Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen Four Great Spirit Trees

The dazzling light did not make us feel at ease in this darkness, but made us feel a little scared.There are too many weird places in Tianshan Temple.Take the front hall just now as an example, there should be dragons or certain gods carved on the stone pillars or walls.But there are only clouds on it, and there is an egg-like thing carved on the top of the temple.What is the purpose of building this temple?Which character in history would that skeleton be?It seems that Xu Fu was the only one who was sent by Qin Shihuang to the East China Sea to search for something, but never appeared again. Could it be that he is Xu Fu?No wonder he went out to sea to seek the elixir but failed to return. It turned out that he died in the Western Regions.Was it really to find the fairy medicine that time?But the two characters on the bamboo slips that we don't know don't seem to be the two characters of fairy medicine, it should be something else?Why did Qin Shihuang hide it from everyone?Since this Tianshan Temple already existed, why did Qin Shihuang renovate it?How did they sneak into the Western Regions?It's this time, and we can't control so much anymore.Let's find the exit first.

It's useless for us to stand here, let's go over and have a look.Because we have fallen into the mechanism twice from the ground, I am afraid that there are hidden weapons in this mud hole, so we walk very carefully.The mud here is not wet but rather dry.There was a strong heat coming from that corner.I was beating a drum in my heart: Could it be that I have reached the center of the earth?It seems that in addition to the heat, there is a strong floral fragrance.We turned the corner, and the mud hole suddenly became the size of a square, very spacious.It is irregular in shape, and there is a large opening in the mud wall opposite us, which may lead to other places.The entrance of the cave is about three or four meters above the ground, and it is not very difficult to climb up.To our surprise there was a burning tree in the middle of this weirdly shaped mud hole!It shows no signs of abating, the fire is very strong, and the surroundings are bright, so you can see clearly.And in the other corner of the hole grew a big tree that resembled a maple tree, but it was different from a maple tree.Its branches are also covered with white flowers.The scent of flowers we smelled just now should come from these flowers.However, these floral fragrances are too strong, not ordinary floral fragrances.There is also a bowl under the tree that seems to be made of jade, and there is already a lot of dust on it.Beside the jade bowl, there was actually a corpse and a rusty knife.However, it doesn't look like a person from the Qin Dynasty, some of its clothes are still left, and its bones are still intact.We went over to have a look. The pattern on the clothes is very simple and elegant, it should be gold, from the first year.Its clothes seem to be worn by Taoist priests.I looked at these and felt a little familiar.

"Did one of your fragments be found in the ruins of Tiewa Temple on the northwest bank of Tianchi Lake?" I asked the girl. "Yeah, what's wrong?" the girl asked. "He may be from the Quanzhen sect." I guessed. "Quanzhen Sect? From Jin Yong's novels?" Xinhong asked. "Don't you know? Quanzhenism did exist in history," I explained. "In 1167, Wang Chongyang founded Quanzhenism, which is mainly based on Taoism and also incorporates Confucianism. Since then, Taoism has officially become Zhengyi, The two sects of Quanzhen. The Changchun real man Qiu Chuji in the novel is the first disciple of Wang Chongyang, and later became the head of Quanzhen. In 1220, 72-year-old Qiu Chuji responded to Genghis Khan’s call and led his disciples 19 People set off from what is now Huaxian County, Hebei Province. On the way, Qiu Chuji sent his disciples to Tianchi to build a temple as a warning. One year later, Qiu Chuji and his party arrived at the residence of Genghis Khan, which is now Hindu, Afghanistan. South of Kush Mountain. There is no official history about the whereabouts of this disciple of Tianshan Mountain, but I have read in an unofficial history that this disciple disappeared shortly after he went to Tianchi Lake!"

"So, you suspect that this corpse is that Quanzhen Sect disciple?" the girl asked. "Yes, I just don't know how he got in at that time? Why did he die here?" I said. "Hey, do you see why the fire on that tree has been burning for so long?" Xinhong pushed the girl. "I have a name, don't call me 'Hello'." The girl replied, but she seemed not as fierce as before. "You didn't say what your name is." Xinhong said with some grievances and complaints. "I've been dizzy for the past few days. I forgot to tell you. My surname is Chen, and my name is Chen Jing."

"Your surname is also Chen? Maybe we are still a family." I said with a smile. "Then Chen Jing, what's the matter with this tree? The fire it started seems to be immortal. It seems to have been burning for a long time. You can see that the mud walls around here are all cracked and hot. "Xinhong said. "Ask your friend. Didn't you say that he is very familiar with history? I think he should know something about Buzhumu, right?" Chen Jing looked at me. "You mean this is endless wood?" I couldn't believe it.The origin of this temple fascinates me so much, how can there be so many historical things here.This is not only recorded in the history books, it existed in ancient times. "Shen Yi Jing Nanhuang Jing" said: There is a volcano in the southern wasteland, in which endless trees grow, and the fire burns day and night, so that the wind is not fierce, and the rainstorm is not extinguished.And another book "Shu Yi Ji" said: "There is a flaming volcano in the south. The fire is lit in April and the fire is extinguished in December. After the fire is extinguished, all the plants and trees will grow branches. When the fire is born, the leaves of the plants and trees will fall, just like when it is cold in China. Take This wood is regarded as a salary, and it will never burn."

"Listen to what you said, we can use a branch for lighting later." Xinhong said. "That's a good idea." Chen Jing was so young that she actually laughed!I haven't seen her smile yet.She said: "This tree should have been born in the south, how could there be in the Western Regions? Who planted it here? By the way, I think your friend is saved." "It's saved, what should I say?" Xinhong showed a happy expression after hearing this.I am also very happy, after all, it is a very happy thing not to die.Xinhong said with some doubts, "Isn't it because Jinwei was put in this fire?"

"Of course not. In your 'Red Cliff Heavenly Book', it is said that there are four spirit trees in the temple of Tianshan, which are used to protect the temple." Chen Jing said. "Four Great Spirit Trees?" I was surprised that there were such things here. "Jiu Suihe just now is one of them. It was used to make the people who invaded here kill each other. And I think it should be used to illuminate the people who built this place and those who came here to worship. Use it." "Then you said before that you don't know if there is anything here that can save Jinwei?" Xinhong asked.

"That's because the 'Book of Heaven' didn't say what the four great spiritual trees are. I know that Jiusuihe was here because someone told me," Chen Jing said, "I think this endless tree is one of the four great spiritual trees." one, and I think the other is it!" After Chen Jing finished speaking, she hit the big tree next to us that exudes a strong fragrance of flowers with her hand.Suddenly, the tree made a huge sound, like thousands of cattle and sheep running and roaring.Our ears were almost deaf, and the three big dogs ran away in fright when they heard the noise.However, after the sound passed, I felt much better and my mind was clearer.

"Are you trying to say that this is the Soul Reversing Tree?" I exclaimed. Chen Jing nodded.This soul-returning tree can indeed be called one of the four great spirit trees.Its efficacy is probably a little stronger than that of Jiusuihe.It is recorded in the ancient book "Ten Continents" that in ancient times, "Juku Island, in the West Sea... There is a big mountain on the island, which looks like a human-bird image, so it is named Human-Bird Mountain. The mountain has a large tree, which is similar to maple. The fragrance of flowers and leaves has been heard for hundreds of miles, and it is called the anti-soul tree. The tree can also make a sound by itself, which is like the roar of a herd of cows, and everyone who hears it is shocked. Cut the roots and heart of the tree and boil it in a jade cauldron. Juice, decocted like black glutinous rice, can be made into pills, and it is called Jingjingxiang... When the dead are on the ground, smelling the fragrance makes them alive, and they will not die again."

"No wonder there is a jade bowl here. I think this Quanzhen disciple's life is threatened, so he wants to use the heart of the soul-reversing tree to save his life." Xinhong said, "It's a pity that he hasn't dug the heart yet. .” The root of the soul-returning tree has obvious marks of being scratched by a sharp weapon. It seems that this Taoist priest will succeed soon, but it is a pity that his success falls short.How did he get hurt?Chen Jing squatted down to check the skeleton, it was bright red.Could it be that he was also poisoned by this Yinlihong?Could it be that there are really thousands of Yinlihongs in this temple?

"Don't worry, Yinlihong lives on human blood. Thousands of years have passed here. They should have starved to death long ago without blood!" Chen Jing comforted me. "That's good, I'm most afraid of snakes." I said happily. "Then, from what you said, this soul-reflecting tree seems to be effective only for dead people." Xinhong finally pricked my pain, and I was thinking about this problem just now. "Then you mean to let me be poisoned to death first, and then use the heart of the soul-reversing tree to make a fragrance to save me?" I was a little scared. "Don't be afraid, everything here is ready-made, there is fire in every tree, there is a jade bowl here, the root heart of the soul-returning tree has almost been dug out by that Taoist priest, and you will come back to life soon." Chen Jing looked He said it a little disapprovingly. Before I could say the next sentence, I felt light all over my body, my chest was cold, my eyes were dark, I'm dead!At this time, Xinhong hurriedly cut the root of the rebellious tree with the girl with a knife.After a while, they took out a piece of tree heart, Xinhong put the tree heart in the old jade bowl, and then took it to the side of the rebellious tree to cook.The heart of the tree in the jade bowl will turn into black sap when exposed to heat.At this time, the aroma was overflowing, and Xinhong nervously brought the jade bowl over.But on the way, he was hit by a dog running over, and everything in the jade bowl was spilled on the ground! At this time, my soul seemed to have drifted away from my body, and I was very nervous after seeing all this, for fear of dying again.But Chen Jing said don't be afraid, the Jingjing incense burned from the anti-soul tree is not for eating, it is for smelling, and asked Xinhong to move me to the side of the Jingjing incense and smell it.The aroma flowed into my nose, and my soul seemed to be sucked into my body again at once.When I woke up again, I saw Uncle Zou in the costume of the Eastern Han Dynasty floating on the top of the mud hole. He still said to me in a very soft voice: "The king... is not dead... kill him... …otherwise……" I opened my eyes!I am alive again!There are such miraculous things in the world.I stood up happily, and there was nothing uncomfortable on my body.The three of us didn't feel hungry after smelling the fragrance of this surprise, it felt really good.This ancient spirit tree is truly extraordinary.But what Uncle Zou said just now is that the king is not dead, and he wants to kill him, or else... so what, I can't quite hear it.Last time he told me that there was a problem with Jiusuihe, if there is a problem, what does it mean this time?I accidentally bumped into the soul-reflecting tree, and it immediately made a loud noise, and we immediately plugged our ears.At this time, the mud wall began to be shaken down because of the loud noise, and there were dense bluish-gray eggs exposed in the wall, exactly the same as what I saw on the cave roof of the front hall!