The Qingwei sect remained independent in Qingcheng Mountain, with thousands of palaces and numerous disciples.
As an important pillar of the Zhengdao League, the Qingwei Taoists are extremely famous both in the mountains and under the Daosong Dynasty. In addition, since the Qingwei sect was merged into the Zhengdao League, the ancestors of the Celestial Master defeated Dao demons in the past. The prestige of the two paths gave the Qingwei Sect a lot of glory, almost dominating the six states and covering the sky with one hand.
In the important place of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion of the Qingwei Sect.
The young male and female Taoist priests who had just been selected as inner disciples three days ago stood in a group outside the Sutra Pavilion. Counting carefully, there were fifteen or sixteen of them.
"Xixiang, Elder Zhao and I will talk to you again and ask you to choose again. The elders have also said that practicing Taoism has always been about chance first, and your bones second. Your bones do not necessarily determine your fate. future achievements.”
The speaker was a young Taoist priest wearing an indigo blue robe, his hair tied up with a wooden hairpin, and he spoke in a sincere tone.
He was giving Chen Xixiang good words to persuade him not to give up just yet. They were all brothers who came to learn from him.
Qingwei disciples all know that guarding the Sutra Pavilion is a waste of energy. Only those senior masters and uncles who are old and have no hope of breakthrough will ask for this job to plan for retirement. Chen Xixiang is only ten years old. At six years old, he has a bright future. But after testing his bones, he took the initiative to come here to take some time off.
There is a pond at the entrance of the Sutra Pavilion Hall, with many lotus leaves growing on it and a few golden lotus flowers blooming, swaying in the wind and making ripples.
Chen Xixiang sprinkled a handful of shimmering granular spiritual rice into the pond, and watched the dozens of carp that immediately rushed to the surface of the water to fight for each other, jumping on the lake, splashing droplets of water, and looking carefully, those golden carp There is actually a beard growing on his lips that is longer than his body. It is a dragon's beard!
Chen Xixiang said lazily and leisurely:
"You all have a bright future, but it's not necessarily just idle work here. If you don't believe me, let's see in two or three years..."
Hearing that Chen Xixiang still had such a lazy attitude, a handsome young Taoist priest among the Taoist priests sneered:
"Two or three more years? Believe it or not, in just three months, our group of people will be able to open a huge gap with you!"
Chen Xixiang just smiled and fed the fish without saying anything.
Seeing this, the handsome Taoist priest Zhao Wenjing said coldly:
"Cui Ning, you saw it. We came here with good intentions to help him get another chance, but he ended up wasting his time here and living lazily. If he really doesn't want to live up to his ambition, he will be like a puddle of mud, and we can't even help him. stand up."
Although his tone was cold.
But Chen Xixiang understood that this person was doing it for his own good and said with a smile:
"Senior Brother Zhao, don't irritate me. I really think it's quite good here. I read Taoism and feed the fish on weekdays. This life seems to me to be very good."
Zhao Wenjing was so angry that her handsome and fair face turned purple, she snorted angrily, turned around and shouted:
"Look at his virtues. If you want to control him, I won't!"
In anger, Zhao Wenjing simply turned around and walked away.
As soon as he left, several people sighed and glanced at Chen Xixiang, wanting to say something else, but they also felt that Chen Xixiang's attitude was really a cold butt for people like him.
We all came to Qingcheng Mountain in the same batch, and we are all brothers of this generation. From now on, we will all be a family. We already have some family ties, and each wants to help.
Three days ago, the sect's root bone test ended, and Cui Ning was the best, receiving nine rings of the Taoist Bell.
That bell can recognize the potential of a person's bones. When a person stands under the bell, every time it rings, it means that the person under the bell can at least reach a certain level of cultivation in the future and has the potential to match it. Over the years, from Not many mistakes or omissions were made.
There are three steps and thirteen stages in cultivating to become an immortal. Cui Ning's bell rings nine times, which means that based on his potential, he will be at least a third-stage nine-stage monk in the future. If he encounters some good luck on the road in the future, he will It may be possible to become an immortal. This is the best disciple in this batch.
Zhao Wenjing, the handsome Taoist priest who left angrily just now, had the Taoist bell ringing seven times, which was not bad.
But Chen Xixiang only has five rings.
Five Rings is not a good result, but it is by no means a particularly bad result. Five Rings of the Dao Zhong means that the potential of the bones can reach the first step of the five realms of brain and marrow transformation, but if there is a chance, you can also enter the second step of innateness. The big mark.
Like Chen Xixiang, Zhao Chongyang and Ning Jiuge did not give up immediately, so they chose Uncle Zhang, who was the best at teaching disciples, to become their disciples. The road to spiritual practice will be full of variables. Who knows if there will be opportunities in the future, and there will be some good fortune. Change your own fundamentals.
Among so many people at the same time, only Chen Xixiang, after realizing that he was not very good, went directly to the "Deacon's Room" and asked for a job guarding the Sutra Pavilion.
No wonder Senior Brother Zhao is so angry that he hates iron for not becoming steel.
To put it mildly, does it take you, Chen Xixiang, to guard such an important place as the Sutra Pavilion? Aren't those magic arrays, talismans, and various restrictions a thousand times more useful than you?
Guarding the Sutra Pavilion sounds good, but it is actually the registration of the senior brothers and uncles in charge of the sect when they come to borrow Taoist scriptures, plus the usual work of cleaning the Sutra Pavilion and returning some scattered scriptures to their original places.
As for wanting to use the convenience of this position to be able to freely view the precious scriptures and exercises in the Sutra Pavilion, that is just a daydream. In addition to the ordinary Taoist canons that are available in the world, the real exercise formulas and superior Taoist canons are all in the Sanjing Pavilion. On the fourth floor, you need a book borrowing charm from the sect to take it out.
So, what can you, Chen Xixiang, get from here? Firstly, there will be no famous teachers and professors, and secondly, there will be no cultivation resources. The only thing you can wait for is leisure time to be lazy and let yourself fall.
Some of the brothers who had a good relationship with Chen Xixiang tried to persuade him a little more after Zhao Wenjing left. They all gave up when they found that Chen Xixiang couldn't get through the water. They took one last look at Chen Xixiang and left some words:
"Why can't you persuade me?"
"Hey, I'll see you again in two days."
"Xixiang, please take care of yourself."
Chen Xixiang threw away a handful of spiritual rice in his hand, causing the dragons and carps in the Yangxin Pond to rush for it. He stood up and said goodbye to his fellow apprentices, saying: "Brothers, please go slowly. I'm sure many of you will come to hide in the future." Jingge, we won’t be surprised.”
In the end, only Cui Ning, who had a good relationship with Chen Xixiang, was still talking earnestly, trying to reverse his depraved thoughts. Thousands of words finally turned into one sentence:
"I don't want to wait decades later, when we come to see you again, our appearance has not changed, but you are already gray-haired and an old man."
The words are sincere and straightforward.
Cui Ning's tone was sad.
This is the cruelest thing on the path of spiritual practice.
Chen Xixiang seemed to be touched. He looked at this brother who came from the same county as him. For a long time, he smiled slightly and said:
"Will not."
Before Cui Ning was overjoyed, he thought Chen Xixiang had been persuaded. Unexpectedly, Chen Xixiang's next words made him turn pale:
"Doesn't the sect have a Beauty Pill? I have accumulated some merit over the past few years and I will try to buy one. I promise that you will come see me again when the time comes. I will still look like this."
"You..." Cui Ning was speechless. He didn't know why this brother was so stubborn.
He wondered if it was because Chen Xixiang came at the same time as me, but I turned out to be more talented and promising than you, Chen Xixiang, which made Chen Xixiang jealous, resulting in a huge gap, so he wanted to escape from these people, but Cui Ning hid these thoughts in his heart I dare not say it, it would be too hurtful.
Finally, he just sighed:
"I'll come back to persuade you tomorrow."
Cui Ning also left.
Within a few steps of leaving the Sutra Pavilion, he met his master, Taoist Master Lu Zhou, the great elder of the Qingwei Sect of this generation and the most expert among his generation.
"Didn't you persuade me?" Taoist Master Lu Zhou looked calm: "Will you continue to persuade me tomorrow?"
Cui Ning nodded sadly.
"Don't go there again tomorrow, you can't persuade me." Taoist Master Lu Zhou looked towards the direction of the Sutra Collection Building. As the number one expert in Qingcheng Mountain of his generation, he had already opened up all the acupuncture points in his body and could be called a mortal immortal. Now that I have lived for one hundred and fifty years, I have not seen many such things for this kind of people, but they are not rare either.
Things in this world are like this. No matter who is willing to admit it or not, people always have high and low status, such as their origin in the world and their foundation on the path of spiritual practice.
Some people are far behind others at the starting point, and are basically destined to be unable to catch up with them later. In such an environment, some people will choose to work hard, hoping to change their starting point through hard work and counterattack. A world of change, while others will have no reason to work hard because they have seen the futility of their efforts early.
This kind of thing often happens to some middle-aged people in the mortal world. They feel that they have seen through life and can't change anything no matter how hard they try. There are very few young people like Chen Xixiang who lose the motivation to pursue at a young age and become Lazy.
But Taoist Master Lu Zhou didn't take it too seriously. He seemed to be okay with it and could understand it.
He saw Cui Ning still looking back from time to time from the stone steps in the mountain towards the Sutra Pavilion, and sighed:
"Separated by a mountain, there are two worlds."
Chen Xixiang chose to spend the rest of his life in Zangjing Pavilion.
Cui Ning, on the other hand, worshiped him as his teacher. Since he has good talents and is the most powerful professor of his generation who has no secrets, it is impossible to say that he will be the leader of Qingwei in the future. He is even expected to be on the same level as Zhang Tianshi. There is also a chance for Pulse to compete for the position of leader of the Zhengyi Alliance.
After Zhao Wenjing and other Taoist priests returned to the temple, they also received a similar statement from their master. This was because the elders had cut off some fate for them in advance and not to leave unnecessary karma in their hearts.
Under a pear tree in the Sutra Pavilion, pear blossoms drifted and fell into the Yangxin Pond.
What is reflected in the pool is not only the pear tree, but also Chen Xixiang, who is lying leisurely on the stone with his arms folded. He is holding an ordinary Taoist book taken out from the Buddhist scripture building.
An afternoon passed.
After reading this Dao Zang, he immediately sank into the sea of consciousness and looked at the jade plate that brought him across the earth in the sea of consciousness.
In the sea of consciousness, like a jade plate with rippling water, lines of ancient handwriting were reflected, which was the content of the "Water Burial Sutra" that he was reading.
It seems that all the contents of this Taoist book are printed on the jade plate.
Chen Xixiang remembered the lines of words that had flickered on the jade plate when he traveled through it: "Three Thousand Great Dao, should transform the heavens, the Taoist Jade Disk, teach the immortals." However, after he traveled through it, it was dead and motionless. Once he accidentally read a book and found that the jade plate could absorb the knowledge in the book.
After absorbing it, the halo in the heart of the dish expanded a little, as if it was awakening.
After many attempts, he found that reading some Taoist scriptures was more helpful for the expansion of the halo, that is, the awakening of the jade plate, because the Taoist scriptures usually recorded the principles of heaven and earth and the laws of nature.
That's why he chose to take the initiative to come to the Scripture Deposit Pavilion after he worshiped in Qingcheng Mountain.
Jade Disk doesn't know how long it will take or how much knowledge of Taoism it will take to awaken.
Time travel and the Jade Disc are his biggest secrets. Being unaccompanied in this land, he trusts no one and can only be extremely careful to ensure that his important secrets are not discovered.
Beside the Yangxin Pond, Chen Xixiang was reading the second Taoist scripture. He slowly raised his eyes and looked at the disciples mountain opposite the Sutra Pavilion, and whispered in his heart:
"It's not that I want to disappoint you or find a good master. In fact, this Sutra Pavilion is really the best place for me."
Taking advantage of this position, he can add the principles of heaven and earth in the Tao Sutra to his jade plate without attracting anyone's attention, so that the jade plate can awaken, which is very safe.
Although he lost the opportunity to be taught by a famous teacher in Qingcheng Mountain, he did not think that once the jade disc with the name of "Three Thousand Great Ways, Transforming All Heavens, Taoist Jade Disk, Instructing Immortals" would be weaker than a certain Qingcheng Mountain master The benefits brought to him by famous teachers.
As a result, half of the days when Chen Xixiang was reading Taoist scriptures passed by in a blink of an eye.
until……
This day half a year later.
