Chapter 51: Laying the pen
I'm afraid that the little girl here is also a cultivator, and her magical power is so obvious. However, although her cultivation is shallow and she doesn't have much knowledge, she can't see the specific cultivation.
After thinking for a moment, the old Taoist did not dare to neglect, and quickly led the two of them to a side hall, where distinguished guests were received.
After tea was served, Ye Wentian and Lao Tao started chatting. After exchanging names, Lao Tao, who probably rarely met ascetics, talked a lot and even talked about the past.
Hearing this, Ye Wentian also learned that Lao Dao's original name was Huo Qingshan, and he was originally a son of a wealthy local family.
Later, due to the poor management of his business, his family fell into decline, and after experiencing many things, he became tired of the world of mortals.
When he was still in his early twenties, he refused his family's invitation to stay and went to Erlang Temple alone to become a Taoist priest.
At that time, there were still a few monks in the temple who knew some rudimentary magic.
Everyone in the world yearns for immortality, and the old Taoist is no exception. He worshiped the abbot of the temple as his teacher, abandoned his original name, and changed his Taoist name to Xuan Qing.
However, the end of the Dharma has come, it is difficult to practice Taoism, and there are no specific cultivation methods in the temple.
The old Taoist Xuan Qing could only follow his master's words, chant sutras quietly, worship God, and slowly comprehend. It was not until he was in his forties that he realized the magic power.
He has stayed in Erlang Temple for more than 40 years. The abbot and several ascetics passed away one after another, so he took over the position of abbot from his master and has been practicing to this day.
With the power of magic, I naturally yearn for cultivating immortality even more, but after practicing for more than 20 years, I am still stuck in the early stage of acquired life.
Knowing that Ye Wentian was only sixteen years old now, he was already a perfect person, and he was shocked at that time. If it weren't for his reputation and the age gap between the two, Master Xuan Qing would have wanted to become a disciple directly...
In Ye Wentian's opinion, Xuan Qing, the old Taoist, has an upright appearance, a full-bodied personality, a gentle personality, and his character must be fine.
He is over sixty years old because of his cultivation, so he looks no more than fifty. Even with his Taoist robes, he has a hint of immortality and Taoism, which makes people fond of him.
This time I came to Sichuan to tie up the karma of my previous life, and I will need someone to help take care of me in the future.
Xuan Qing's Taoist heart was clearly written on his face. As Ye Wentian was thinking about it, he couldn't help but think to himself, maybe it wouldn't hurt to promise a chance?
After thinking for a moment, Ye Wentian made a decision, and then turned to say seriously:
"I already know your heart for the Tao, and I can also give you the cultivation techniques."
"real?!"
Hearing this, the old Taoist Xuan Qing had a look of longing on his face.
"You don't have to worship me as your teacher, you just need to do one thing for me."
"What's the matter?"
Old Taoist Xuan Qing is not a person who has no scruples for the sake of strength and longevity. If what Ye Wentian said would violate his own principles as a human being, he wouldn't mind practicing the exercises.
What kind of state of mind Ye Wentian was in, he could naturally tell what Xuan Qing was thinking at a glance.
"I won't let you do anything that goes against your heart. If you can break through to the perfect state of the day after tomorrow before your life span is exhausted, you can enjoy three years of life.
I just need you to pay attention to a new Taoist temple on Zuowang Peak in Qingcheng Mountain fifty years from now. The name of the temple’s owner is Mo Wenxuan.
If you find out the news, you will be notified to me at that time. If you cannot achieve the perfection of the day after tomorrow before your life span is exhausted, this matter will be dropped and I will choose another candidate."
Mo Wenxuan was the old Taoist priest who raised him in his previous life. The cause and effect of his upbringing was definitely not comparable to a single cultivation method.
Although this world is not the world of the previous life, it is very similar. Perhaps the Mo Wenxuan here is no longer the Mo Wenxuan he knows, and the cause and effect cannot be connected.
However, if you can really find such a person, and there is indeed such a person, why not come and repay it yourself? Although the cause and effect of the past life cannot be repaid, it can also resolve the knot in the heart.
Besides, it is still unknown whether there is such a person. He used the method of cultivation in exchange for Xuan Qing to inquire about Mo Wenxuan. He just laid a foreshadowing based on his thoughts.
After hearing this, Master Xuan Qing suddenly realized that this matter was not against his heart, and then solemnly nodded in agreement.
Later, Ye Wentian cut out a verse from the Taoist Scriptures and turned it into a cultivation method, which was similar to the method of cultivating the soul of Uncle Jiu and the others.
He did not give it a name, but passed it directly to Master Xuan Qing, and at the same time explained to him the key points.
Master Xuan Qing was like a child who had just started studying, listening carefully with curiosity and yearning, and trying to memorize it with a humbly seeking advice.
Although Ye Wentian said there was no need to become a disciple, Master Xuan Qing still stood aside to perform the disciple ceremony.
The Taoist Scriptures are the result of Ye Wentian's extensive reading of Taoist scriptures and their transformation through the blessing and fusion of the will of the world. The mysteries in them are unfathomable.
Although it is just a short section of the formula that is turned into a practice method, it is not that simple.
Ye Zixuan listened attentively to the side. Although he was not talking about Qinglian Taoist secrets, he had some understanding by drawing parallels.
In fact, regardless of the Taoist scriptures or the cultivation methods in this world, whether you are cultivating the body, cultivating the soul, or cultivating the three bodies together, in the end you will reach the same goal through different paths, seeking your own transformation.
After this encounter, Ye Wentian and Ye Zixuan rested for one night at Erlang Temple and did not leave until the next day.
Old Taoist Xuan Qing sent the two of them to the road by the Minjiang River, and after some reluctance to persuade them to stay, they turned back.
Ye Wentian took Ye Zixuan towards Qingcheng Mountain. The distance between the two places was only more than a hundred miles.
Even though Ye Zixuan's cultivation was low, Ye Wentian deliberately slowed down his pace. After walking for half an afternoon, the two of them still reached the foot of the mountain.
Qingcheng Mountain has a long history. It is said that during the reign of Emperor Xuanyuan, Ning Fengzi lived in Qingcheng Mountain to practice Taoism. He once taught the Yellow Emperor the "Technology of Dragon Ascension" to control the wind and clouds.
The Yellow Emperor built an altar to worship him as the "father-in-law of the Five Mountains", so later generations also called Qingcheng Mountain the father-in-law's mountain, and built a temple (father-in-law's temple) to commemorate him.
In ancient times, it was collectively known as the Five Fairy Mountains together with Wudang Mountain, Longhu Mountain, Qiyun Mountain and Jingfu Mountain.
Each worships the Zhenwu Dangmo Great Emperor, the Five Sacred Mountains Father-in-law Ning Feng Zhenjun, the Haotian Jade Emperor, the Demon-Conquering and Protecting Heavenly Lord, and the Guangyuan Pudu Heavenly Lord.
At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Yin Changsheng, known as one of the "Eight Immortals of Sichuan", came to Qingcheng Mountain to practice Taoism, but it was Zhang Daoling who truly established Qingcheng Mountain as a famous Taoist mountain.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! In the early years of Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he went to Heming Mountain to practice Taoism and founded the Five Pecks of Rice Tao, also known as the Tianshi Tao.
Heming Mountain and Qingcheng Mountain both belong to the ancient Minshan Mountains. Zhang Daoling first came from Heming Mountain to Qingcheng Mountain to preach the gospel, and he became immortal and ascended here.
The Five Pecks of Rice Tao founded by Zhang Daoling is also called Tianshi Tao, so it is also called Zhang Tianshi, and he is the founder of Tianshi Tao in Longhu Mountain.
The title of Tianshi was passed down from Zhang Daoling. The leader of Tianshi Tao in every generation is Zhang Tianshi. Tianshi Tao has been controlled by Zhang Daoling's descendants from ancient times to the present.
Qingcheng Mountain is the holy land of Quanzhen Longmen Sect (but this is not the Longmen Sect, but only Quanzhen Taoism.
This is not the ancestral court of the Longmen Sect. The ancestral court of the Longmen Sect is in Beiping. This is one of the ancestral courts of Taoism.)
The Taoist priests here all practice Quanzhen Taoism, which is passed down from master to disciple. They usually become disciples from childhood and grow up in Taoist temples. Quanzhen teachings are a monastic system.
Ahem~ Regarding the issue of becoming a monk, we have to talk about the difference between Taoism and Taoism.
Taoism is only a school of thought and culture, while Taoism is a religious group. The two have completely different cultural forms.
As a religion, Taoism has its worship and belief in gods, believers and organizations, and a series of religious rituals and activities.
There are no taboos about ideas, but religion will naturally generate many rules to bind believers.
Although Taoism and Taoism have long been indistinguishable from each other, in Ye Wentian's self-perception, he is a Taoist first, and then a member of Taoism. The order is very important!
Now that he has practiced Taoism, Ye Wentian believes that it is impossible to break away from Taoism, but if anyone wants to use Taoist rules to restrain himself, Ye Wentian will definitely let him try his karma-killing edge!
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The practice of Quanzhen Taoism mainly focuses on alchemy skills, and also cultivates external alchemy talismans. It advocates dual cultivation of human nature and life, cultivating human nature first, and then cultivating life.
He believes that cultivating the truth and cultivating one's nature is the only correct path for Taoist practice. Only by eliminating emotions and desires, clarifying one's nature and seeing the Tao, and making the mind peaceful can one return to simplicity, realize the Tao and become an immortal.
Chapter completed!