The distance from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain is very long, and the Mind Mirror makes this distance even longer and out of reach.
People who are running wildly may collapse on the stone stairs because they have exhausted all their strength, while people who are moving forward steadily may be stuck in an illusion.
Only the spiritual platform was clear, and the monks full of endurance reached the top of the mountain.
A Taoist priest wearing a Hunyuan scarf and dharma robes stood in front of Chaotian Temple, followed by several Taoist priests behind him, "I am your introduction master, Taoist Qianhe."
The introduction master is the Taoist who guides the monks to perform rituals. He expounded the procedures and rules of the crown scarf conference in a loud voice, read the origin of the crown scarf ritual, and said, "Why do we wear the crown scarf? Naturally, it is to clarify the origin and obtain the true origin." The Patriarch's Taoist protection makes the road less bumpy. After the crown scarf, Bao Zou Tian Ting registered with the ancestors of the three religions, ancestors and gods of all directions. At that time, the merits were completed, the Great Dao was attained, and there were many things of his own. With God’s protection, even if you can’t ascend, you won’t fall into the reincarnation of the animal realm.”
"Some monks do not uphold Taoism, do not follow Taoist rituals, do not abstain from anger and arrogance, and try to force themselves to wear a turban. Ghosts and gods will laugh at them. Such monks are not qualified to join the sect."
Taoist Qianhe glanced at the faces of the monks below, "Today Zhan Changfeng Taishu Yang's pear blossoms are in decline... Li Long, Yan Heng, Zhensu and seven others are participating in the Crown and Scarf Conference. Please first receive the essentials of the scriptures, robes, shoes and socks, and take a bath and burn incense in the monastery. Retreat for six days until the conference begins."
"Here!"
The monks took the essentials of the scriptures, clothing, shoes and socks from the hands of those on the trail, followed the guidance to the monastery in the mountain, and each chose a room to enter.
Zhan Changfeng bathed, burned incense, and studied scriptures every day. It was not that he had not read these scriptures. It was necessary to read them carefully. It was just a way of meditating.
But not everyone can stay in their room for six whole days without going out. On the evening of the third day, someone knocked on the door. It was the martial arts cultivator named Yan Heng.
"I'm sorry to bother my fellow Taoists. It's boring to practice all day long. A few of us have set up a fruit and vegetable spiritual water in the forest. We might as well chat together and discuss the principles of practice."
During the retreat period, you are not allowed to drink meat or wine, and you can only drink fruit and vegetable water. Of course, this is not the point, the latter sentence is.
Zhan Changfeng followed his heart and put down the scripture and said, "Then I'm sorry."
Yan Heng grinned, "I saw that fellow Taoist has never left the house. I guess he is a serious person and is afraid of disturbing fellow Taoist's Qingxiu."
"With a calm mind, it doesn't matter where you go or what you do."
"That's right, that's right"
There were handfuls of fruits and vegetables held on lotus leaves on a tree stump in the forest. There were bamboo cups and a pot of spiritual water beside them.
Yan Heng said, "The fruits and vegetables are picked by Li Hua in the forest, the bamboo cups are made of pure raw materials, and the spiritual water is brought by Li Long. We use local materials for convenience. You can sit wherever you want."
As expected, you can sit anywhere and there is no decent stool.
The demon cultivator named Pear Blossom was lying on a branch, tossing a red fruit up and down, crossing her legs and enjoying herself. When she saw someone coming, she waved her hand as a greeting.
The woman named Zhensu is a practitioner of Dharma. She is sitting cross-legged on a big stone, quiet and dignified.
And Li Long was lying on the ground and shouted, "Let me slow down first. Who knew that the spiritual spring was guarded by someone? He was almost caught and had to go all the way around the mountain before he dared to come back."
Zhensu joked, "Then you must be the first monk to be kicked out of the Crown Scarf Conference for stealing spring water."
"Hey, none of you can escape, you are all accomplices."
"Tai Shuyang must have failed to work together." Xie Bai?? looked unhappy, "I invited you kindly, but I received a cold look."
Zhan Changfeng sat somewhere casually. Expecting that these monks were already familiar with each other, Yan Heng smiled and answered Xie Bai's words, "Everyone has his own temperament, but have you noticed that our introduction master is actually Extraordinary strong men, my God, I still can’t believe it, didn’t they say they were introduced by the senior foundation builders?”
"Could it be because of Tai Shuyang? I heard that he comes from one of the seven aristocratic families and is also a rare genius." Li Long gossiped.
"Come on." Xie Bai?? Ming Huanghuang despised, "The relationship between the princes of the Seventh Family and Hengdu is not very good now. Chaotian Guanhui made an exception for a member of his small family?"
He openly commented on the relationship between the princes of the Seventh Family and Hengdu, which shocked several people who heard it. Yan Heng said, "You really dare to say that."
"There's nothing I dare not say."
Yan Heng's eyes were focused and he looked at Xie Bai carefully, "To be honest, most of the people in the family I have met are cautious in their words and deeds. If they want to do bad things, they would hide their swords in their smiles, which will make you unable to find the north, or that This kind of evil young girl who has been raised to waste, is domineering and ignorant. I thought you were also the latter, but I didn't expect that you could pass the inquiry. Could it be that you have stuffed treasures for Chaotian Guan?"
"Go away, do you need a gift?" He took a sip of spring water, bit into the fruit, and smiled and scolded a few curious and probing eyes, "I hate the rules the most. It can package you into another person. I am so talented." Don’t be like this.”
"What do you mean by moral integrity? Don't you count what you have in mind? You have to cover it up with a good reputation. It's dirty on the inside. I'm different. My face is dirty just as my heart is dirty. If you don't accept it, beat me up. ."
A piece of fruit hit him on the head. Xie Bai jumped up and became furious, "Donkey spirit, you ask for a beating!"
The demon cultivator took out another fruit and said, "I've wanted to beat you up for a long time. Finally, I'm not a donkey spirit, I'm a tree demon, the kind that can bloom pear blossoms."
"It turns out to be the pear tree demon! I asked you why you have a fragrance on your body. I thought the demon also wore fragrance and powder."
Seeing her wipe the fruit and eat it, Xie Bai lowered his guard.
Everyone looked at it with interest, and Zhensu sighed, "A theory like that of fellow Taoist Xie is also rare. It is another kind of appearance and appearance. However, if the mind is never clear enough and the face is always rough, it will be difficult to cultivate the mind."
Yan Heng: "At least thanks to fellow Taoist, one thing is good. There are evil words but no evil deeds."
Xie Bai?? waved his hand, "I know there is something wrong with me, but I don't know how to do it. When I find a true-hearted person who laughs and curses just like me, I will worship him as my teacher. It’s so comfortable to come true!”
"Fellow Daoist Xie has already set a goal. What about you guys, which ancestor do you plan to worship during the ceremony?" Yan Heng sat down and said seriously, "I practice martial arts, and I want to worship the ancestors of martial arts."
Li Long also said, "I'm the same as you. What I admire the most is the great disciple of Martial Ancestor, Zonghan Martial Master. It is said that he can shift an entire world with one hand. This power is aspirational."
Zhensu, "I have long admired the freedom of immortals, and should worship at the gate of immortals. I will not be disturbed by the world of mortals, and will not be immersed in the chaos of the Nine Heavens."
Seeing their opinions, Zhan Changfeng said honestly, "I don't have a particular path that I want to follow, so I should take heaven and earth as my teacher."
"Hahaha, Taoist friends, you can think about it slowly. You are just registering a number, how can you really get what you want?"
"Hey, actually I want to worship every Taoist lineage. Maybe with luck, I can actually join the sect and practice in the future."
"Aren't you afraid that the ancestors will think you are too greedy and don't want you?"
"Hey, I know my qualifications. It will be great if I can find a gang to settle down in the future." Li Long laughed at himself.
The others also stopped talking. There is still a huge gap between ideals and reality. They are sitting here today. Maybe they will go to secret realms to steal skills for their livelihood in the future.
The demon on the tree said slowly, "I want to become an immortal, a supreme immortal."
