【016】 Zhongyuan Festival Ancestral Hall (2/2)
Five years can really change a lot.
I still remember the year when I first read the scriptures, I was full of confidence and thought that I could understand the "mystery" in just one year, but I failed. The second year I was excited and continued to do my best, but I still couldn't do it. I fell into a trough for a while and even doubted myself. Fortunately, I adjusted in the third year and continued to read the scriptures quietly.
By the fourth year or even this year, perhaps because of the effect of practice, Feng Yi's mood became peaceful and peaceful, and he seemed to have touched some unspeakable barrier. After many attempts, he failed to find a way to break through the barrier, Feng Yi realized that if he wanted to break through, he should have a little chance and luck.
However, for five years, Feng Yi has long been accustomed to reading the scriptures and practicing swords every day.
From Senior Sister Mu, he learned three sets of sword techniques in total. In addition to the "Songfeng Sword Strategy", there is also the "Chongxu Sword Technique" that is the dignified and upright way, while the "Quexie Sword Technique" that is the strange way. It took three years to learn these three sets of sword techniques. After three years, he rarely went to Zhuxiafeng because his more advanced sword techniques could not bear the strength of his uncultivated body.
Feng Yi lives in another bookshelves than five years ago.
There were many scriptures on the bookshelf. After reading the Taoist scriptures carefully, they copied them in blank volumes in their spare time. The courtyard became very quiet, especially since Xu Mingxiu made a breakthrough half a year ago, and after moving out of his disciples, he became more quiet and even a little deserted.
As a genius who cultivated "Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao" to the "Essence Realm" in five years, Xu Ming was famous throughout Chaoyang Peak and was highly valued by his master Shang Zhengliang. At the same time, Feng Yi was also famous in Chaoyang Peak, but he was in reverse.
After five years, almost everyone knows that Feng Yi has never been able to get started with his practice.
Fortunately, the Chaoyang disciples who were selected to join the mountain gate had their own competitive intentions, but their minds were not necessarily bad. When they met on weekdays, they could only look at him strangely. Feng Yi was still quite uncomfortable with such strange looks at him at first, but after a long time, he didn't feel anything when he got used to it.
In addition, five years seem to have not changed anything, and everyone is still enduring loneliness and hard work.
"Feng Yi!"
"Feng Yi!"
Feng Yi, who was ecstatic, was suddenly awakened by a familiar shout. Before he could respond, the door was pushed open, and a figure bumped in. When he saw him, he said, "Ha, I knew you were here!"
Feng Yi was quite happy to see him: "Senior Brother, why are you here?"
The person who came was Xu Ming. Five years have made him completely grow up to be a heroic young man with a long sword in his arms. He came to find Feng Yi, but when he saw Feng Yi ask him, he couldn't help but look helpless and said, "You are really just focusing on reading the scriptures, but do you still remember what day it is?"
Feng Yijian said, calculated with a bent finger and said in surprise: "Today is the Zhongyuan Festival?"
Xu Ming rolled his eyelids and said, "You still know! Didn't you notice it when you went to the dining hall for breakfast today?" After he said this, Feng Yi thought about it again, and found some clues, just because he was immersed in thinking about the philosophy of the Taoist scriptures and did not react.
I smiled embarrassedly: "I really haven't remembered it."
Zhongyuan Festival is a Taoist festival, called "September 3" in the secular world. It has customs such as worshiping ancestors, worshiping the dead souls, putting river lanterns, and sacrificing land. Although Qingyun is a family of cultivation, he was born in Taoism after all. There will also be corresponding activities on festivals like Zhongyuan Festival. However, it is much simplified than the people, and only "sacrificing ancestors" and "release river lanterns".
Chaoyang Peak is crowded and it becomes more lively during festivals.
Those who practice practice cut off the worldly relationship and basically never celebrate the New Year festivals again. Therefore, festivals like Zhongyuan Festival are originally worshipping ancestors and comforting the dead souls, which have become the thoughts of disciples who have been practicing for more than a year in the Qing Dynasty.
"I knew you probably didn't remember, so I came to find you specifically!" Xu Ming suddenly leaned behind him and took out a bag and threw it to Feng Yi and said, "Here, let it be for you! Change it quickly, and you will go to Chaoyang Master Peak to worship the ancestors in a while!"
"What?" Feng Yi untied the bag, and was puzzled for a moment. It turned out that there was a brand new Taoist robe in the bag. "Isn't it enough to dress neatly and cleanly for the ancestors? There is no need to change into new clothes, right?"
Xu Ming was stunned for a moment and said with a hissing: "You really don't know?"
Feng Yi said inexplicably: "What do you know?"
Xu Ming said: "Mr. Tong went to Xiaozhufeng a few days ago. When he returned to the mountain, he invited his fellow disciples from Xiaozhufeng to watch the ceremony. In other words, the fellow disciples of Ganchihe Deng Xiaozhufeng will also participate in the evening! Senior brother said that by then, each of us will represent the face of Chaoyang lineage, so of course we have to wear it better!"
"Senior Brother? Are you talking about Senior Brother Jiang Feng?" Feng Yi raised his eyebrows, "So this clothes were not prepared by you?" Xu Ming nodded and said, "Of course! Senior Brother Jiang Feng has prepared two clothes, one for me, and the other for you. Stop talking, change them quickly!"
Feng Yi twitched his mouth and shook his head helplessly.
——I thought you suddenly became enlightened as you grew older. It turns out that you are still familiar with Senior Brother Xu Ming!
Speaking of Jiang Feng, three years after Feng Yi went up the mountain, he successfully broke through the "Fourth Level of Yuqing" to reach the "Essence Realm", and moved away from Linkefeng Beiyuan disciples' residence. Those who were familiar with Feng Yi and the others became Senior Brother He Jin. Of course, Jiang Feng's breakthrough was also a great stimulation to He Jin. In the past two years, he has obviously been immersed in practicing much more than usual.
The Zhongyuan ancestor worship was in the evening.
Feng Yi changed his clothes and followed Xu Ming out, looking for something to go to the next courtyard, but he didn't see him. The two had to go to Chaoyang Main Peak, and met many classmates who were rarely seen on the way, greeted each other, and went to the ancestor's ancestral hall together.
The ancestral halls of the ancestors of Qingyunmen throughout the ages were built on the back mountain of Tongtian Peak. The ancestral halls of Chaoyang Peak only worship the ancestors of this lineage. They are not important matters, and most of the seven lineages are sacrificed by their own sacrifices, and even if the ceremonies are held, not every Qingyun disciple can participate in it.
Chaoyang Peak Ancestral Hall is also built on the back mountain of the main peak, a secluded courtyard.
When Feng Yi and Xu Ming came over, the yard was full of senior brothers. Feng Yi soon saw Jiang Feng in the crowd. He and the other two hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and thanked Jiang Feng for giving clothes to take care of him. Jiang Feng waved his hand with a smile, suddenly looked around, and pulled Feng Yi and Xu Ming away from others as if alert, and said in a low voice: "Junior Brother Xu, have you explained it clearly to Junior Brother Feng?"
Xu Ming nodded for granted: "I said it all."
Jiang Feng nodded with relief, and then looked at the two of them with strange eyes, even a little vulgar. He said, "There are outstanding female disciples under the seat of Master Shuiyue in Xiaozhufeng. I have heard that there are many junior sisters who come to watch the ceremony tonight. You two must perform well! Maybe by then, which junior sister will win the favor of me, which will greatly increase my reputation in the morning sun!"
"Cough~!" Feng Yi grinned and said with a bitter smile, "Senior Brother, you seem to have passed it a little, right?"
"Too?" Jiang Feng knocked him angrily and said, "Although our Qingyun is a Taoist sect, we can never help but have Taoist couples. As long as you have the ability to win favor with others, who will say to you? - Oh, forget it, you are still young and don't understand! Come on, Junior Brother Xu, I'll tell you well for you!"
Unexpectedly, Xu Ming was not grateful and broke away from Jiang Feng's hand and said, "Senior Brother, you should spend less effort! I don't want to be as fucked as you and Sister Su. As for the Taoist partner, hahaha, why do I need the Taoist partner? That will only waste precious time in cultivation and drag down my speed of setting off the sword!"
Jiang Feng took a breath and looked at Xu Ming in a daze, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Feng Yize was even more amused by Xu Ming's words and laughed: "Senior Brother, I hope you can always remember what you said!"
Xu Ming was a little puzzled and said, "Of course I will remember it! Hello, what are you two? Did I say something wrong? No!"
"Junior Brother Feng!"
A voice from the side made Feng Yi turn around. After a few glances, he suddenly said in surprise: "Senior Brother Hou, are you here too?" The person who came was Hou Che, who always lives in Qingyuan Peak. After hearing Feng Yi's words, he smiled and said, "Look at what you said, how can I not come to the Zhongyuan priest priest? - Hum? Is there any problem? Why are you staring at me all the time?"
Seeing that he couldn't help but feel strange when Hou Che saw that he couldn't stop looking at him.
"Haha, sorry, senior brother, I said the wrong thing." Feng Yi looked up and down at Hou Che again and said, "I'm just used to seeing you, your short clothes and a full of fireworks. Suddenly, I felt a little uncomfortable when I saw you as handsome as Zhou Zheng!"
"You boy!"
Hou Che laughed and cursed, subconsciously sorted out his clothes, and said, "Actually, I'm a little unaccustomed to it. By the way, why haven't you seen you come to the sword casting workshop recently?"
Feng Yi showed a look of respect for Xie Bumin and shook his head and said, "Senior Brother, the sword casting workshop is too dangerous. My junior brother is not well-educated, so he dare not come here often!"
Hou Che's expression stagnated and sighed: "That's true, there have been constant accidents in the Jianfang recently, alas! But..." Hou Che paused for a moment, showed a proud and mysterious expression, and said to Feng Yi: "Mr. Yan has made a breakthrough in talisman refining recently. When it's evening, you should be able to see it with your own eyes!"
"Oh?" Feng Yi was indeed curious, "Then I will wait and see!"
After waiting for a while, the senior brothers Chu Yuhong, Liang Wence, and the prestigious Shen Tiandou arrived one by one. Then, Senior Sister Mu Huiqiu and a group of Chaoyang female disciples arrived. Soon, Master Shang Zhengliang and two uncles also arrived at the ancestral hall together.
With the arrival of Shang Zhengliang and his two uncles, the noisy whispers inside and outside the ancestral hall were cleansed, and the atmosphere became solemn. Chaoyang Peak Ancestor’s Hall was not big and could not accommodate more than 200 disciples to worship together. Except for a few people who walked into the ancestral hall with their master Shang Zhengliang, everyone else stood on the spacious courtyard outside.
It didn't take much time to worship the ancestors.
Feng Yi just stood solemnly and quietly, and then respectfully bowed three times in the voice of his senior brother's salute, and the ancestor worship ended here. Then the disciples of Chaoyang turned into a torrent, and in groups of three or five, each heading to the Ganchi halfway up the mountain. Even those senior brothers who had achieved success in their practice did not fly with their swords at this moment, but walked along the way with their familiar classmates.
"Huiqiu!"
However, Tong Zhengning, who came out of the ancestral hall, called out Mu Huiqiu.
"Master, I'm here!"
Mu Huiqiu quickly stopped responding, and the other female disciples walking in front also stopped.
"When the young master Wenmin and his wife come over, you will be here to entertain them for the teacher." Tong Zhengning said, "If Gan Chi is not going, otherwise you will feel restrained!"
Mu Huiqiu hurriedly said: "Master——"
Chapter completed!