the only savior

Chapter 156 The Origin of Longmian Stone
Guided by Steward Sun, Zhang Xiaoman walked all the way through the promenade behind Yinglong Hall, passed two squares and a bamboo forest, and finally stopped in front of a stone engraved with "Longguan Terrace".

Along the way, he finally saw what the real thousand-year-old sect was. Compared with the few small temples and small temples he had been to, it was really a world of difference.

Although we don't say whether they have produced real practitioners, the aura of the school's architecture is not in the same realm.

"Master Pei, Master Ye is waiting here, you can see him when you go in."

"Okay, thank you Sun, I'm in charge..."

Zhang Xiaoman nodded.

In fact, he originally wanted to call the other party's Dao name, but he was distracted by what he saw and heard just now, and he was born allergic to these Dao names, so he was particularly easy to forget. .

It's just that after such a short time, he couldn't remember the name the other party said to him just now, so he had no choice but to change his words and call out his position here.

But after Zhang Xiaoman walked in, Steward Sun shook his head in disappointment.

From the address the other party just called him, he seemed to have guessed something, and he couldn't help but secretly sighed:

"It's such a pity... Could it be that this Master Pei is really not a member of my practice? Is there really no way for my generation of monks to go in this world..."

Completely ignorant of this guy's mental activities, Zhang Xiaoman walked straight into the dragon viewing platform.

At the end of Guanlong Terrace is a cliff, inside the cliff there is a pavilion, surrounded by a huge lotus pond.

There are dozens of beautiful lotus leaves lying on the lotus pond, and now it is the season of lotus blooming.

The pink petals are blooming on the edge of the cliff, with the blue sky in the background, unknown white birds flying by, and the clouds and mists are lingering, which adds another three points of immortality to this place.

Zhang Xiaoman walked towards the pavilion, there was a person sitting there.

With his back to the lotus pond and facing the cliff, he seems to be watching the scenery below the cliff.

This person is the current head of Longmian Mountain, Ye Cang.

"Fellow Daoist Pei, come and sit here, Ye has been waiting for a long time."

Ye Cang seemed to have heard the movement behind him, so he took the initiative to speak.

Zhang Xiaoman didn't expect that the other party was already over 90 years old, but his senses were still so keen, so Dang even quickened his pace and walked over.

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In the pavilion, Zhang Xiaoman and Ye Cang sat across the table, facing out of the cliff, holding the incomparably precious Yaolin tea, what they saw in their eyes was the unparalleled beauty of the fairy mountain.

It's just a pity that this kind of fine nectar and jade dew is really a bit of a waste in the hands of Zhang Xiaoman, who doesn't know how to taste tea at all.

Ye Cang couldn't help the corners of his eyes twitching when he saw the other party drinking half a cup of tea in a big gulp. Now he can be sure that the other party must not be a cultivator like himself.

"Look, little friend, this entire mountain is the most famous Wolong Mountain Range here, and our Longmian Mountain is located at the dragon's head."

Mr. Ye put down his teacup, and lightly pointed to the rolling mountains below.

Zhang Xiaoman looked over. From this position, this mountain range really looks like a lying giant dragon, and the Longmian Mountain he is currently in is indeed like the dragon of a whole dragon. head.

"In ancient times, there was a legend about our Longmian Mountain from the outside world. It said that on the Longshou Peak, in the mouth of the dragon, there was a dragon ball conceived. When the dragon ball meets the five flavors of the world, it will fall into the mortal world and turn into an illusion that makes people addicted to it, like a dream. If it’s real, it’s hard to tell the truth.”

Ye Cang said this, turned his head, looked at Zhang Xiaoman with piercing eyes, and continued:
"This Dragon Ball was once sought after by Taoists and regarded as a treasure, and was also obsessed by secular merchants, and their souls were lost... But later, due to the lack of records, it was gradually forgotten by people. Until now, people who know it are even more There are very few..."

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoman already understood what the other party said, he couldn't help but wonder:

"Mr. Ye, since it is said that the Dragon Ball came from Longmian Mountain, how did you obtain it?"

Ye Cang heard the words and replied:
"On Longshou Peak, there is a cave with a dragon vein in it, and this dragon bead was produced on that dragon vein... In fact, in today's terms, it is just a mine vein. It's just that this mine vein does not produce gold. No silver is produced, only this Dragon Sleeping Stone..."

Hearing what he said, Zhang Xiaoman also knew the origin of the Longmian Stone, it seems to be a strange ore.But since it was ore, there was a question that made him even more confused.

"Mr. Ye, since this Dragon Sleeping Stone is so miraculous, why didn't you mine and sell it? Or the government didn't come to develop it?"

Ye Cang shook his head and explained:

"It's not that we don't want to develop it. In fact, this kind of stone is too strange. It is so hard that it is almost impossible to mine. The only few pieces we have are naturally dropped from the dragon's veins for some reason."

"And the government has already studied this kind of stone for 20 years, but in the end they still can't get any results."

"Dragon Sleeping Stone is extremely hard. Currently, there is no condition to analyze and study it. We only know that it will volatilize under certain circumstances. However, this kind of volatilization is accompanied by illusions that can appear false and real, which is why it is prohibited from sale. one of the reasons."

After Mr. Ye explained so much at once, he took another sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then turned his gaze to Zhang Xiaoman, as if waiting for his next question.

Sure enough, when he heard what Ye Cang said about volatilization under certain conditions, Zhang Xiaoman quickly became interested, and immediately expressed his doubts:

"Then Mr. Ye, what do you mean by volatilization? Could it be what you just said, 'When you meet the five flavors of the world, you will fall into the world'? What are these five flavors?"

Ye Cang smiled, and said with a sighing expression:

"The five flavors, of course, refer to the five flavors of 'sour, bitter, sweet, pungent, and salty', or in other words, 'sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty'."

As he spoke, he reached out and carefully brought a small purple wooden box from under the stone table, gently opened the lid, and slowly took out a purple incense burner inside.

Zhang Xiaoman could see that his hands were shaking slightly, and he didn't know if the incense burner was too heavy, or the old man was too nervous.

This incense burner is exactly the one that Ye Cang used at the monastic exchange meeting a few days ago.

"What is contained here is the treasure that was once called the Dragon Ball in the rumors of Longmian Mountain - the Longmian Stone."

Ye Cang said.

Zhang Xiaoman's eyes froze when he heard the words, and he couldn't help feeling a wave of anticipation in his heart.

He knew that the answer to the Longmian Stone's mystery was about to be revealed.

(End of this chapter)