"How many Taoist temples are there in this mountain?"

"There may be five or six, maybe there are some hidden. This mountain is so big, with strange peaks and forests, and rugged rocks, that even a poor Taoist has never seen them all. There are only two that have a lot of dealings with, one is the Immortal Source Temple, both are spiritual arts.

The other sect is the Jiulong Temple of the Danding sect. In recent years, there have been several more temples and temples.”

"Is the temple also built here?"

"This mountain is huge and the scenery is beautiful. Not only us Taoist priests like it, but monks also like it."

"That makes sense."

Lin Jue nodded, bowed and asked for advice: "So what is the difference between the Danding Sect, the Spiritual Method Sect and the Fulu Sect?"

"Don't worry, there is a hot spring at the foot of the mountain. We can soak in the hot spring and talk slowly." The old Taoist smiled casually and said, "After walking for a few days, even though I am a poor Taoist who has achieved success in spiritual practice, I am almost covered with lice. In the mountains.

The hot spring is extremely comfortable, so I will take you to enjoy it."

The group of people continued to move forward.

Gradually we came to a forest with water vapor.

There is a real hot spring with just the right temperature.

In addition, the aura here is very rich and quiet.

It didn’t take long——

An old man and a young man were sitting in the spring. Not far away, a young girl sat with her back to them, holding a branch and poking holes in the ground silently.

Few people come here, it is quiet and quiet, with only the sound of flowing spring water and the voices of old Taoists.

"As the name suggests, the Danding Sect is mainly about refining elixirs. This is also called the outer elixir and the inner elixir. The outer elixir uses a copper furnace as a tripod, various heavenly materials and earthly treasures, gold, silver, rain and dew as materials to refine elixirs. It can be said that it is

The magical effects are endless. Inner elixir uses itself as the cauldron and the aura and essence of heaven and earth as its material to cultivate the golden elixir in the body.

"In ancient times, monks in the world mainly focused on refining alchemy. When we talk about alchemy, it is the outer elixir, and when we talk about nourishing the elixir, it is the inner elixir.

"Later, Xu realized the shortcomings of the outer elixir and gradually developed the method of the inner elixir.

"There are countless magic spells in the world, and they are ever-changing. In fact, they are somewhat related to the Alchemy Sect. Later, the Outer Alchemy School gradually declined, while the Inner Alchemy School mostly retreated to the mountains to practice, and the emerging Spiritual Method School took over the mainstream.

"Later on, more and more people became gods and immortals in the world..."

The old Taoist paused for a moment, as if he had something to say, and then continued:

"That's how the Fu Lu Sect came into being.

"The talisman refers to the position and the nationality. The talisman refers to the combination. The talisman sect must have the talisman and the talisman to work together. The fundamental reason is that it borrows the power of the gods, rather than its own ability."

Lin Jue listened very carefully.

This hot spring is very hot and comfortable to soak in.

Preaching and solving doubts in this situation was a scene that Lin Jue had never imagined before.

But it's extremely comfortable.

Hearing this, Lin Jue was thoughtful, waving water to rub the dirt on his body. Looking out of the corner of his eye, he saw the girl sitting in front of him with her back to them scratching her head a few times.

Obviously she was listening, but she was confused.

It's so clean here that you don't have to be close to hear it clearly.

Lin Jue thought for a while and asked for her:

"What do you mean?"

"In layman's terms, the urn represents your identity. It may be your identity with the righteous gods in the sky, or it may be your identity with some earthly gods or even wild gods and evil gods on the earth. It means that they recognize you. Some urns also have records on them.

Your status and what gods you can call upon and what skills you can use. With the urn, you can draw talismans on the altar, which are like military talismans. If you have an identity and military talisman, you can deploy your troops and generals and display various magical powers.

He even invited the gods to come to the lower world."

The girl continued to play with her head lowered and poking at the ground.

But at this moment, a sound suddenly came from the forest.

It was a strange and strange voice, not human.

"What you're saying is wrong. The reason why monks in ancient times switched from practicing outer elixirs to inner elixirs is because there are fewer and fewer natural materials and earthly treasures. Many elixirs can no longer be cultivated, let alone golden elixirs.

"

"who?"

Lin Jue suddenly became alert and looked towards where the sound came from.

The girl sitting on the shore was even more frightened. She also turned her head and looked into the distance, then quietly turned back to look at the two people in the spring.

But all I saw was the rising heat, the deep forests, the distant mountains and the clouds and mist, which were indistinguishable from each other. Is there any figure anywhere?

Look at the old man in front of you——

The old Taoist was still sitting in the spring, smiling, without even trying to figure out who the sound came from.

And the voice continued:

"You, an old Taoist, are not the Taoist priests of the Fulu Sect, and there is no possibility of being ranked in the Immortal Class in the future. Why should you be so timid in speaking? Just tell me, the ultimate goal of the monks of the Danding Sect and the Lingfa Sect is

They all have cultivated themselves into ancient immortals, or have lived in the world of ease for hundreds of years, and the Fulu Sect is just a subsidiary of the current Xianghuo Shinto, right?"

"Hehehe..."

The old Taoist listened happily and smiled without saying a word.

"Who is speaking?"

Lin Jue couldn't help but ask him, thinking he knew him.

"I don't know, I don't know him, but this is Mount Yi. Few people have been here for thousands of years, so it's normal for there to be more spirits. Oh, this man must have lived longer than us, and what he said may make sense."

The old Taoist just smiled and said.

"I see..." Lin Jue said thoughtfully, "But along the way, I encountered quite a few fairies and ghosts."

"Don't be too surprised, people have their own fate, and now that the world is in chaos, there are more monsters and ghosts than there were a few years ago. If you have encountered a monster once, either your yang energy and blood are temporarily weak, or you have been infected with it.

If you are angry with monsters and walk on a mountain road at night, if there are monsters along the way, they will naturally be more willing to come to you."

"That's right."

"What the old man said is not entirely right." The voice in the dense forest sounded again, "It is not an ordinary thing for mortals to see mountain spirits and wild ghosts for no reason, but if you go to the place where mountain spirits and wild ghosts see ghosts, it is not like

Is it the same as meeting other people when you arrive at home? There’s nothing strange about it.”

"This makes sense." The old Taoist soaked in the hot spring, nodded in approval, and then looked at Lin Jue, "Look, it's not bad to encounter such a spirit by chance."

"..."

Lin Jue looked at his expression and seemed to have some realization.

After that, the voice never sounded again.

After the two bathed in the hot spring, they originally wanted to swap with the girl, but the girl didn't want to do it anyway, either because she was shy or because she was afraid that she would encounter a monster if she was out of their sight.

So we continued on our way.

Gradually we are getting closer and closer to the scissor-like mountain and the floating hill peak next to it, so close that we can no longer see their complete shapes.

Parting through the Ba Mao bush, there is a narrow hiking trail.

The old man should go forward first.

The girl walks in the middle.

Lin Jue finally followed.

After crossing a river-crossing bridge composed of only a tree trunk, we gradually climbed up along the path.

The old Taoist slowly talked to them while walking, his voice was as usual, as if he was sitting indoors and talking quietly, completely unaffected by the steep mountain road:

"As the saying goes, the whole world is not the land of kings, but this is actually not true.

"In fact, only the areas with access roads are under the jurisdiction of the government and are the royal land. The smaller the road, the worse the jurisdictional ability of the human court. The other large areas of remote mountainous wasteland are not considered 'royal land'.

"In the same way, only the places with houses on the roads belong to people, only the places where people live together belong to the human world, and other places belong to goblins, ghosts, and earthly spirits.

"Fairies and ghosts generally do not harm people during the day, but deep in the mountains and forests, especially in places where the sun is not exposed, the daytime also belongs to dusk and dusk, which is at the junction of yin and yang. Ordinary people stray into it, so it is best not to leave the sun.

"Yishan Mountain is remote, with deep forests and heavy fog, and there are often ghosts and monsters. But you don't have to worry, there are mountain gods in Yishan Mountain too. The mountain gods in Yishan Mountain are amazing. They are much more powerful than the tiger we saw the day before yesterday, and they are also more powerful than any other in the world."

Most mountain gods are more powerful. If you see him, you must respect him enough.

"This mountain is under his jurisdiction. In addition, there is a Taoist temple. Our Fuqiu Temple is also famous among the spirits in the mountain. It is also famous among the mountain gods of Yishan Mountain. As long as you don't do anything wrong, the spirits of this mountain will

I won't easily embarrass you. Even if I meet you, as long as you are respectful and polite and say that you are a disciple of Fuqiu Temple, most of them will let you go."

Lin Jue walked silently and listened silently, feeling as if he had entered a different place from the human world.

Suddenly I heard someone singing in the mountains:

"There are hot springs in this mountain, which can wash away the worldly fate... There are Yao grass in this mountain, which can make you immortal... There is a magic elixir in this mountain, and if you get it, you can transcend the world..."

"It's the woodcutter."

The old Taoist told them.

Lin Jue looked up at the sound and saw deep clouds and mist, strange peaks and rocks beginning to appear, and ancient pines bathing in the mist. It really looked like the residence of gods.

I couldn't help but stop and look back.

Unknowingly, we have climbed very high. The road we came from is almost unclear between the dense forest and clouds. Even in the hot spring where we soaked before, we can only see a ball of water vapor rising from the ground and rising into clouds.

The appearance of the spring itself was no longer visible. As for the spirit that interrupted earlier, Lin Jue still doesn't know what it is.

Until a corner of the palace appears in the forest, tilting upward, with the Fuqiu Peak behind it.

"Almost there."

Lin Jue followed him forward and heard the sound of some flutes, which came out of the dust from the top of the forest. He also smelled the vague and non-existent aroma of incense, which was reassuring.

The gate of the Taoist temple soon appeared in front of them.

It is a faded vermilion door. There is a cat lying lazily at the door. The word "Fuqiu Temple" is written on the plaque above the head, and the door couplets are written on both sides:

Get the freshness of mountains and rivers;

Gathering the spirit of heaven and earth.

The old man walked in front, stepped over the cat, and pushed him casually.

"Squeak..."

The wooden door slowly opened, revealing a scent of incense.

The old Taoist had already walked in first.

Lin Jue stopped outside and looked to the left. There were several pieces of soil cultivated there, where vegetables were grown. Behind them, there were donkey sheds, pig pens, and chicken and duck cages, where poultry and livestock were raised. There were roads on both sides.

There seem to be bluestone slabs and steps on the mountain.

The steps ahead stopped.

Lin Jue withdrew his gaze and saw that the girl had noticed that he had not gone in. He stopped and turned around, looking at himself silently. He smiled, then carefully stepped over the cat in front of the door and followed up.

The Taoist temple is not very big, but it is not small either. In addition, there are three entrances to the Yimen. There are two palaces in the front and back, namely Tianweng Hall, which is dedicated to Tianweng, the goddess and many gods in the sky, and Bishan Palace, which is dedicated to the founder of Bishan and the gods.

Some gods that only exist in ancient myths and legends indicate that this is a Taoist temple that is relatively more focused on self-cultivation.

On both sides are the living room for pilgrims, the dormitory room for Taoists, the dining hall, the stove room, the pavilion for storing scriptures, the utility room, etc.

Lin Jue hadn't gone far when he saw a middle-aged Taoist coming out carrying a hoe.

"Master, are you back? Who are these two?"

"They are my new disciples, your junior brothers and junior sisters. Stop working in the fields and prepare a room for them to live in first."

"You have already packed up a room and come out, but didn't you say you would only accept one apprentice? Why did you accept two?"

"It's all fate. Let's clean up another room."

"good."

"This is Pindao's eldest disciple. Your senior brother is named Lu Wu. There are seven disciples in front of you. Pindao will introduce them to you in the evening." The old Taoist said with a smile, "Don't worry, Pindao and the others

The disciples are all very easy to get along with, and the Taoist temple is very quiet on weekdays. There is nothing to do, so you can play with them."

"Hello, senior brother."

Lin Jue quickly saluted the middle-aged Taoist.

"Hello, senior brother!"

The girl also followed suit.

"Hello."

The middle-aged Taoist was carrying a hoe, wearing straw sandals and rolled up his trousers. He looked in his thirties, but he didn't look old at all, but his expression was unusually gentle. With this attire, it made people think he was not young.

After greeting the two of them, he walked back.

Lin Jue looked at him with wide eyes.

The old Taoist led the two of them to continue walking inside.

"In the evening, after paying homage to the ancestor and officially holding the apprenticeship ceremony, the two of you will officially be considered Pindao's disciples, their junior brother and junior sister."

"Why don't you choose an auspicious day?"

"An auspicious day does not have to be in the sky. Today, Pindao accepts a disciple. If you join Pindao's disciples, it is an auspicious day."

"oh……"

Lin Jue couldn't help but turn his head and look around.

The sound of the flute on the pavilion in the temple became clearer and clearer, as if it was very close. In addition to the smell of incense in the air, there was also the fragrance of medicine and wine, both of which made people smell pleasant. There were cats and dogs lying and sleeping in the courtyard as if no one was around, and even

There was a clouded leopard sleeping soundly on the ground in the inner courtyard. Just when Lin Jue stood on the ground in the courtyard, cats would come over to look at him, smell him, or rub against him.

But I don't know where this place is.
Chapter completed!