[Xianjian + Ancient Sword Colleague] Being a master is also a kind of practice

In the beginning, the heaven and the earth were chaotic like chicken eggs, and Pan Gu was born in it.Since Pangu opened the sky and the earth, in the chaos, the clear air rises to form the sky, and the turbid air descends to form the earth.After Pangu's death, his essence, qi, and gods were transformed into three great gods, Fuxi, Shennong, and Nuwa, who were called "Three Emperors". The five spirits of earth scattered between the heaven and the earth, and Pangu's flesh and blood descended to the earth and turned into mountains and rivers.The heart of Pangu is left alone hanging between the heaven and the earth, connected with the pure air that the heaven and the earth call, and the sacred tree is formed because of the intersection of the pure and turbid air.

Fuxi took the reality of the sacred tree as the body and injected his own energy to create a god.Because the sacred tree bears fruit once every ten thousand years, the number of gods is very small.And because the reality of the sacred tree is formed by absorbing the clear air between the heaven and the earth, the gods cannot bear the turbid air of the earth, and live in the sky to form the divine realm.

Shennong used the earth, rocks, vegetation as his body, and injected his own energy to create animals.Although animals and reptiles are all over the earth, they have not yet enlightened their minds.

Nuwa combined earth and water, attached her own blood and spiritual power, and created man in her own image.Although people have a short lifespan, they still inherit the spiritual power of Nüwa and consider themselves the head of all spirits.

Gods live in the sky, beasts and humans live on the earth, and there is a ghost world as the place of reincarnation for humans, beasts and other creatures.Tens of thousands of years lived in peace.Shen Nong, one of the last three emperors, died suddenly on the earth. Among the beasts, a ruler Chi You appeared, and led all the beasts to invade the human race. The God Realm felt it and sent the god general Xuanyuan to make the people resist Chi You's army.When Chi You was defeated, he split time and space with his own strength, and sent the remnants to another world, where the remnants of his forces cultivated to become demons in the other world, which became the demon realm.The rift opened by Chi You is called the well of gods and demons by later generations. It is the only passage for the two worlds of gods and demons.

Beasts in the human world occasionally arouse the aura of Shennong and turn into demons, and there are also people in the human race who induce spiritual power in the mountains and rivers to become immortals.The demon respects the strong and gathers to form the demon world.Immortal cultivators visit the mountains all over the world, and there are ten caves, 36 small caves, 72 blessed places and other fairylands. Those who become immortals ascend to the sky and form fairylands, but the two are not the same.

Thus, the six realms are formed.

The human world is vast and boundless.The land of the Central Plains is fertile and wild for thousands of miles, full of people and very prosperous.Between the river and the Huai River, where human races live together, there is a lake named Chaohu because it looks like a bird's nest.According to rumors, in the Yin and Shang Dynasties, Chaohu Lake was originally a real place, and there was a small country named Juchao. Suddenly, the people of Juchao country offended the gods, and the whole city fell, and the underground water poured into the city, and it became a lake after a long time.

As time goes by, Feng Shui changes.On an unknown day, a water demon swam along the groundwater to Chaohu Lake. Seeing that the underwater ancient city was very beautiful, he settled down here.With the gathering of spirits and monsters, the ancient country of Juchao gradually became a demon city.All the monsters were grateful for the merits of the water demon in building the city, so they built a temple in the city to enshrine it, and called it Chao Zu.

I don't know which day, a floating island floated in from afar and stagnated above Chaohu Lake.In the center of the island is a thousand-year-old oak mulberry tree, with luxuriant branches and leaves, with leaves but no flowers. It naturally gathers the power of wind spirit, attracting a group of eagle demons to use it as a residence.It is named Bailingzhou because of the large number of birds.

Bailingzhou and the ghost wells of Juchao Ancient Country do not interfere with the river water, and they have always lived in peace.Hundreds of years passed in a flash.

In the early morning of this day, the sun shone brightly, and the red sun poured thousands of golden rays from the clouds, reflecting the jade-like green water of Chaohu Lake very clearly.It was early summer, and the warm wind was like a catkin stroking the black hair of a woman, blowing through the sparse woods by the lake, and there was only a long soothing cry behind the emerald green branches and leaves, and a skylark soared into the sky with its wings spread out.

Ruan Ci was sitting on the bow of the boat lazily blowing on a slender willow leaf, but he couldn't imitate the natural wantonness of the boy who punted the boat. The sound drew a chuckle from the mother and nurse.

"Ah Ci, don't lose that leaf. How can a girl be so naughty?" After laughing, Ruan's mother shook her head and reprimanded without pain. The boat swayed slightly, and suddenly Ruan's head swayed and the jade bracelet on her wrist jingled.

Ruan Ci's little hand hanging over the side of the boat was slightly stained with lake water due to the tilting of the boat, she was intrigued, and ignored her mother calling her, and made a funny face at the shadow of the lake.

The girl holding the side of the boat in the lake grinned at Ruan Ci, showing a row of thin white teeth.If grandma saw it, she would teach her how to be reserved, how to smile without showing her teeth?Thinking of the grandfather's house that he had just said goodbye to, Ruan Ci suddenly lost interest, disturbed the lake water, and lay down on the side of the boat to get bored.

This Ruan Ci was originally the daughter of a wealthy businessman in Shouyang City. In late spring, she accompanied her mother to visit relatives, crossed Chaohu Lake by boat, and rode in a carriage for three days, until her buttocks became as flat as the floor of the carriage, before she arrived at her grandfather's house.Only half a month after staying here, Ruan Ci wished he could fly back to Shouyang, even if he faced his father's bench-like cold face every day, it was better than being brought by his grandmother to learn the virtues of a female celebrity.

After a lot of hard work, Ruan finally complied with her daughter's wishes and took her on the return journey, and she will return to Shouyang in less than a day.Ruan Ci rubbed his chin on his arm for a long time, and then looked around for a long time, there was nothing interesting, so he could only pull his braids in boredom.

It's strange to say that when I was in Chaohu Lake last time, there were still many fishing boats coming and going on the lake. Why is it so deserted today?

"Miss, it's better to come down from the tent. You always look at the lake like this, and you will see something strange." Just as she was thinking, the nurse Ji Niang called beside Ruan Shi, and took out a package of sweet-scented osmanthus hibiscus cake from her bag and opened it. , "Come and have some snacks."

"What's so strange?" Ruan Ci casually said shortly, got into the Upon, leaned on the wet nurse's lap, grabbed a piece of pastry and put it into his mouth.That lazy look caused Ruan Shi to cast a helpless glance.

With a smile, Ji Niang took out another wooden comb from her bag, and helped her spread out and recomb the crooked braids, and said slowly: "That was a rumor almost 20 years ago... Hurry up , and eat a piece of cake... It is said that more than ten years ago, in the summer, a fisherman outside Shouyang City suddenly ran into the city gate crazily, saying that he saw a dead man in the lake. Oh, it really shocked the whole world. The people in the city, the county magistrate also sent yamen servants to follow the fisherman to Chaohu Lake to see, yes, the head catcher at that time was Lao Li, he was scared out of his courage that time, and he never dared to go to the lake again It's gone!"

"Mother Ji, what did he see?" Ruan Ci turned her head and asked curiously, but the wet nurse turned her head back.

"Ah, sit down, little ancestor!" Ji Niang yelled hastily, her fingers nimbly twirled around, and she tied a delicate ring bun, "What else can you see, dead man! I heard that she is still a girl, wearing blood-red blood-red clothes." clothes, floating in the whirlpool..."

"Whirlpool? Where is there a whirlpool in Chaohu Lake?" Ruan Ci couldn't sit still anymore.

"Who knows, anyway, people who have been to Chaohu Lake said that there are more than one whirlpool on the lake, big and small. That girl was floating in the whirlpool, watching with dozens of eyes, and she would be gone if she said nothing!" Ji Niang Tie the pink ribbon on Ruan Ci's head, look around, then let go of his hand in satisfaction.

But Ruan Ci refused to walk away this time, she turned around and pushed the nurse's legs and asked repeatedly: "You haven't finished talking yet, why is that girl gone, where did she go?"

"Ah..." Ji Niang sighed, "Where else can I go, just sink in this lake! Later, people in Shouyang said that the girl became a water ghost, and that's why she never surfaced. If you are right If you stare at the surface of the lake for a long time, you will see a figure floating under Chaohu Lake... that is the water ghost looking for a substitute."

Ruan Ci's eyes widened, his little face turned pale with fright.

Ruan's mother hurriedly hugged her daughter over and comforted her: "Ji Niang is bluffing you, don't be afraid. Sit obediently by your mother's side, and we will see Shouyang City after crossing the center of the lake."

Ji Niang, on the other hand, babbled and said, "Isn't that whirlpool right next to that strange island in the middle of the lake..."

"Ji Niang!" Mother Ruan scolded, and Ji Niang fell silent.

Ruan Ci clung to his mother tightly, but couldn't help looking at the lake quietly.Thick blue ripples turned outward from the side of the ship, and the sunlight outlined the circles of waves, but for some reason, it was extraordinarily quiet, and even the sound of splashing water at the stern was unheard of.

The awning boat slowly sailed into the center of the lake, and the shore of Chaohu Lake suddenly became blurred.But I don't know where to use as the boundary, and the center of the lake is covered with a layer of mist.The hull of the boat dispelled the mist, and gradually swayed to the depths, and the faint white at the stern merged into one again, as if the intangible cocoon threads could not be seen clearly, wrapping the boat layer by layer.

Ruan Ci still had the story Ji Niang told in her heart, and seeing this scene, she couldn't help squeezing her mother's arms again, and asked, "What's going on, I can't tell anything...it wasn't like this last time. Big fog..."

The little brother who punted the boat heard it from the stern, and said with a smile: "Miss, I'm afraid you haven't traveled far a few times? Our Chaohu Lake is like this every year at this time. The closer to the center of the lake, the thicker the fog barrier. The island in the center of the lake is even bigger all year round. The fog persisted, and some fishermen passed by fishing, saying that there were strange noises and strange shadows in the fog. Later, no one passed here unless they crossed the lake. But it was fine on weekdays, and the fog almost dispersed at noon. .”

While speaking, the mist has turned into a rich milky white, flowing and curling in front of him, like cotton wool, light as a cloud of smoke.Ruan Ci was fascinated by watching, stretched out his hand to rub and hold it, and felt a ball of coolness in his palm.She had fun, and unconsciously forgot her fears, and ran towards the bow of the boat after a long wisp of mist with a smile on her face.

"Aci!" Ruan's mother frowned and shouted, turning her head and ordering the wet nurse, "Ji Niang, quickly follow Miss."

Ji Niang hurriedly took orders to follow out.

Ruan Ci didn't care about his mother and nurse calling behind him, he just looked around at the white mist beside him, opened his eyes and carefully figured out their appearance: "Hey, this is a puppy... that is the county government office. the stone lion!"

At this moment, the black-covered boat swayed suddenly, and then heard the shout of the boy who punted the boat. The voice was extremely frightened and chilled.

"Boat! The ship went by itself!"

Just as Ruan Ci staggered, he was holding on to the side of the boat and hadn't stood upright yet, when he heard this, he raised his head to look, but there was only fog around him, how could he tell where the boat was moving?

"This, is this a water ghost..." Ji Niang tremblingly recited the Buddha behind her.

Ruan Ci seemed to hear other voices amidst the wet nurse's murmured chanting and the startled questions and answers of the mother and the punting boy.It seemed to be gurgling water, but it was much more intense. She lowered her head to look at the lake, and gradually realized something. How did this boat, this boat go faster and faster?

The hull swayed again, the water waves at the bottom of the boat were turbulent, and the awning boat floated up and down in the lake water, like a feather in the strong wind, a speck of dust in the rainstorm, dangling completely involuntarily.

Finally, the people on the boat saw the abnormality in the lake clearly, but wished they had never seen it before.Ruan Ci screamed and pointed to the lake: "Look, the whirlpool!"

On the surface of the lake, a huge black shadow gradually emerged from the thick fog, which was the rumored strange island in the middle of the lake.On the small piece of lake that can be seen between the island and the awning boat, the current is turning round and round and pouring into the center of the sinking. In the vortex when it appeared.

The current in the vortex was even more turbulent, as if even the white mist was sucked into the depths of the dark green lake, the black-covered boat almost flipped over, and the people on board were panic-stricken. A pair of eyeballs protruded in horror, and the long pole was taken away by the lake water.

It is at this time that the sudden change occurs!Ruan Ci yelled loudly, followed by a splash, and suddenly there was no other figure on the bow of the boat except Ji Niang.

A force suddenly emerged from the vortex, gradually pushing the awning boat out.The mist collided with each other on the lake, scattered and gathered again, the three people who managed to escape leaned on the bow of the boat and couldn't help panting, but there was no smile on their faces.

"Ah Ci!" Ruan's mother yelled in a low voice, and immediately passed out.