There are many shrines in Qingcheng Mountain.
Such as Zhangren Temple, Laojun Pavilion, Shangqing Palace, Yuqing Palace and so on.
There is a city not far from Qingcheng Mountain called Qingcheng County, which belongs to Shuzhou.
Qingcheng County is not a very big city. It has about 200,000 residents because of its outstanding people.
Because of the large population of this city, the streets are crowded with merchants and vendors in the morning, making it appear lively and prosperous.
"Cooking cakes, freshly baked cooking cakes."
"Tell me your fortune and keep you safe."
"Don't miss it if you're passing by. Why don't you buy a pair of cheap cloth shoes?"
At fixed stalls on both sides of the street, a group of vendors shouted.
There were many differences in the business environment between the Tang Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty.
Because of the development of the "street stall economy", the Tang Dynasty court established the position of "city magistrate" to manage market transactions. When vendors set up stalls to do business, they must set up stalls in fixed areas according to the categories of goods to maintain safety and order.
No, the city magistrate of Qingcheng County encountered something speechless at this moment.
A young man from a rich family led three hunting dogs through the market, scaring all the vendors and passers-by into trembling with fear.
The city magistrate was negotiating with the rich man, "Wang Sanlang, please put a rope on the hound so as not to hurt others."
Wang Sanlang said disapprovingly: "My dog doesn't bite, don't worry."
People in ancient times were relatively well-educated in raising dogs. Starting from the Han Dynasty, dog owners in many dynasties would put a leash on their dogs when they took them out to avoid hurting people and causing lawsuits.
Obviously, this Wang Sanlang belongs to the group without "quality".
While he was talking, one of the hounds saw a woman passing by with a baby in her arms, and suddenly barked.
When the other two hounds saw it, they immediately gathered around and started barking.
The woman turned pale with fright, and the child cried loudly.
However, Wang Sanlang not only did not call the dog back, but also laughed there.
The city magistrate was furious and scolded Wang Sanlang repeatedly, but the court did not explicitly stipulate that the rope must be held, so he could only condemn him morally, but could not really punish him.
Passers-by also criticized him.
Wang Sanlang was helpless after being scolded, so he called the dog back angrily.
The woman hurriedly left here with her crying baby in her arms.
As soon as the woman and the child left, Wang Sanlang chuckled, "I told you a long time ago that my dog won't bite, so don't be afraid."
As soon as he finished speaking, a large group of people suddenly fled in front of him.
"Mom!"
"What a disaster!"
"The big bug has entered the city!"
A group of people were so frightened that they almost cried for their father and mother.
The city magistrate, Wang Sanlang and others turned their heads and looked over curiously.
It’s better not to look at it.
At first glance, everyone was so frightened that they almost peed their pants.
I saw a large, colorful insect the size of a calf running wildly in front of me.
This big insect moved very quickly. One moment it was a hundred meters away, and the next moment it appeared in front of Wang Sanlang.
Wang Sanlang was so frightened that his whole body became weak and he suddenly collapsed on the ground. The three hounds that had been showing off just now also trembled with their tails between their legs and did not dare to say a word.
The city magistrate almost ran away.
Fortunately, a man and a boy were chasing after him at this time.
"Evil beast!" The Taoist caught up and grabbed the big insect by the neck and yelled, "Bring you out, who told you to run around?"
Only then did the colorful insect speak out aggrievedly: "Master, I want to eat some meat quickly. I really don't want to scare the crowd."
When the city magistrate, Wang Sanlang and others saw an immortal coming forward, they breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that this was a spiritual beast raised by the immortal family and would not hurt anyone.
Chen Yun taught his horse a lesson for a while, then he apologized to the people around him and said, "I'm really sorry, fellow villagers. I didn't keep an eye on this evil beast, which frightened everyone. Please forgive me."
"it's okay no problem."
"Chief Immortal, you must take good care of the spiritual beasts."
"It's okay for me to be scared, but don't let it really hurt anyone."
Everyone was very polite and didn't hold anyone accountable.
Well, mainly they didn't dare to hold him accountable, after all, the other party was a Taoist.
On the contrary, Wang Sanlang, who was so frightened that he almost peed his pants, was quite dissatisfied. He patted the dust on his clothes and muttered: "I took the spirit beast down the mountain without using a rope. I really scared Wang."
Chen Yun didn't have time to speak.
Zhang Jiwen snorted coldly and said, "My tigers don't bite. Who do you blame for being a coward?"
Wang Sanlang: "..."
What he said to others just now was choked back by Zhang Jiwen, not to mention how embarrassing it was.
"Ha ha."
"You, Wang Sanlang, are only allowed to scare people without leading hounds, but you are not allowed to frighten the immortals without leading spiritual beasts to scare you, a fool like you?"
"You deserve it! Immortal Chief, it's better if the spiritual beast doesn't hold the rope, it scares this grandson to death!"
When the onlookers saw this, they burst into laughter.
While everyone was laughing, the colorful tiger licked his tongue, looked sideways at Chen Yun and said, "Master, I think these three hounds are delicious. Why don't you discuss buying them with this little brother? Let me Have a good meal?"
Wang Sanlang was startled, waved his hands repeatedly and said loudly: "My dog is not for sale! Not for sale!"
After saying this, he seemed to be flying and fled with three hounds.
The crowd laughed even harder.
The city magistrate did not dare to really care about Chen Yun. He just stepped forward and discussed with a smile: "Chief Immortal, you are a spiritual beast without a rope..."
Chen Yun understood the other party very well and said, "I'll buy a rope and put it on right now."
A vendor immediately rushed out from the side and handed over a set of ropes. "Immortal, don't say whether you want to buy it or not. Hurry up and put a rope on the spirit beast. This rope is a gift from me. Just don't let it scare me."
Chen Yun quickly took out a few pennies and handed it over, then put the horse on it.
Perhaps because they saw the tiger on a rope, some people became bold and followed and watched.
Chen Yun and Zhang Jiwen didn't care what happened to the common people, they just led the tiger and walked on the streets looking for shops.
He also bought some candied haws and some toys for Zhang Jiwen from time to time.
Chen Yun went down the mountain this time not only to play with Zhang Jiwen, but also to find a carpenter to make some statues and tablets to support the divine generals and soldiers.
I got two chickens for my mount to eat.
Later, Chen Yun and Zhang Jiwen came to the carpenter's shop.
Chen Yun was discussing with the carpenter, "...two wood carvings of god statues, and a god tablet with three hundred names engraved on it. The names are all on this piece of paper. Don't carve the wrong names."
The forty-year-old carpenter with a gray beard looked sideways at the beast outside from time to time, swallowed his saliva and said: "No, no, Taoist priest, when do you want it? If it is urgent, I will start the work as soon as possible and try to carve it before tonight." good."
To make offerings to the gods, generals and soldiers, a statue of the god is required. After the statue is completed, it must be consecrated, and then daily tributes and incense must be offered.
The tribute is very simple. This incense cannot be offered as ordinary incense. It needs to be "Jianzhen incense".
Jiangzhen incense is an incense made from the coagulated incense of red sandalwood. Even in Chen Yun's previous life, this kind of incense was very rare and expensive, because this kind of incense is only produced in the South China Sea.
Qingcheng is far away from the South China Sea, so the price is naturally more expensive.
According to Chen Yun’s knowledge, the current price of real incense is similar to that of agarwood.
So how much does one tael of agarwood cost?
A full tael of gold!
The same is true for Jiangzhenxiang, which is known as "a piece of ten thousand dollars".
If the incense is made from Jiangzhen incense, it will be more expensive. Twenty grams of seventy-two sticks will cost about one tael of gold.
There is no way, as Jiangzhenxiang is the first famous Taoist incense, and this world is the world of Taoist mythology, the price of incense made from Jiangzhenxiang must be expensive.
Paid a deposit.
Chen Yun took Zhang Jiwen and his mount to the shop selling incense.
Just as he was about to walk in, he smelled a familiar scent of perfume and couldn't help but sniff his nose and look around.
Zhang Jiwen hadn't discovered anything yet. He slurred while eating the candied haws: "Brother, what are you looking at?"
Chen Yun blinked and said, "It seems like I met an old friend."
As soon as he finished speaking, He Xiangu's speechless voice came to his ears, "Uncle Master, you must have a very good nose. You noticed it as soon as I arrived here."
Chen Yun was startled when he heard this.
Yes, this is a market. I dare not say there are thousands of people nearby, but at least a few hundred people are coming and going.
How could I be able to distinguish the scent of He Xiangu's perfume so accurately among hundreds of people?
In addition, Chen Yun found that his eyesight, perception, etc. seemed to have greatly increased.
For example, there is a sloppily dressed lazy man hundreds of meters away, and he can clearly see the leaves in his hair.
Also, as long as Chen Yun calms down, he can seem to be able to hear the content clearly no matter how noisy the area is.
Compared with when I first noticed the changes in my physical body at the Taoist Temple, all aspects of my functions and acuity seemed to have increased several times.
"Not only the physical aspect, but also my Yin spirit."
In the past, if Chen Yun wanted to sense wind flow, water vapor, etc., he had to deliberately sense it. Now, even if he doesn't deliberately detect it, he can still sense the direction of the wind flow, where the water vapor is concentrated, etc.
These were things he hadn't noticed before.
Chen Yun vaguely understood that maybe the physical body and the Yin spirit were getting stronger and stronger, and his own perception and functions were also increasing, which should also be related to Zhenqi.
In other words, the combination of the three allows you to grow in all aspects.
It's just that because these things are increasing day by day, the amplitude is not too big every time, so I don't notice it on weekdays.
When I heard what He Xiangu said, I recalled the previous situation, and after comparing them, I immediately knew the difference.
These thoughts flashed through my mind.
Chen Yun quickly turned around and saw an ordinary-looking woman wearing a goose-yellow dress looking at her with a smile on her face. He knew it must be He Xiangu. He bowed and saluted, "I have seen Xiangu in person."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Jiwen immediately realized that the person standing opposite was a real person. He quickly wiped his mouth and bowed in salute, saying: "Zhang Jiwen, the Master of Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain, has seen a real person."
The same goes for tigers.
"No gift." He Xiangu stepped forward and said, "Uncle Junior, I came to Qingcheng Mountain to pick you up to meet Master Dongji. When do you think it is convenient to go out?"
Zhong Liquan had said this before, and Chen Yun naturally knew about it. He thought for a moment and said, "My master is teaching me some techniques recently. Why don't you wait until I finish learning before going out?"
He Xiangu nodded, "Good."
Immediately, Chen Yun chatted with He Xiangu for a few more words, and then went into the store to buy Jiang Zhenxiang.
After finishing what he had to do, he accompanied Zhang Jiwen and He Xiangu for a whole day in the county. In the evening, he went to the carpenter's shop to pick up the statue and tablet, and then returned to the mountain.
Chen Yun felt faintly excited at the thought of learning physical cultivation from Master Dongji.
As long as you finish learning this aspect, you can truly become a disciple.
By then, I will be considered one of the people who can take the lead in the Taoist Temple lineage, which is a kind of recognition.
Moreover, Chen Yun also has a hope, that is, after studying with Master Dongji, he can further improve his skills and strive to integrate the inner alchemy, the physical body, and the soul to form his own alchemy.
Although inner alchemy also has physical and spiritual cultivation methods, Chen Yun has not yet understood it from the "Song of the Righteous Way of Breaking the Mystery". His current alchemy is only in the stage of refining the essence and transforming the qi, and is not yet truly perfect.
If he can really form a new alchemy system, he must be a great master.
(End of chapter)
