"Brother Miaolin? Fellow Taoist Lin Jue, fellow Taoist Qingyao!"
The first person to recognize them was Taoist Priest Qingxuan. Taoist Priest Qingxuan was already so seasick that he could hardly walk. When he saw them, he became more energetic and saluted immediately:
"Fellow Taoist, have mercy!"
Qiyun Mountain is one of the four famous mountains of the Fulu Sect, so it is of course very particular about what you do. When you see Taoist Master Qingxuan saluting, many Taoists behind him, no matter how old or young, salute to him, including many with white hair and beards.
The woman named Jiang was also among them.
"Fellow Taoist is compassionate."
The three of them also saluted back, and then returned the salute to the others.
"Brother Qingxuan, fellow Taoist Jiang." Lin Jue said, "You also took the water route? I happened to meet you here."
"Destined." Taoist priest Jiang Ning nodded.
"Yes, it's really a destiny!" Taoist Master Qingxuan was much more enthusiastic, and he couldn't help but look uncomfortable as he said, "It's just that the waterway is ups and downs, like sitting on a rocking chair, it's so uncomfortable."
"That's not as uncomfortable as it is for us. We also encountered a water demon on the way." Lin Jue had a good impression of this man and was somewhat familiar with it.
"Water monster? What's the result?"
"He was seriously injured and driven away."
"It's fine that he's not hurt." Taoist Master Qingxuan breathed a sigh of relief, "Shall the three fellow Taoists go straight to Mingqing Mountain?"
"yes."
"Come together! Come together!"
After hearing this, Lin Jue only looked at the third senior brother.
"Of course it's good."
The third senior brother agreed readily.
Compared to Fuqiu Temple, which only had three people, Xuantian Temple had more than twenty people in total, and half of them were old Taoists with full beards, including the master of Xuantian Temple, Master Lingqing.
After all, this is a fasting festival of the Fulu Sect, which mainly worships gods. The Fulu Sect is the main invitation recipient, and Taoist temples from the Lingfa Sect such as Fuqiu Temple are just stopping by to join in the fun.
Most of the Taoists in Xuantian Temple were holding long swords or wooden swords in their hands, and carrying luggage and musical instruments on their backs. Only a few old men were holding whisks and immortal wind Taoist bones. Surprisingly, that one was very white.
The female Taoist named Jiang Ning is also holding a fly whisk, and it seems that her status is indeed not low.
Along the way, the third senior brother chatted with Taoist Priest Qingxuan, while Lin Jue focused on the Master Lingqing in the front.
This is a serious person.
He's just a real person from the Fu Lu Sect.
The Fu Lu Sect is different from the Lingfa Sect. Today's Fu Lu Sect is the Great Way, and it is much easier to become a "real person". In addition, with their different cultivation methods, the Fu Lu Sect's real people are almost equivalent to filling up the quota - the masters of the Four Famous Mountains.
Almost all of them are real people. As long as their merits are perfect, they will naturally become immortals after death.
Nowadays, when the real people of the Lingfa sect are hidden in the world and the golden elixir of the Danding sect is difficult to obtain, they are almost the only real people in the world. When people talk about the real people in the world, they mostly talk about them.
But there wasn't much strangeness about them when they were alive.
As for after death...
It is easier to become an immortal, and the gold content will naturally decrease.
At least after these real people of the Fulu Sect were promoted to immortality, except for the founders who founded the religion, or those who made great contributions to the people and had extremely high merits, the rest of them neither often saw their statues in ordinary temples nor heard about them among the people.
Their names indicate that they can only ascend to immortality, but their status in heaven is limited. In fact, most of the legends of ancient real people circulating in the world are real people from the Lingfa sect, because real people from the Lingfa sect can really get rid of big demons.
The God of Evil Destroyers has the confidence to calmly talk to the Lord of Heaven even in person.
At this time, the Master Lingqing in front of him was said to be very virtuous and cultivated. At least he looked like a child with crane hair, a face full of red light, and windy footsteps, and he had an immortal aura.
I wonder if I can become an immortal after death? Is it possible to live forever if I become an immortal?
Lin Jue couldn't help but think so.
As if aware of the gaze behind him, Master Lingqing turned around and looked at him with a kind smile.
Lin Jue immediately nodded in response.
It seems there is something strange about it.
Yes, real people like this have a very high status in the Fulu Sect, and the Fulu Sect is the agent of the gods. There should be some guardian gods who follow and protect them day and night.
This is good, the journey will be much smoother.
Along the way, they talked about the previous demon eradication in Yi County and the water demon the three of them encountered along the way. They arrived at Mingqing Mountain.
This is also a bamboo mountain, which makes Lin Jue look quite friendly. There are many five-color cloth ribbons hanging in the bamboo forest on the mountain. The mountain is not very high. You can see the palace buildings on the top of the mountain, many new bamboo houses, and an area.
Covered by five-color cloth, it should be the main area for fasting and ritual ceremonies.
There were many Taoists at the foot of the mountain to greet him.
As soon as they saw the Taoist priest from Qi Yunshan coming, a group of Taoist priests came over and quickly saluted Master Lingqing and greeted each other.
The colors of the Taoist robes of the three people at Fuqiu Temple were slightly different from those at Xuantian Temple. A Taoist boy came to greet them. Knowing that they were from Fuqiu Temple in Yishan, he respectfully invited them to go up the mountain.
"Fellow Taoist Miaolin, Friend Lin, and Taoist Qingyao, we live together with the Taoist friends from Yanxia Temple. If you have nothing to do, you can come to us for tea or during the fasting feast." Taoist Master Qingxuan smiled.
explain.
"Don't leave for now."
"Don't pass."
The group of people said goodbye.
"plz follow me."
The little Taoist boy from Yanxia Temple stretched out his hand and said.
There is a bluestone road going up the mountain, which is much easier to walk than the road up the Fuqiu Peak in Yishan Mountain. The mountain is not very high, and there are newly built bamboo houses and pavilions that are many years old.
There are already many people visible on the road.
Some are dressed as Taoists, some look like strangers from the world, and some look like dignitaries who believe in Taoism.
The Taoist boy took them all the way to a bamboo house.
"There are too many people here, and accommodation is inconvenient. Many pilgrims and believers have to live at the foot of the mountain. I would like to ask a few fellow Taoists to squeeze in here for the time being. If anything happens, we will come here to invite fellow Taoists." The little Taoist boy said very politely.
They said, looking at them with a bit of curiosity in their eyes, "We will bring meals every morning and evening."
"Thank you."
"There are a lot of things to do, so I'll take my leave for now."
"Walk slowly, fellow Taoist."
During this fasting ceremony, there was a huge difference between the Fulu Sect and the Lingfa Sect in terms of responsibilities, obligations, and busyness. Xuantian Temple and Fuqiu Temple naturally did not live in the same place.
The Taoists of Xuantian Temple are the most important guests. They live in the Yanxia Temple on the top of the mountain. They eat and live with the Taoists of Yanxia Temple, fast and make offerings to the gods together, and work hard. This is not the case for the Taoists of Fuqiu Temple.
There is a bamboo house near the mountain, which is already considered very important.
"This Zhaijiao includes burning incense, opening the altar, inviting water, raising flags, announcing the announcement, and making obscenities... I can't remember. Anyway, there are some procedures for inviting saints and sending saints off." The third senior brother said as he walked into the bamboo house.
"Then what do we do?"
"Just like Qi Yunshan last year, we should be invited over during the slut. The host will tell us about the situation in the world, the hardships of the people's livelihood, and ask us to help eliminate demons. Then after sending the saints, they will
Please come over and talk about how to get rid of the demons in detail." The third senior brother sighed, "Oh, it's all my business anyway, you can just wander around and treat it like a different kind of temple fair."
"That's good, that's good..."
The Lingfa sect are all idle Taoists who can't even do things to worship God every day, so they don't like to do these troublesome things.
It would be best to recommend it to my senior brother.
Lin Jue raised his head and looked at the bamboo house carefully.
There is a wooden sign hanging at the door with the numbers of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. Although it is just a bamboo house, it is not too small. There is a table and several futons at the entrance. There is a space on the left and right with a bed and a
A very simple blue curtain is used as a shield.
If it's not cold today, there is a bed and a thin quilt.
"I just have a big ceremony and build so many bamboo houses. I don't know if it's a waste of money and manpower, or if it's a donation of wages to the craftsmen and farmers down the mountain." The third senior brother shook his head and said, "My junior brother and I will live on the left. Junior sister, you can sleep with me."
It's on the right, just make it work."
"oh!"
The little junior sister agreed obediently, and at the same time very diligently carried the bamboo basket behind Senior Brother Donkey in.
"We have to take good care of things. Even though this is a big ceremony at Mingqian Mountain, many people in the world are not afraid of Taoists. There are always dirty hands and feet." The third senior brother said, "You two can do it later.
Let’s go out for a walk first, and let’s go out again tomorrow to see if we can change something or find anything interesting and interesting.”
"knew."
It is true that many Jianghu people are not afraid of Taoists.
On the one hand, it may be because the vast majority of Taoists in the world are Taoists of the Fulu sect. They rarely practice spiritual methods or spells, but they may practice some swordsmanship. The gods rarely care about the affairs between people. This kind of
Naturally, Taoists cannot defeat Jianghu people. On the other hand, the Lingfa sect is not prosperous nowadays, and many Taoists from the Lingfa sect have very low skills, making it difficult for them to compete with martial artists who specialize in killing people.
What's more, warriors also have a saying of using martial arts to enter Taoism.
"Oh, take a sip..."
The third senior brother was already lying down on the bed.
"Junior sister, I want to go for a walk." Lin Jue asked the little junior sister, "Are you going?"
"go!"
The little junior sister always goes wherever her senior brother goes, without any hesitation.
"Remember to bring money." The third senior brother told them while lying down, "Remember to know the way, don't forget how to get back."
"knew."
The junior sister took her long sword.
Lin Jue thought for a while and felt that carrying a simple sword was too arrogant and quack-like, so he also brought an iron sword.
Both of them looked very tender-faced, wearing Taoist robes, each carrying a long sword, and with a fox following behind them, they seemed to have a somewhat ethereal air.
"Fuyao, I'll leave it to you to memorize the route. Don't let us get lost."
"嘤~"
There is a path in the bamboo forest in the mountains.
The path is not newly built, it already exists. It obviously connects certain places on the mountain.
Lin Jue judged the direction and walked to the left.
The left side feels more lively.
As expected, both sides of the path became wider and wider, and the bamboo forests in the mountains were cut into open spaces. Many Taoists came to the mountain and were placed here. Many people came out to hang out or chat on the roadside. Many Taoists saw the two of them and
The fox following them also cast curious eyes.
Lin Jue also looked around while walking.
There is an open space on the left with several stone tables and chairs. Sitting at the table are two middle-aged Taoists, drinking tea and arguing.
"In ancient times, there were countless myths. They mended the sky and chased the sun, crashed mountains and cut off rivers. Therefore, the ancient gods must have the power to reach the sky and the earth. Is there anything controversial about this?" A Taoist said with a frown.
"That's wrong." Another Taoist served the tea but did not drink it. He shook his head and said, "In ancient times, there were indeed countless myths, and these things were indeed passed down from generation to generation. However, after all, they were not included in the books, and there were many vague and confusing details.
The unreasonable parts must be believable, but cannot be fully trusted.”
"What do you think, fellow Taoist?"
"I think these are just the methods used by gods to control the three realms - but don't you see that the emperors of the human court also keep whitewashing themselves? Is he really the emperor and the real dragon? Gods will also exaggerate their years of practice and magical powers.
Ah! Otherwise, how can we gather incense and attract believers? Besides, rumors have always been like this. As time passes and the more people spread the word, they will become more and more distorted."
"How dare fellow Taoist say such things here?"
"Why don't you dare? If the gods are so stingy, how can they set an example?" The Taoist serving the tea said with a smile.
"In short, I don't agree with this..."
"Fellow Taoist, please don't be obsessed with those legends. Do you really think that it takes 1,750 kalpas for a celestial being to become a celestial being, and each kalpa takes 129,600 years to become a celestial being? How can it be that long?
years to come?"
"this……"
"Whenever there is a lie, there is also a lie."
The Taoist holding the cup definitely said:
"Although it is getting harder and harder for cultivators in the world to practice spiritual magic, and it is getting harder and harder for someone to truly achieve enlightenment. However, as the years change, there are more and more magical powers in the world, and the power of change is getting stronger and stronger.
The same is naturally true for gods. The gods of today must be better than the gods of ancient times... Having said that, in ancient times, many people became immortals just because they took an Ascension Pill. When it comes to magical powers, how can they be compared to them?
What about the immortals who later achieved enlightenment through hard training?"
"No, no, fellow Taoist, it is too biased to talk about the whole picture based on a small matter..."
Lin Jue and Lin Jue stood nearby and eavesdropped. The two often looked at each other, exchanging their perceptions and judgments of what they said, as well as their feelings of eavesdropping.
Sometimes I reach out and twist the bamboo next to me, pretending that I have something to do.
Unfortunately, before the two could argue about right and wrong, a Taoist priest from Yanxia Temple passed by with a guest. He heard them talking about the gods they sincerely worship, but he couldn't be rude to the guests, so he had to stop nearby.
Footsteps, casting uncomfortable glances.
The two laughed and stopped talking.
Lin Jue and his junior sister looked at each other with regret in their eyes.
Although Lin Jue disagreed with the arguments of the two Taoists, the argument itself was interesting. Even if he didn't understand any of the content, he still found it interesting. What's more, if there are three people walking together, there must be one teacher. No matter how two people agree,
There are also some words that can give him some inspiration.
This kind of atmosphere where Taoists talk casually and compete for immortality also gives people an elegant and comfortable atmosphere.
Therefore, as soon as he arrived at Dajiao, Lin Jue felt very good.
The junior sister next to me cast a questioning look.
"Walk!"
Lin Jue smiled and took steps forward.
I am in a happy mood and the wind is blowing under my feet.
The junior sister hurriedly picked up the long sword and trotted to catch up with him, blowing the bamboo leaves on the roadside.
Chapter completed!