In the Banshan Hall, the apprenticeship ceremony, which seemed complicated but actually did not have much going on, had come to an end.

The founder of the temple is called Taoist Banshan.

Lin Jue and the girl knelt on the futon in front of the statue of the ancestor, with solemn expressions.

A colorful raccoon lay lazily at the feet of the founder, staring curiously at their actions, but at the same time feeling bored, it started to yawn.

Taoist Yunhe stood at the front.

"From today on, you are the twelfth generation descendants of my Fuqiu Temple. Although Pindao met Qingyao first, he only became a disciple at this moment. When it comes to the fate between Pindao and Pindao, Lin Jue is the first

, so the two of you will be ranked according to age, Lin Jue is the senior brother and Qing Yao is the junior sister."

"Disciple knows."

Lin Jue said very calmly.

"Disciple knows."

The girl behind him followed his example.

There were seven Taoists sitting on both sides.

At first glance, these seven people seemed normal, but the first middle-aged Taoist on the left, the senior brother, Xu had just returned from digging soil. His feet were covered with mud. One of them was drowsy and the other was full of alcohol.

Angry, one person tilted his head and played with the tail of an orange cat next to him. His expression seemed even more bored than that of the cat on the altar.

Only Taoist Yunhe looked the most solemn.

"I meditate on the Yin-Yang spiritual method and follow the Yin-Yang avenue. In addition, the ancestor left seven kinds of magic in my meditative practice at that time, namely alchemy, bean soldiers, gathering beasts and poultry, medical skills, supporting jis, drama and stone.

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"Later, as I traveled around the world and made friends with people, all the magic spells in the temple were far more than these seven, but I still continued the tradition, focusing on these seven.

"Therefore, through the ages of my temple, most of them have only accepted eight disciples in each generation. Except for the first one who will inherit Fuqiu Temple in the future and needs to learn seven things, the other seven disciples are all majoring in one of them and must learn one of them.

"This time it was an accident. I originally planned to accept the last disciple when I came down the mountain, but I didn't expect to meet you two."

The old Taoist glanced at them:

"Although we make exceptions, we still have to abide by the traditions left by our ancestors. It just so happens that Pindao is getting old and his health is getting worse. Teaching two people at the same time will inevitably be a bit overwhelming, so choose one of you two to inherit it.

This last method of breaking stones will be taught by me personally. For the other one, if you want to learn anything, you can go to a few senior brothers, you can come to me, or you can learn from me.

"Is there anyone willing?"

The old Taoist asked them.

Now that the apprenticeship ceremony has arrived, they finally have something to decide on.

Everyone knows that it is definitely better to be taught by the master, so naturally this voluntary decision is not to voluntarily learn from him, but to voluntarily give up the opportunity.

The girl lowered her head in silence.

But Lin Jue felt that her eyes were secretly looking at him.

"..."

Lin Jue couldn't help but find it funny.

No wonder this little girl has been so diligent and not inferior to others all the way. She has to compete with him to do all the hard work. She met the master a few days before Lin Jue. She probably already knew or guessed this, or maybe she learned about it from there.

From then on, I had the idea of ​​​​competing with my "senior brother" for performance.

It's just human nature.

Maybe in her opinion, the reason why she collected firewood on the road to make a fire, fetched water and asked for directions was the same as hers.

Later, he actually compared himself with himself.

Then she thought about how she often looked at herself on the road, gritted her teeth and followed her when she kept climbing. When she moved away the big rocks washed down by the summer rain on the road, she was shocked and gritted her teeth and used her milking method.

Even though he had no strength to move another stone away, he was often very tired. Lin Jue suddenly felt a little funny.

What a smart little girl.

But how could he rob her?

"Master, if my junior sister is younger, please give her the opportunity to teach me this art by herself."

"Have you decided?"

The voice of Taoist Yunhe came from ahead.

"I've thought about it."

Lin Jue couldn't help but look to the side.

He happened to meet the little girl's surprised eyes.

It seemed very unbelievable.

Lin Jue saw it but couldn't help but think——

What is this little girl thinking about right now? She doesn’t feel that she is retreating in order to advance, does she? Or is she wondering why she and I were competing like that along the way?

"Okay! This is the style of my Fuqiu Temple!" Taoist Yunhe said, "In this case, you can choose one more from these seven spells, or others, but you must learn one of the seven.

Whatever you choose, just go to the senior brother. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. But having said that, although my teacher is older and has been practicing for many years, his learning is quite messy. I really don’t know which discipline he specializes in.

His attainments may not be much better than those of your senior brothers."

"Disciple knows."

"Good boy." One of the senior fellow apprentices also said, it was the one who smelled of alcohol as if he was still hungover, "My soldiers can make soldiers by scattering beans. If you want to learn this, you can come to me tomorrow afternoon."

If you want to drink, you can come to me. Don't come in the morning, I'm not awake yet."

"If you want to learn alchemy, come to me."

Several senior brothers seemed to be quite enthusiastic and spoke one after another.

"Thank you all senior brothers."

Lin Jue thanked him sincerely.

"According to the rules and traditions, when you enter Taoism, you should choose a Taoist name. Usually if it is a two-character name, you will add one character in the middle. If it is a three-character name, you will change one character in the middle. We are the Lingfa Sect, and between the Fulu Sect and the

The Danding sect seems to be more like the wild sect, the rules are not so strict, but they still take one."

The old Taoist continued, and with a wave of his hand, he knocked down the colorful civet cat that had climbed up on the statue of Patriarch Banshan:

"This year it's the turn of a square character.

"My name is Lin Jue, and my Taoist name is Lin Fangjue.

"Qingyao's Taoist name is Liu Fangyao.

"Remember, usually no one shouts, and we don't write green words or green chapters, so we can't use them.

"As for the Taoist name, you should choose it yourself. When you are older, have achieved success in practice, have clearly seen the things you have done, and your own intentions and achievements, you can choose it based on these."

The old Taoist waved his hand.

"This is the end of the apprenticeship. Each of you can choose one of the two rooms. The Taoist priest will go down the mountain to ask a tailor to make it in a few days. There are two meals a day, one in the morning and one in the evening. Just listen to the bells. In addition, every morning at dawn

Before that, I had to go to Banshan Hall to do morning lessons and chant sutras. If I have anything else to do or if I want to learn some Dharma or preach something, I will come and call you, and your senior brother will take care of the rest."

"knew."

"knew!"

The girl still imitated Lin Jue, but her attitude was better than Lin Jue's.

The old Taoist turned around and walked inside.

Several senior brothers did not disperse, but stood up and surrounded them, looking at the two junior brothers and sisters with strange eyes.

"Do you still remember my name?"

"How old are you?"

"How did you get met by Master and become his disciple?"

"Stop the quarrel, stop the quarrel, don't scare the junior brothers and sisters." Senior Brother Lu Wu said to them with a gentle expression, "Ignore them, follow me first, and choose your house."

Fuqiu Temple has more private rooms than living rooms, and they are all on both sides of the Taoist temple. At this time, the brothers cleaned out two rooms:

One is a serious bed room, because according to the old Taoist saying, the tradition of Fuqiu Temple has always been like this. Each generation has a master and eight disciples, and the number of bed rooms should be fixed. This room is obviously more refined, except for the beds.

There are also wardrobes, bookshelves, tables and chairs, and hooks for hanging clothes, so it should be very comfortable to live in.

The other room looks like it was converted into a living room, with only a bed and an Eight Immortals table that seemed to be put in temporarily.

"You can choose for yourself."

The elder brother gave them the choice.

But what’s the alternative?

The little junior sister looked at Lin Jue, her eyes widened, and she opened her mouth. Just when she was about to say that she would give up a better room to this senior brother, Lin Jue had already walked into the second room carrying a book on his back.

"Okay, you stay in this room. But don't worry. If you want any utensils, just call your Sixth Senior Brother. He will make them for you freshly. Maybe they will be better than the ones in our room." The senior brother said, "Yes.

Don't be afraid to trouble him, he likes to work as a carpenter with mortise and tenon and takes great pleasure in it."

"Just look for me."

A Taoist priest in his twenties said.

"Thank you."

Before becoming a disciple, the old Taoist told each of their senior brothers the names.

The sixth senior brother seems to be named Huang Shiyu, and he majors in Fuqi.

The second senior brother is called Yan Xuanyi. He seems to have a quiet personality and specializes in alchemy. The third senior brother is called Li Miaolin. He smells of alcohol and specializes in bean soldiers. The fourth senior brother is called Hu Mengjin. He specializes in gathering animals and regulating birds. It is said that today

The clouded leopard sleeping in the Taoist temple is his friend;

The fifth senior brother, Jing Qi, studied medicine, but I don’t know how it is different from the medical skills of ordinary doctors in the mountains; the seventh senior brother, named Le You, mainly studied drama;

"We are all brothers, why should we be so polite."

The elder brother also told them some things to pay attention to in the temple, things about the Lingfa sect, where is the dining hall and where is the kitchen room, how to address pilgrims and other Taoists when they go out, how to salute, and what they have to do every day

I didn’t say much about what I was doing, but it was quite detailed.

The other senior brothers didn't leave either, they were all watching them. It seemed that the atmosphere in the Taoist temple was not indifferent.

Lin Jue felt calm and calm, so he naturally wrote down everything.

The little girl was just like other people who came to a strange place at this age. She felt uneasy and nervous. Naturally, she couldn't remember anything she said and she only pretended to remember it.

"You guys should rest first."

"Remember, ringing the bell at night means eating."

Only then did many senior brothers disperse.

Lin Jue and his junior sister looked at each other, smiled slightly, and then walked back to the room.

Put the book at the foot of the wall, look around the room, take out a few books including ancient books and put them under the pillow, put the hatchet and whistle stick at the foot of the wall, take out the clothes, fold them and put them next to the pillow, and put the rest

A little dry food was placed on the table of the Eight Immortals. After having a few sundries and a few things of my own, I felt a little more at ease when I looked at this simple room.

What's not to live in?

This is much more spacious than my room in Shucun.

Lin Jue simply lay down on the bed.

But I couldn't help but think about it in my heart.

It sounds like practicing Taoism is not a simple matter. There are other chores to do in Taoist temples, but anyway, it is much better than worrying about finding a way to practice alone and wandering around the world without any foundation.

But according to what my new master said, he only has a few years to live, and the tradition of Fuqiu Temple is that once the master dies, other disciples will go down the mountain. I don’t know what way out there is. Anyway, there is only the eldest disciple.

He can stay on the mountain to inherit the Taoist temple, be its master, and then recruit his own disciples to pass on the techniques of Fuqiu Temple.

Based on this calculation, I can stay in the mountains for a few years.

"As soon as it comes, let's make peace with it."

Lin Jue made up his mind and tried to learn all the spiritual methods and spells of Fuqiu Temple within the next few years.
Chapter completed!