddenly turned and said: "When Zimei came here, she mentioned you to me."

   When Padmasambhava mentioned Lin Zimei's name, he seemed very close and had no taboos.

  Gu Yan bowed and said, "Fairy Lin has taken care of me a lot in the South China Sea, but after returning to Cangwu, I never had the opportunity to thank her again."

  Lianhua Sheng said: "The last time she came, it was when you were retreating in Danxia Mountain, and you didn't have the chance to see it. She also hopes that if there is a chance in the future, you can return to the South China Sea."

Gu Yan bowed again and said: "I was reckless. When I was in the South China Sea, I once had a grudge with the master's disciple, so I killed him. I hereby apologize to the master." Although the matter has been exposed by Lin Zimei, Gu Yan was in front of the lotus flower. The face of life, but can not be mentioned.

   Padmasambhava waved, "My disciples, I have taught them that life and death are disillusioned, and they have their own way of running. I can't manage this matter. Don't mention it again in the future!"

   He smiled and said, "When I was under the lotus pond, I realized the birth and death of lotus flowers and obtained the Tao. At that time, I promised her a request. Today is the time for me to fulfill the promise."

He raised his hand, and Gu Yan realized that his fingers were slender and white, almost not like the hands of a man. Ten fingers were gently pressing in the air, just like a jumping elf. In front of her eyes, the lotus flowers in the pond suddenly grew up at the same time, and then withered at an extremely fast speed. The petals fell and drifted into the dust.

   Disillusionment of life and death, but only for a moment.

   Padmasambhava said: "Looking at the scene in front of you, what do you realize?"

Gu Yan said: "The way of life and death differs from person to person!" Lotus Life, with the unsurpassed wonderful method, evolved the way of disillusionment between life and death in front of her eyes, but Gu Yan said that the way of life and death differs from person to person, but also depends on the event. Different, heaven and earth are inherently impermanent, and life and death are also impermanent.

   Padmasambhava laughed: "Sure enough, he has comprehension. Today, I will invite you to visit the lotus pond under the moon. The answer to the question is still up to you to find!"

   He raised his hands, the lotus in the pond bloomed at the same time, and thousands of golden lotuses bloomed in the air. At this moment, Gu Yan was swept in by a force that came out of nowhere.

  The lotus flowers in the pond soon withered, the pond water returned to calm again, and Gu Yan had disappeared before his eyes.

Lotus Sheng said in a low voice: "I was once under the lotus pond to gain the Tao, but I was not the person she was looking for. After a thousand years, someone else had the chance to hear Xizhou Song, but I didn't know, this time she was looking for it. Man, have you found it?"

  Gu Yan naturally couldn't hear what Lotus was saying. At this time, she was already in another dimension. Naturally, she also knew that the lotus pond under the moon on Lianhua Mountain, like the Wanfa Bronze Stove and Sword Washing Pond, was one of the most famous secret realms in Cangwu.

  What is different from other secret realms is that under the moonlight of the lotus pond, there is a natural formation born in response to lotus flowers.

   In this secret realm, there are countless illusions, blurred spiritual energy, and the most murderous intention. If you are not careful, you are very likely to get lost in this. Because there are many ingenuity and ingenuity in the way of formation, it will inevitably cause the disciples' will not be firm.

   Then, when Padmasambhava let himself take a trip to the lotus pond under the moon, does he also want to break through the illusion?

   Although Gu Yan is a master of formation, she has suffered from rubble since childhood, and her mind is much tougher than that of ordinary monks, but at this time, when she came to the lotus pond under the moon, she actually felt a little confused.

   In front of her, there seemed to be a stone stair that was as pure as water. The cyan and dew-dropped slate stretched forward piece by piece. The original lotus pond had been divided into two halves by this stone stair. Gu Yan stood in the middle, suddenly at a loss, not knowing why she came to this place.

   She only felt that there were almost no roads around her, and she could only go forward and couldn't turn back at all.

The pond water on both sides seemed to be encapsulated by a strange force. Countless water droplets jumped around her, but they did not overflow. The faint moonlight sprinkled down, making the scene here extremely peaceful and peaceful. Static overflow.

   Gu Yan suddenly felt that such a situation was very peaceful, she even thought that she would stay here for the rest of her life and not come out.

   But then one sentence suddenly woke her up. She came here to find the answer to that question.

   The words of the owner of the lotus pond are not pure Zen. Gu Yan feels that as long as he can answer this question, he can solve a big secret in himself.

   She is alone, lonely between heaven and earth, then, where is the real beginning, where is the real end, and where is it?

  Thinking of this, her determination became firm again, and she walked forward with great strides.

Outside the lotus pond, Padmasambhava sat on the small pavilion, quietly watching the sparkling water, and said with a smile, "It's getting more and more interesting, she wouldn't really think that under the moon, the lotus pond is just It's just a place to test people's state of mind. As long as she is calm, she can break the ban, right? If she really thinks so, she will be frightened immediately. However, the more frightened she is, the more surprises will follow. It can be bigger."

The master of the formation, who looked unwavering and incomparably deep, suddenly had a childish smile on his face, but it was a pity that Lin Zimei was not here now, otherwise, she would remind Gu Yan that she looked immortal. Bone, the floating master Padmasambhava, in his bones, is really a narrow and eccentric person.

Gu Yan walked forward along the stone steps for a long time, but found that there was still no end in sight. She raised her head and found that above the sky, the bright moon hanging high in the sky, its position seems to have never changed. Has been fixed hanging in front of his right. She frowned suddenly. Could it be that she has fallen into the formation?

   The lotus pond under this month was originally a large formation formed naturally. Perhaps when I first set foot, I was actually confused by the most fundamental illusion.

  The first step is wrong, then the next step is naturally wrong. She thought of this, and suddenly flew up, the Dayan sword came to her hand, and immediately slashed out in front of her!

   This is the easiest way for Gu Yan to break the formation, attacking one point and ignoring the rest.

   In the shortest time, mobilize the most invincible and most powerful force, as long as a point is broken, the formation will collapse along with it. Although it is simple, it is also the most effective method.

Padmasambhava laughed. He was sitting on the stone table of Tingfeng Xiaoxie, with a wine jug and a wine glass in front of him. At this time, he was raising a glass and drinking to the moon, while showing a narrow smile. "Do you think that I will fight with you, isn't it a waste of my landlord's interests?"

   He suddenly threw out the cup that he had drank in his hand, and with a "snap", it shattered into countless pieces, and a sound of gold and stone splitting suddenly sounded, and the surroundings had inadvertently become murderous!

   After taking out that sword, Gu Yan froze and stood still.

She only felt that this sword was as if it had slashed into an empty space. The dense sword energy was melted by the countless spiritual energy that rolled around, and the water droplets surrounded by the sides were all turned into a sky full of water. The sharp arrow stabbed into his body.

   "This is impossible!"

   After all, what he was trapped in was just a phantom formation, not a killing formation. How could there be such a strong spiritual energy? It is absolutely unreasonable to have such a deep spiritual energy in an illusory formation. Logically speaking, the true master of the formation should be an illusion formation with murderous aura, restraining each other, layer upon layer, this is the real brilliant method.

  Gu Yan can't believe it, Padmasambhava doesn't understand this!

   The seemingly under the lotus pond under the control of Padmasambhava, just like a reckless child, when they first met, he used all his strength and launched an attack without retreating.

Although this kind of attack is like a rainbow, it will not cause much damage to Gu Yan. Gu Yan snorted lowly. She held the sword in her right hand. Then descended from the sky, endless star power blocked the spiritual energy in front of her, and her left hand had been raised high, and above the sky, a large golden hand had already descended from the sky.

After she was promoted, she had already reached the eighth level of the original ninth-ranking method, and she was only one level away from reaching the highest level. According to Gu Yan's original guess, she would be able to practice this method only after the Yuan Dynasty. The last trick. However, after seeing the Tai Xuan Jue that appeared on Yue Yu's back, she realized that the final three-layer magic formula originally required Yuan Ying and the main body to cultivate together and complement each other. Therefore, her final magic formula is still temporarily. Can't make it out.

   However, Gu Yan has never been afraid of anyone, not to mention that she is also a cultivator in Yuanzhong now, and there is no real difference between her and Padmasambhava.

   Countless thunders roared, and they dealt a heavy blow with the water vapor that hit the air. The water droplets from the sky flew out, and Gu Yan snorted: "Happy!"

   After advancing to the stage, she has not really fought like this!

The confrontation between    and Bingyue was thrilling and almost hurt both sides, but Bingyue’s mentality is biased towards the cold and cold path. Gu Yan flew up, holding the sword in her right hand, protecting her body with the power of the stars, her left hand kept raising, countless thunders banged in front of her, and the flames swept across the sky, pushing forward with the trend of destroying the dead. come over.

And the strength of resistance she encountered did not weaken at all, which made Gu Yan secretly shocked. The so-called strong wind never ends, and the rainstorm never ends. How could the great formation be maintained for such a long time?

   She thought for a moment, and then she understood, "Is it the power of the five elements?"

Padmasambhava sat on the stone table and smiled slightly, "It seems that you are not stupid, you can see how mysterious I am, but if you really want to see the mystery here, you still have to suffer. Okay?"

   He laughed loudly, but there was an indescribable spirit in his smile.

Sheng Hualan didn't know when, she had already walked behind him, and said rather worriedly: "Master, you trapped Sister Gu in the lotus pond under the moon, and you have to mobilize all the power of the formation, so you are not afraid that she will have the power in it. Is there a mistake? You must know that the last level can only be broken into by the mountain masters of all dynasties."

Padmasambhava raised his eyebrows and laughed, his smile was like a child's, "That's what she asked for. That's a request I promised others, as long as it's someone she asked to visit, she will do everything she can. All the means, this is a trial for her, don't worry, I won't let her worry about her life. But..." He showed a narrow smile, "It is said that she is Cangwu's leading formation master, I just want to test her, and when I get to Lianhua Mountain, it's better to put away this name first!"

  Sheng Hualan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She suddenly felt a little regretful at this moment. She didn't tell Gu Yan that the essence of this very mysterious Guru Padmasambhava in Cangwu, the way of Taoism, has not changed.

  Gu Yan had long been too late to think about this, and only then did she suddenly realize that if she was not careful, she would really die in the battle, or at least be seriously injured.

At this time, she probably got a glimpse of the changes in the formation. With the power of the five elements, it flows naturally, and the five elements combine with each other, and the power of change created is completely natural and has no flaws. , After breaking the surrounding water arrows, the surrounding scene suddenly changed. After the waves hit the sky, countless guns and arrows have been stabbed at Gu Yan, leaving her with no shelter at all.

   At this moment, Gu Yan showed her uniqueness after advancing to the rank, let it come thousands of times, I only go all the way.

   The Dayan Sword has disappeared from her palm, the magic trick is drawn, and a seven-colored rainbow across the sky has swept from the horizon. The golden banner of seven treasures, like a seven-colored treasure tree, slams down, and I will immobilize it with the power of the five elements!

The Seven Treasures Golden Banner came across, and those attacks that contained the power of the five elements were immediately blocked from the outside. At this time, Gu Yan had released the Jiuyi Cauldron. Floating in the middle, a large piece of gray brilliance spread out in the shape of a top, and immediately suppressed the flames and water pressure outside.

Padmasambhava sat on the stone table and saw that Gu Yan kept using his magical powers to break through the attacks one after another in the formation. There was no anger on his face, but at Sheng Hualan who was beside him. Said: "Hua Lan, have you seen it, her way of cracking the formation is different from me, can you see the difference?"

  Sheng Hualan said: "The way of formation has always been passed down in this sect, and it pays attention to the way of changing according to the time and place, but the method used by Sister Gu is blindly fierce, and it seems that it has lost its femininity."

Padmasambhava nodded and said, "Yes, not only from this sect, but on the Cangwu Continent, the formation method is not originally learned. It pays attention to the mystery and the way of change, and the weak overcomes the strong. This is the original meaning of the formation. It's just. Her technique is different from all Cangwu sects, and I don't know where she learned it from, but Zimo, who was famous in Cangwu for her formation technique, is quite similar to her, although her technique is different. , but the original meaning is the same.”

He said indifferently: "The way they break the formation is blindly fierce, attacking one point, not as good as the rest, but this is not a reckless method, on the contrary, it is based on an extremely profound understanding of the formation, because they are in When attacking, you can understand every subtle change in the formation, so that your attacks can fall on the weakest point of the formation at all times. The so-called one-stop, one-stop, that's it. …”

   Padmasambhava's voice became a little deep, "Did you see that, she has released the Jiuyi Cauldron, which is the key to restraining the existence of my formation."

  Sheng Hualan nodded and said, "Yes, the formation of the lotus pond under the moon is based on the spiritual energy of the five elements. She uses the primordial chaotic energy to restrain it, which is exactly the essence of mutual generation and mutual restraint in the formation method."

   Padmasambhava shook his head: "You still look a little shallow, but you haven't noticed that in her body, she can stimulate the primordial chaotic energy by itself, which is compatible with the innate primordial chaotic primordial fetus in the Jiuyi Cauldron?"

At this time, he showed that childlike smile again, "Although the Jiuyi Ding is also a fairy weapon, it is not like the Seven Treasures Golden Pillar. It has both offense and defense, and its power is infinite. Although it has its own magical effects, when facing the enemy, there may not be a top-quality magic weapon in hand, but now her body can stimulate the primordial chaotic energy on its own. One inside and one outside, the two echo each other. She is about to be suppressed. She should have released her Nascent Soul!"

Sure enough, after Gu Yan suppressed the five elements of spiritual energy around her, the fire spirit baby had quietly flown out of her body and stood on the Jiuyi Ding, and the chaotic space in Gu Yan's body also aroused chaos at this time. Qi, the two combine with each other in the air, the so-called one is two, two is three, three is all things.

   Gu Yan suddenly felt that the way of using the Dao to evolve the world was originally like this.

   In the killing formation of the lotus pond under the moon, she suddenly realized a little bit of meaning.

Padmasambhava clapped his hands very happily: "Sure enough, my understanding is very high, my five elements of spiritual energy cannot be destroyed by force, otherwise the greater your strength, the more powerful the rebounded power. , it is the right thing to do the way of drawing salaries from the bottom of the pot."

  Sheng Hualan said dumbfoundedly: "Master, how can you be like this, people want to break your formation, you are still happy like this?"

   Padmasambhava said leisurely: "I can't wait, otherwise, I'll have to keep the promise of the year. It's been so long, you know, it's very stressful..."

   He said with a low smile, "It's still not enough, let me add some more fire!"

   (end of this chapter)