Chapter 1: In the Sky-Covering Pavilion, at the Summit of Mount Tai
Chapter 1: In the Sky-Covering Pavilion, at the Summit of Mount Tai
Mount Tai.
When Du Fu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, was young, he traveled around Shandong and wrote the poem "I will climb to the top of the mountain and look down on all the mountains below" when he passed by Mount Tai.
At that time, he failed the imperial examination, but his ambition remained, and he felt that one day he would be able to climb to the top.
When Lu Sheng first transmigrated to this world, he had the same idea: he had hit the jackpot, so he had to make something of himself.
On this Earth, which is exactly the same as his previous life, having grasped the general trajectory, reaching the pinnacle of life is just a matter of minutes.
Starting out in an orphanage in this life, no problem, it's proof of the strong.
He worked very hard and got into a good university.
But just as he was about to earn his first pot of gold on campus and begin the prelude to the Lu family's business empire.
On the first day of school, I discovered there was a classmate named Ye Fan...
It feels like Du Fu was about to unleash his literary talent in the imperial court, only to be turned into a real-time strategy game in the next second.
If you ask someone who writes articles and poems to lead a grand military campaign, anyone would be completely bewildered.
Xin Qiji was too authoritative.
Lu Sheng snapped out of his reverie about the scenery and bought a large bag of chocolates and cola at a supermarket at the foot of Mount Tai.
When you put it in the backpack, you can see various candies and a conspicuous peach wood sword inside when you unzip it. There are also spare clothes at the bottom.
Ye Fan, who was traveling with him, laughed and said, "Lu Sheng, are you going to set up camp on the mountaintop? You've brought so much stuff."
Three years later, former classmates reunited, reminiscing about their glorious past. After eating and drinking for several days, they still felt they hadn't had enough, so they decided to climb Mount Tai together.
Ye Fan, who had been calm since the start of the party, couldn't help but find it a little funny. Lu Sheng was his good buddy from university; they had skipped classes and fought together. In his memory, Lu Sheng had always been carefree and didn't have the habits of a hamster.
Three years have passed; have too many things changed in the end?
Ye Fan's eyes inadvertently glanced at his ex-girlfriend, Li Xiaoman. It had been too long; they were both about to change.
"It's always good to be prepared; it's never a bad thing to bring extra."
Lu Sheng looked up and smiled without explaining much. He added that having a few extra pieces of candy in his mouth would give him energy when he ran away.
However, none of these are the main points. The most important thing is actually the peach wood sword in his backpack.
He "borrowed" it from Wudang Mountain.
Earth is also an ancient planet that has produced great emperors. Even in the Dharma-ending Age, it still hides many remarkable cultivators who can occupy a place in the Big Dipper.
If the group that went to Flying Immortal Star to seek the Dao were to appear, it would be enough to cause a great stir.
Now that Lu Sheng knew about this news, he naturally wouldn't waste all these years.
Before the Nine Dragons Coffin arrives, finding a few more magical artifacts for protection would be a good option.
After all, the first stop of the Kowloon Coffin Pulling Ceremony was to face the Martian Crocodile attack.
However, it is easy to imagine how difficult it would be for an ordinary person to seek immortality and enlightenment in the Dharma-ending Age.
The "Mountain-Suppressing Peach Wood Sword" of Wudang Mountain is said to have been worn by Lü Zu in the past, and has been hanging on the cliff for more than 600 years without being destroyed.
Lu Sheng didn't have high hopes at first; he was just looking for an opportunity to try it out since he was already here and had seen everything.
If a wooden sword that everyone knows truly possesses supernatural powers, wouldn't it be tempting to own one?
But after he figured out how to remove it and tested it using various methods, he found that neither burning it nor drilling it could break it. Only then did he realize that he had apparently won a small prize.
Perhaps this is what they call "the darkest place is under the lamp"?
Perhaps Lu Zu used some kind of illusion to disappear just as he arrived.
Who can truly explain the concept of chance?
Most of the native cultivators on Earth are hidden in various secret realms with relatively abundant spiritual energy. Even famous mountains and rivers in the outside world are not enough to nurture supernatural powers, so it is normal for some to be overlooked.
Perhaps it's a case of fate having its own way of dealing with every sip and bite.
The sword left behind by Lü Zu sounds precious, but the next stop is the Great Thunder Temple, a Buddhist temple that wholesales ritual implements. Compared to that, the sword doesn't seem so special.
Lu Sheng's class had 33 students. Five of them were unable to attend this reunion due to various reasons, while three were overseas students who had missed previous gatherings. They were now meeting up at the foot of Mount Tai.
Including Cade, a foreign student brought by international student Li Xiaoman, the total number of people on this trip was twenty-nine.
Another person, Pang Bo, was secretly heading this way.
Since Pang Bo did not send any prior notice, the 29 people did not wait and began their ascent at the scheduled time.
As Lu Sheng and Ye Fan set off, the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin in space also slowly began to move.
On the way to climb Mount Tai, Ye Fan's ex-girlfriend, Li Xiaoman, kept translating and explaining to her foreign classmate, Cade.
Liu Yunzhi, who didn't get along with Ye Fan, kept looking at him with amusement.
Ye Fan remained calm and did not notice the trash at his feet.
After finishing reading the "Huangdi Neijing", he had an absurd thought: ancient sage rulers all performed the Fengshan ceremony here. Could it be that a lost ancient civilization really existed here?
With Pang Bo absent, and Lu Sheng being his closest friend, Ye Fan couldn't help but strike up a casual conversation:
"The heavens are too high to reach, so we set up the Fengshan ceremony on Mount Tai to offer sacrifices, hoping to get closer to the gods."
"Lu Sheng, you said that in ancient times, every emperor and sage king chose to perform the Fengshan ceremony here. Is there some secret behind it?"
"During the Republic of China era, an army was stationed here and accidentally discovered a five-colored earthen altar containing two sets of jade books, sealed with 'stone mud and gold rope' and hidden underground, which inevitably arouses people's imagination."
Ye Fan began to recount the events of Mount Tai, quoting ancient texts to review history.
Lu Sheng nodded in agreement and said, "You're right. I wanted to bring a Luoyang shovel to dig, but there were too many people."
"Why are modern people so idle? They're everywhere, at every famous historical site. You can't dig anything up. I even went and became an apprentice of an old tomb raider."
Ye Fan: ? ? ?
"Ahem, these are all cultural relics. If you wanted to dig them up, you should have switched to archaeology back then," Ye Fan said slowly after coughing.
Lu Sheng shook his head and said, "Archaeology is not good. It's too slow. We can't just destroy what we dig up, and we can't take it ourselves."
"Alas, what a pity! The four great schools of the Tomb Raiders, the Mountain Movers, and the Ridge Unloading Sect, with their long history, are gradually declining. Isn't that a loss?"
Ye Fan wanted to complain, but seeing Lu Sheng's serious expression, he couldn't bring himself to say anything.
We've only been apart for three years, so what exactly have you been up to?
Switching to a tomb raider is quite a leap forward.
He kindly reminded me, "Be careful when tomb raiding; those who uncover tombs often shed tears. Just be an ordinary person."
Lu Sheng: "It's alright, I'm always cautious."
"As the saying goes, to find the dragon and divide the gold, look at the winding mountains; each winding mountain is a barrier."
"I consulted the oracle this morning, and it's certain I'll win big this time."
Lu Shengxing rushed uphill, but after climbing only a few steps, he felt a little tired. This wouldn't do. If he didn't conserve his energy now, how could he get a good ranking in the Mars Running Competition sponsored by Crocodile Ancestor?
After arriving at Zhongtianmen, he turned and walked towards the cable car.
"I'm a little tired, I'm going to take the cable car."
The students nearby were all surprised. "Everyone else is here to climb the mountain and have fun, why are you taking the cable car?"
Are you already so weak at such a young age? None of the female classmates are complaining of being tired.
Lu Sheng naturally didn't care about their opinions. Going up to rest early was the best course of action, and he needed to keep his mind on high alert for the next period of time.
Seeing this, Ye Fan said helplessly to his classmates Wang Ziwen and the others, "I'll go and take a look."
He quickly caught up with Lu Sheng, wanting to ask about the situation.
blogombal