Chapter 280: Fairy in the Forest
A round pavilion, square wooden shelves with books and bamboo slips on them, a strong smell of dust and a young Taoist priest.
Lin Jue held the bamboo slips and murmured aloud:
"There is a great demon in Qinzhou, named Yaohua, who was born in Qingyan. He attained enlightenment in the south and became a demon saint. Yaohua is born with the ability to take over people's magical powers and spells, so his magical powers are vast, and gods and Buddhas are helpless...
"…There was once a real person called the Immortal in the Forest, who was close to Yaohua. He was given a fox skin and made into a book to record the magic of the world."
Lady Yaohua was born in Qingyan County. She gained enlightenment in the south and became a powerful demon saint with the gift of taking over people's magical powers...
All of this matches what Lin Jue knows.
This is enough to prove that this is not a false record.
Later it says that there was a real person named Lin Zhongxian, who had a very good relationship with Empress Yaohua. She gave him a fox skin, which he made into a book to record the magic spells of the world.
According to Lin Jue's understanding and his previous analysis, Lady Yaohua should really know her ancient book, and really know the first author of the ancient book, and have a connection with the ancient book. Moreover, she seems to be able to sense the existence of the ancient book from a long distance. All these also confirm that the latter sentence is also true.
And which other book could it be?
Naturally, it can only be the one in my hand.
"The Fairy in the Forest..."
Lin felt that the name came to him and he grasped it.
"Huizhou..."
Lin Jue decided to start his search from Huizhou.
Although the collection of books in Lingtai Pavilion is not as large as that in Biluo Pavilion and Yujian Tower, and most of them are bamboo slips with low information density, there are still a lot of them, so Lin Jue had to look for them slowly.
Fortunately, his idea was right.
Soon, "Fairy in the Forest" was found in a scroll that recorded the gods and spirits in the Yue State region. However, it did not specifically record the Fairy in the Forest, but was more direct and focused on recording this wordless ancient book.
“The Immortal in the Forest, a real person from ancient times.
"Before he became a real person, his surname was Lin. He was well-versed in ancient and modern knowledge, had friends all over the world, and loved to travel through mountains and forests, visiting all kinds of places. That's why he was called the Immortal in the Forest.
"The Forest Fairy also likes to collect magic and supernatural powers from all over the world and write them down in a book. Yaohua saw it and said: You have so many magic and supernatural powers, how much paper do you need to write them down? So he gave her a piece of leather to make a book.
"In ancient times, there was a saying that saints wrote scriptures, and their writings shocked the wind and rain, and the book moved the heaven and earth. The book written by the forest immortal is a collection of magic and supernatural powers, and it gradually becomes spiritual over time. There was no abnormality during his lifetime, but when the immortal reached the fifth stage of decline, the words on the book suddenly disappeared, and the book also disappeared. Later generations said that someone got this book, learned the magic in it, and added to it after achieving enlightenment."
Lin Jue muttered to himself.
"The surname is Lin..."
I don’t know if it has anything to do with my forest.
But this world is indeed mysterious, and many things have spiritual charm. Not only can a stone sculpture that has been exposed to wind and rain for many years acquire spiritual charm, but some utensils that have been touched by the aura of a prosperous dynasty or the bloody aura of a battlefield may also acquire spiritual charm. Things on the altar may also acquire spirits if they are worshipped sincerely by too many people. If an item was used by a saint or immortal during his lifetime, even if the immortal did not make any changes to it, it may simply acquire spiritual charm because it has been touched by the saint or immortal's aura.
Faith and willpower can even create gods.
There are also the original versions of the Yin-Yang Classic and the Five Elements and Five Qi Classic, which were originally ordinary books, stone slabs or bamboo slips, but became extraordinary because the saints wrote the first classic of spiritual practice here.
Others say that because they witnessed the saints' thoughts when they picked up the pen and wrote, they know the saints' hesitations and deliberations, every expression, every sigh, and therefore they are more in line with the spirit of the Tao than the transcribed text. If you can read the scriptures from the "original", it is like the saints telling you in person.
If there is a book that records too many magic spells and supernatural powers, and is written by an immortal, then not only will it become extraordinary, it is not impossible for it to become a spirit and be able to speak.
And what was written on the bamboo slips was the same as what I guessed -
This ancient book has more than one author.
After the Immortal in the Forest, someone else got this book. He initially learned magic from it. After he became an immortal, he wrote more magic in the ancient book.
I just don’t know what happened to the later authors, whether they passed away for various reasons, or they reached a point in their cultivation where the book was no longer of much use to them, and so they released it back into the world so that other people with predestined relationships could also gain this opportunity.
I don't know why I found myself.
Lin Jue memorized these two paragraphs and continued reading.
In the following days, the Observatory Palace was still bustling, but this was already the backyard of the Observatory Palace, adjacent to the Hall of the True Lord of Guardian Saint. As a result, the several outer courtyards of the Observatory Palace were bustling with people coming and going. However, the Taoist was carefully reading books in the Lingtai Pavilion not far away. Except for eating, he was in the pavilion.
He only returned to the courtyard at night and copied the "Five Elements Spiritual Method" for his junior sister.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard I searched, I couldn't find any annotations to the Five Elements Classic and the Yin-Yang Classic, and naturally there was no trace of the Great Yin-Yang Spiritual Method.
Maybe you can only find it in Zangzhen Pavilion.
Lin Jue thought about it and felt it was reasonable.
In the early You Dynasty, the value of Juxian Mansion was extremely high, and it really gathered many talented people. But now, Juxian Mansion is probably full of idlers who can easily get bronze and silver medals. Naturally, the books with really high value have to be placed in the last scripture pavilion.
On the day of the Lantern Festival, the Star Observation Palace was at its busiest. Even when reading in the pavilion, one could hear the noisy voices coming faintly from afar.
Lin Jue put the bamboo slips back, went downstairs and went out.
Originally, there should have been two soldiers and a Taoist from the Astronomical Observation Palace waiting for him at the door, but now there was an old Taoist priest.
The old Taoist had messy hair and beard and was dressed in gorgeous Taoist robes. It was obvious at first glance that he had a high status and an extraordinary identity.
"Fellow Taoist, be compassionate."
The old Taoist first bowed to him.
"Fellow Taoist, be compassionate."
Lin Jue didn't know him, but he returned the greeting.
"I am Lingxiuzi," the old Taoist said, "I have heard of Fellow Daoist Lin's great name recently. I also heard that Fellow Daoist Lin has been coming to the Sutra Library to read the books every day, so I couldn't help but come and see Fellow Daoist's true appearance."
"Senior, you're welcome."
"Fellow Daoist, you are really studious. In the past, few people from Juxian Mansion came to the Sutra Library so frequently. They often came once or twice at first, and found that they couldn't find what they wanted, so they seldom came again. Even if they came again, they came with a strong utilitarianism. I remember that the only person who went to the Sutra Library like you was Master Fan." "Thank you for your praise, senior." Lin Jue didn't know why he was looking for him, but he had a bad feeling and didn't want to entangle with him any more, so he looked up at the sky, "It's getting late. There is a junior sister, a fox and a cat waiting for me to go back and cook at my residence. I wonder why you are looking for me?"
"I heard that you subdued two stone horses that had attained enlightenment on the street a few years ago. Haha, I wonder if you have heard that those two stone horses were originally placed at the entrance of my Astronomical Palace?"
"Of course I have heard of it."
Lin Juexin thought to himself, "As expected," but answered with a smile.
At the same time, I was thinking secretly in my heart.
"Alas, the Taoists of our Fulu sect study Taoist scriptures and worship the gods. They can cultivate themselves to be free and can subdue demons and monsters, but they cannot subdue the stone horse." The old Taoist sighed and said, "Since you have subdued it, could you please return it to our Guanxing Palace?"
"Return it to the Star Observatory?"
Lin Jue looked embarrassed: "I didn't take it into my house, or put it in front of the official office of Juxian Mansion, how can I return it to Guanxing Palace?"
"I've troubled you to find it and send it back." The old Taoist said to him, "The Star Observation Palace will be grateful."
"I'm afraid not."
"Why not?"
"Now that I am affiliated with the Juxian Mansion, I should naturally ensure that the people are not harmed by demons and monsters. Some time ago, it was because those two stone horses were running on the streets of the city and hurting people. It was very dangerous, so I took action to subdue them. But now they no longer run in the city and no longer hurt people. How can I find them again?"
"Please help me, fellow Taoist." The old Taoist bowed.
"I'm sorry, but I can't do that." Lin Jue replied with a shake of his head, "Senior, I heard that the two stone horses left the Star Observation Palace on their own. If you want them to come back, they should come back on their own. I don't have the ability to do that."
"..."
The old Taoist was silent for a moment, looked at him carefully, and suddenly smiled and said, "Did you take it for yourself, Taoist friend?"
"Senior, are you joking? The stone horses are spiritual, and even the Star Observation Palace can't stop them from running away. Can I still tie them up with iron chains?" Lin Jue also laughed, and then said, "Or do you think that they will come back if I call them back? Or do you want me to force them back?"
"Fellow Daoist, what you mean is..."
"I don't mean anything else. I'm not a deity, nor am I Tianshi Fan. I really don't have the ability to call them back."
Lin Jue was also telling the truth.
Obviously they were not willing to return to the Star Observation Palace. Lin Jue had only found a place for them that they liked and were willing to accept, so he let them stay in Fengshan. It was not that after he subdued them once, they would immediately obey Lin Jue's orders.
Lin Jue only had the ability to kill them and carry them back, but he didn't have the ability to persuade them to come back.
The old Taoist still looked at him, smiling: "Fellow Taoist, do you really not have the intention of taking them for yourself?"
"The stone horses have spirits and have their own destinations in their hearts. The Star Observation Palace has not found them for two years. It is hard to say that they still belong to the Star Observation Palace. Why do you have to embarrass me? If you have the ability, you can bring them back. When you find them, you will know that I am definitely not lying."
Having said that, there is nothing more to say.
"It's getting late. Goodbye."
Lin Jue still bowed and walked away.
At this time, the old Taoist's voice came from behind:
"Fellow Taoist, stay."
Lin Jue had no choice but to stop and turn around:
"What's the matter?"
I thought the old Taoist would continue to talk to him about the stone horse, but I only heard him say:
"Fellow Daoist, you have misunderstood! They are just two stone horses. Even if they have attained enlightenment and become spirits, we cannot drive them to run. Even if we find them and put them at the door, what difference will they make from two ordinary stone horses? I came to you this time because I have more to say to you."
"Please keep it short."
"Let's make it short." The old Taoist said calmly, "Fellow Daoist just said that you are affiliated with the Juxian Mansion and should ensure that the people are not harmed by demons and monsters. I wonder if it is true or not?"
"what for?"
"Originally, there were three great demons in Qinzhou. The Crocodile King was the least powerful and caused the least harm. The Jinhua King in the northwest was second, and the Queen Mother of the East was in the northeast. Many Taoist friends and masters from Juxian Mansion went there. However, even if they wanted to eliminate the demons, they could not fight against the two demon kings. At this time, the people of Qinzhou need masters like you who are good at fighting."
Lin Jue looked at him, narrowed his eyes, and thoughts flashed through his eyes.
Then he did not answer, but asked:
"The Guanxing Palace was built in Qinzhou and enjoys the incense offerings from the people. Shouldn't it be like the Xuantian Temple in Qiyun Mountain in Huizhou and take protecting the local people as its own responsibility? I see that the Guanxing Palace is so popular, why don't the Taoist priests of the Guanxing Palace invite the True Lord and the Dharma King, the heavenly soldiers and generals to eliminate these two demon kings? If the True Lord descended to the mortal world, just like the Fuchi Divine Lord in the north killed the demon king with his sword, and the Three Saints in the south eliminated the Corpse Tiger King, wouldn't it be easy to eliminate these two so-called demon kings in Qinzhou?"
"This……"
The old Taoist's face suddenly looked a little ugly.
Fortunately, his face skin has a long growth cycle and is thick enough, so he soon looked helpless:
"This is the capital after all. Just like all the scholars in the world want to go here, there are the most demons here. The Star Observation Palace alone cannot cope with it, so there is the Juxian Mansion. Moreover, the gods in the sky also have their own things to do, so we can only rely more on the Juxian Mansion."
After saying this, he sighed.
Lin Jue just smiled and then asked:
"I will come to the Guanxing Palace again tomorrow and enter the Sutra Library. The Taoist friends of the Guanxing Palace should not refuse to open the door for me, right?"
"what?"
The old Taoist was surprised. He didn't expect Lin Jue to ignore him and say something that had nothing to do with what he said before. But he could only smile and answer:
"Of course that doesn't make sense."
"Then I'll take my leave first."
After saying this, Lin Jue left.
(End of this chapter)
