Chapter 78

"Clang!"

A giant claw extended from the void and struck the chaotic passage formed by the white-haired elder, instantly sparking thousands of sparks and rays, illuminating the darkness.

Taking advantage of the brief light, it was astonishing to see that the monstrous beast lurking in the boundless darkness of the void was terrifying, formless and featureless, eyeless and noseless, resembling a tadpole magnified countless times. Its dark, uneven surface was adorned with four enormous, sharp claws on its belly, capable of flattening the entire city of Fengdu with a single swipe!

The chaotic beast was so massive that in the boundless darkness of the void, there was nothing to compare it to. Compared to the white-haired elder in the chaotic passage, the elder was not even a speck of dust!

"Chaotic Beast?" The white-haired elder remained calm, gazing at the dark mass before him as if he were a seated monk.

"Bang!"

The chaotic beast struck again with its giant claw, unleashing millions of chaotic energies. A single strand could destroy a land, yet the chaotic passage constructed by the white-haired elder seemed indestructible, only trembling slightly without any signs of breaking.

This was very strange. Although the chaotic passage was very wide, wide enough for an ancient divine dragon to move around, compared to the boundless chaotic beast, the elder's passage was like a single strand of hair.

Even so, the chaotic beast could not destroy it.

"A mature chaotic beast. Although it cannot destroy the chaotic passage I constructed, I used my essence just now and now it is difficult to kill it. Sigh, the chance of encountering a chaotic beast in the boundless void is so small, yet I still met one. I don't know if it's bad luck or good fortune."

The white-haired elder sighed, his brows raised, and his turbid eyes instantly shot out two beams of shocking light, piercing the void.

His hunched back slowly straightened, and he took out a Daoist figure from a clay figurine stall.

This clay Daoist had silver hair, a cloud-like Daoist bun on his head, a slender figure, and wore a gray-white hemp robe. He held a gnarled dragon tree staff, with a branch extending from it, on which three green leaves, two white flowers, and a bodhi fruit floated alone. His eyes were wise.

The clay figurine was vividly crafted, even the faint smile on the Daoist's lips was clearly depicted.

"Let's return to my true form. Other characters are not enough to face a mature chaotic beast." The white-haired elder picked up the clay Daoist, muttered a few words, and suddenly, the white-haired elder disappeared, replaced by a Daoist with a Daoist aura, who looked exactly like the clay Daoist he had just picked up!

And the white-haired elder? He had become a clay figurine, held in the hands of the white-robed Daoist!

"Me, no, it should be the Ancestor."

"The Ancestor's true form. After wandering through the three realms for so many years, I haven't moved. I wonder if I'm rusty." The white-robed Daoist muttered to himself, a faint smile always on his lips. He looked up at the chaotic beast.

From the perspective of the white-robed Daoist, he could only see a small part of the chaotic beast, but at this moment, the boundless chaotic beast was completely presented in the Daoist's eyes.

"Having seen the Ancestor, why don't you retreat? Do you want the Ancestor to take action?" The white-robed Daoist said calmly, his无形的气势展开，如果虚无中存在天地，那么白袍道士的一句话，一个动作，还有无形的气势，已经取代了天地！

“吼！”

混沌兽咆哮，它感受到白袍道士身上散发出的无上气息，却并不畏惧，愤怒地对其吼叫，无形的声波在无尽的虚空中形成可怕的浪潮。

混沌通道固若金汤，在混沌兽的咆哮中安然不动。

“既然如此，本祖便收了你，正好混沌的山门中还缺少一头守护兽，就选你吧。”白袍道士淡淡说道，一手拄着充满道韵的菩提树树杖，一手宽大的袍袖猛然一挥。

刷！

灰蒙蒙的混沌气狂涌，通道外的巨大混沌兽刹那间消失不见，已经被白袍道士收到袍袖中。

“下次白小子便是八抬大轿请本祖，本祖也不去了，三界之事与本祖何干，本祖早已超脱，懒得管，懒得管......”白袍道士喃喃一声，瞥了一眼泥人摊儿。

“收！”

嗖的一声，泥人摊儿一下子被收入袍袖中，而白袍道士则满意地点点头。

“菩提本无树，何处惹尘埃。本来无一物，明镜亦非台......超脱三界外，不在五行中，逍遥自在胜神仙啊......”白袍道士扛起菩提树的树杖，晃着肩膀，乐悠悠地远去。

白袍道士看起来走得缓慢，其实早已超出速度的概念，先前捏泥人的白发老者构建起的混沌通道消散，取而代之的是白袍道士脚下出现的金光大道，只是一闪，便消失在一片混沌的虚空中，再一出现，周围已经是鸟语花香的山门。

......

白袍道士的存在太过久远，三界之中恐怕没有几人知晓他的真身，苏醒和泰安儿和他的化身相遇，擦肩而过之缘，却换来天大的机遇，影响未来。

命之事，缘之事，自古三界又有几人堪破，恐怕只有天知道，妙不可言啊，妙不可言。

交换泥人儿之后，苏醒和泰安儿便一起携手下山，从山顶瞧见碧玉湖泊那里鬼聚集的最多，所以想凑个热闹。

碧玉湖畔围满鬼，不仅因为湖泊中央的船舫，还因为湖畔小筑，一朵巨大的七品莲花漂浮在湖面，莲心碧绿如玉，一位仙子在上面翩翩起舞，请来的是整个阴曹地府都非常有名的才女。

“上面起舞的是何人？”苏醒问道。

“蝶恋花。”有鬼回复道，他目不转睛地盯着七品碧玉莲花。

“上面的大姐姐跳得似乎不是一般的舞蹈，好漂亮啊。”泰安儿跳起来，指着七品碧玉莲花上的蝶恋花说道。

“当然，她跳的是舞剑器。”苏醒微微一笑，说道。

碧玉湖泊上，七品碧玉莲花漂荡，瓣瓣粉红的花朵盛开，清淡的花香漂荡，周围隐隐约约似乎萦绕着仙乐和佛唱。

碧玉莲花中心，一位美丽的女子赤足舞动，袭白衣轻纱的翩翩，仿佛一只美丽高贵的蝴蝶，玉质的翅膀忽现。

如果单纯的认为蝶恋花的舞蹈只是轻柔美丽，那就大错特错，她柔荑抬起，轻柔的白衣褪到香肩，露出细腻玉白的藕臂，皓腕一转，一道寒光闪过，细长的宝剑亮出。

蝶恋花跳起剑舞来，轰动四方，湖畔挤满大鬼子嗣，目不转睛，每到心惊魄动之处脸面变色，天地也被她的舞姿感染，起伏震荡。

剑光璀灿夺目，有如后羿射落九日，舞姿矫健敏捷，恰似天神驾龙飞翔，起舞时剑势如雷霆万钧，令人屏息，收舞时平静，好像江海凝聚的波光。

“好一个蝶恋花，鲜红的嘴唇，绰约的舞姿，赫然将公孙大娘的舞剑器练到极致。”苏醒大赞，看到极致处，不由大声念叨。

“昔有佳人公孙氏，一舞剑器动四方。

观者如山色沮丧，天地为之久低昂。

霍如羿射九日落，矫如群帝骖龙翔。

来如雷霆收震怒，罢如江海凝清光。

绛唇珠袖两寂寞，晚有弟子传芬芳。

临颍美人在白帝，妙舞此曲神扬扬。

与余问答既有以，感时抚事增惋伤。

先帝侍女八千人，公孙剑器初第一。

五十年间似反掌，风尘澒洞昏王室。

梨园弟子散如烟，女乐馀姿映寒日。

金粟堆南木已拱，瞿唐石城草萧瑟。

玳筵急管曲复终，乐极哀来月东出。

老夫不知其所往，足茧荒山转愁疾。”

“唐大历二年十月十九日，我在夔府别驾元持家里，观看临颍李十二娘跳剑器舞，觉得舞姿矫健多变非常壮观，就问她是向谁学习的？她说，‘我是公孙大娘的学生’。

玄宗开元三年，我还年幼，记得在郾城看过公孙大娘跳《剑器》和《浑脱》舞，流畅飘逸而且节奏明朗，超群出众，当代第一，从皇宫内的宜春、梨园弟子到宫外供奉的舞女中，懂得此舞的，在唐玄宗初年，只有公孙大娘一人而已。

当年她服饰华美，容貌漂亮，如今我已是白首老翁，眼前她的弟子李十二娘，也已经不是年轻女子了。既然知道了她舞技的渊源，看来她们师徒的舞技一脉相承，抚今追昔，心中无限感慨，姑且写了《剑器行》这首诗。

听说过去吴州人张旭，他擅长书写草书字帖，在邺县经常观看公孙大娘跳一种《西河剑器》舞，从此草书书法大有长进，豪放激扬，放荡不羁，由此可知公孙大娘舞技之高超了。

从前有个漂亮女人，名叫公孙大娘，每当她跳起剑舞来，就要轰动四方。

观看人群多如山，心惊魄动脸变色，天地也被她的舞姿感染，起伏震荡。

剑光璀灿夺目，有如后羿射落九日，舞姿矫健敏捷，恰似天神驾龙飞翔，

起舞时剑势如雷霆万钧，令人屏息，收舞时平静，好像江海凝聚的波光。

鲜红的嘴唇绰约的舞姿，都已逝去，到了晚年，有弟子把艺术继承发扬。

临颍美人李十二娘，在白帝城表演，她和此曲起舞，精妙无比神采飞扬。

她和我谈论好久，关于剑舞的来由，我忆昔抚今，更增添无限惋惜哀伤。

当年玄宗皇上的侍女，约有八千人，剑器舞姿数第一的，只有公孙大娘。

五十年的光阴，真好比翻一下手掌，连年战乱烽烟弥漫，朝政昏暗无常。

那些梨园子弟，一个个地烟消云散，只留李氏的舞姿，掩映冬日的寒光。

金粟山玄宗墓前的树木，已经合抱，瞿塘峡白帝城一带，秋草萧瑟荒凉。

玳弦琴瑟急促的乐曲，又一曲终了，明月初出乐极生悲，我心中惶惶。

我这老夫，真不知哪是要去的地方，荒山里迈步艰难，越走就越觉凄伤。”

这时，一个翩翩公子出现在苏醒的身旁，轻摇画扇，徐徐说道。

“喂喂，你是谁啊，百度百科吗？！”苏醒眼睛一瞥，强烈的吐槽道！

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In the void, a giant claw extended and struck the chaotic passage formed by the white-haired elder, instantly sparking thousands of sparks and rays, illuminating the darkness.

Taking advantage of the brief light, it was astonishing to see that the monstrous beast lurking in the boundless darkness of the void was terrifying, formless and featureless, eyeless and noseless, resembling a tadpole magnified countless times. Its dark, uneven surface was adorned with four enormous, sharp claws on its belly, capable of flattening the entire city of Fengdu with a single swipe!

The chaotic beast was so massive that in the boundless darkness of the void, there was nothing to compare it to. Compared to the white-haired elder in the chaotic passage, the elder was not even a speck of dust!

"Chaotic Beast?" The white-haired elder remained calm, gazing at the dark mass before him as if he were a seated monk.

"Bang!"

The chaotic beast struck again with its giant claw, unleashing millions of chaotic energies. A single strand could destroy a land, yet the chaotic passage constructed by the white-haired elder seemed indestructible, only trembling slightly without any signs of breaking.

This was very strange. Although the chaotic passage was very wide, wide enough for an ancient divine dragon to move around, compared to the boundless chaotic beast, the elder's passage was like a single strand of hair.

Even so, the chaotic beast could not destroy it.

"A mature chaotic beast. Although it cannot destroy the chaotic passage I constructed, I used my essence just now and now it is difficult to kill it. Sigh, the chance of encountering a chaotic beast in the boundless void is so small, yet I still met one. I don't know if it's bad luck or good fortune."

The white-haired elder sighed, his brows raised, and his turbid eyes instantly shot out two beams of shocking light, piercing the void.

His hunched back slowly straightened, and he took out a Daoist figure from a clay figurine stall.

This clay Daoist had silver hair, a cloud-like Daoist bun on his head, a slender figure, and wore a gray-white hemp robe. He held a gnarled dragon tree staff, with a branch extending from it, on which three green leaves, two white flowers, and a bodhi fruit floated alone. His eyes were wise.

The clay figurine was vividly crafted, even the faint smile on the Daoist's lips was clearly depicted.

"Let's return to my true form. Other characters are not enough to face a mature chaotic beast." The white-haired elder picked up the clay Daoist, muttered a few words, and suddenly, the white-haired elder disappeared, replaced by a Daoist with a Daoist aura, who looked exactly like the clay Daoist he had just picked up!

And the white-haired elder? He had become a clay figurine, held in the hands of the white-robed Daoist!

"Me, no, it should be the Ancestor."

"The Ancestor's true form. After wandering through the three realms for so many years, I haven't moved. I wonder if I'm rusty." The white-robed Daoist muttered to himself, a faint smile always on his lips. He looked up at the chaotic beast.

From the perspective of the white-robed Daoist, he could only see a small part of the chaotic beast, but at this moment, the boundless chaotic beast was completely presented in the Daoist's eyes.

"Having seen the Ancestor, why don't you retreat? Do you want the Ancestor to take action?" The white-robed Daoist said calmly, his intangible aura spreading. If there were heaven and earth in the void, then the white-robed Daoist's words, actions, and intangible aura had already replaced heaven and earth!

"Roar!"

The chaotic beast roared, feeling the supreme aura emanating from the white-robed Daoist, yet it was not afraid, angrily roaring at him. The intangible sound waves formed a terrifying wave in the boundless void.

The chaotic passage was as solid as a fortress, remaining unmoved in the chaotic beast's roar.

"Since you won't retreat, I will take you. The gate of chaos is in need of a guardian beast, and I choose you." The white-robed Daoist said calmly, one hand holding the bodhi tree staff filled with Daoist essence, the other hand's wide sleeve suddenly sweeping.

Swish!

Gray, misty chaotic energy surged, and the giant chaotic beast outside the passage disappeared in an instant, already collected in the Daoist's sleeve.

"Next time, even if White Boy sends a grand sedan chair to invite me, I won't go. What do the affairs of the three realms have to do with me? I have already transcended and am too lazy to care, too lazy to care..." The white-robed Daoist muttered, glancing at the clay figurine stall.

"Collect!"

With a swoosh, the clay figurine stall was instantly collected into his sleeve, and the white-robed Daoist nodded in satisfaction.

"The bodhi tree has no roots, where does the dust settle? Originally there is nothing, the bright mirror is not a stand... transcending the three realms, not bound by the five elements, freedom and ease surpass the immortals..." The white-robed Daoist shouldered the bodhi tree staff, swaying his shoulders, and leisurely walked away.

The white-robed Daoist appeared to walk slowly, but he had already surpassed the concept of speed. The chaotic passage constructed by