"Greetings, Immortal Master!"
"Hello, Immortal Master!"
Pu Le walked all the way into Fushan Hall, and the pilgrims around him all stepped aside to salute and say hello. In addition to presiding over the spiritual opening ceremony, Pu Le also participated in some public sacrificial activities in Taoist temples from time to time. He often appeared in front of the people of Gaoyang and had a high reputation among the people of Gaoyang City.
Pu Le came to the window naturally and took a vegetarian meal, the same bowl of white porridge, two yellow buns, and a plate of pickles, without any preferential treatment. I came to sit at a long table on the east side of the inner hall. This location is very obvious and can be seen from everywhere in the inner hall.
Pu Le took a bite of yellow steamed bun, picked up pickles with chopsticks, and drank a mouthful of white porridge. He behaved naturally and generously, looking very calm. Pilgrims everywhere were secretly looking at Pu Le. The immortal master was eating the same vegetarian food as them, and the food was so delicious. The more he noticed that Pu Le had the solemnity of a master.
A few tables behind Pu Le were occupied by Taoist priests dining in the Taoist temple. Meng Shengming was sitting among them, with his head slightly lowered, chewing the yellow bun in his hand. It tasted like chewing wax, but he did not dare to show disgust, pretending to be calm. , the slight frown showed the impatience in his heart.
Gaoyang Taoist Temple stipulates that Taoists in the temple, whether they are ordinary secular Taoist priests from the outer sect or Taoist priests who are disciples of the sect, must go to the Fushan Hall during meal time to dine with the pilgrims.
The same applies to the fast food. It is necessary to establish an approachable image of the Taoist temple. There should be no leftovers in the fast food, and no strange look should be shown during the meal. Violators will be severely punished by the sect.
Pu Le gnawed on the tasteless yellow buns, thinking about the sects in the world and trying every means to develop followers. Is it just for Qingke Dan? Pu Le always felt that it was not that simple, and that the senior officials of the sect must be hiding something from him.
Meng Shengming endured the discomfort and finished the fast food in front of him. He had eaten all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas in the past few days. He couldn't adapt to the boring vegetarian meal when he returned to the Taoist temple.
"Brother Meng, come to my little brother's house tonight." He Zheng passed by Meng Shengming's table and whispered.
Meng Shengming nodded in response, indicating that he understood. The two of them did not dare to speak too much, as the temple stipulated that no conversation was allowed during meals.
He Zheng, an eighth-level Qi practitioner with spiritual roots of fire and earth, is the sixth young master of the He family. He is a key training target of the He family. He studied under the Taoist master of Changshan, Zheng Changxin. He Zheng was also Meng Shengming's good friend, and Meng Shengming wanted to fawn over him.
Gaoyang Taoist Temple closed its doors during the Xu period and no longer received pilgrims. Meng Shengming took off his Taoist robe and put on his casual clothes. After leaving the Taoist temple, He Zheng was sitting on a carriage waiting for him not far away.
"Brother Meng, is your sister okay?" He Zheng chatted with Meng Shengming for a while and couldn't help but ask.
"Yi Ming, she stays at home and learns some pre-marriage etiquette. Brother He, don't worry. When the time comes, you can marry her back. Don't bully Yi Ming then." Meng Shengming said with a smile.
"Brother Meng, you are joking. You don't know what kind of person I am, but I will definitely not let down sister Yiming." He Zheng replied quickly, with Meng Yiming's slender figure appearing in his mind.
He Zheng's anxious inquiry made Meng Shengming feel at ease, and all his efforts were not in vain. He was the one who facilitated the marriage between He Zheng and Meng Yiming.
First, in the name of fun, He Zheng was invited to visit the Meng family in Pinghu County. Then Meng Yiming was specially arranged to take He Zheng around to create opportunities for the two of them to be alone. After returning to Gaoyang City, Meng Shengming told He Zheng that his sister Yiming had a deep love for He Zheng and deliberately lied to test He Zheng.
Within a few days of being a guest at the Meng family, He Zheng also had some feelings for this gentle and beautiful young lady from the Meng family, but he couldn't say it out loud. Hearing what Meng Shengming said, my heart blossomed with joy, and later the He family came to propose marriage.
The carriage slowly stopped, the two got out of the car and walked towards the mansion.
The He Mansion is extremely large, with houses in large blocks, with green bricks and red tiles. The He family has many people and is extremely prosperous. The two passed through a winding and spacious corridor lined with lifelike rockeries, and finally arrived at a gorgeous wing.
The house is next to the artificial inner lake. Looking out from the window, there are several painted boats with red lights on the lake, and the crisp sound of silk and bamboo can be faintly heard.
The prosperity of the He family can be seen from the luxury of He Mansion. The current head of the He family, He Nan, has cultivated in the middle stage of foundation building. There are many cultivators in the family. There are more than 20 people who have reached the late stage of Qi training. They are still a prominent cultivator family.
The He family raises nearly thirty Gaoyang blood donkeys in a valley outside Gaoyang City. Gaoyang Blood Donkey was domesticated from the Wilderness Blood Donkey, a third-grade spiritual beast. It is tall and strong.
The Wilderness Blood Donkey has a bad temper, is fast, and is highly aggressive. However, the domesticated Gaoyang blood donkey is extremely docile and has basically lost its aggressiveness.
The He family relies on raising Gaoyang blood donkeys, which has been passed down to this day for more than 2,000 years. When it comes to spiritual beasts, what usually comes to mind is spiritual meat, which can assist in spiritual practice and enhance cultivation after consumption. The He family raises Gaoyang blood donkeys not for slaughtering and eating meat, nor are they used as mounts because of their fast speed.
The He family raises Gaoyang blood donkeys for their blood. After a period of time, the blood vessels of each high-yang blood donkey will be cut open, and 30% of the body's blood essence and blood will be released, which is nearly a bucket of blood. The essence and blood of spirit beasts have many uses, including weapon refining, talisman making, elixir refining, and formation formation. It is an extensive basic spiritual material.
Since it is a talisman, the essence and blood of spirit beasts are almost indispensable spiritual materials. In the cultivation world, when making talismans, you first prepare the talisman paper, then write and draw spells, runes, and normal threads on the talisman paper, and then pour spiritual power into it to complete the production of the talisman. The most important step for success or failure is to write and draw spells, runes, and normal lines on the talisman paper.
The raw materials used for calligraphy and painting in the world of cultivation are almost always the blood essence of spiritual animals. Because the essence and blood of spirit beasts is liquid, it contains extremely strong spiritual power and has excellent spiritual power transmission properties, so it becomes the perfect material for making talismans.
The essence and blood of spirit beasts is not cinnabar. You can get as much as you want. It is very rare. The quantity circulating in the market is not large, and it is very expensive. One bottle costs thousands of spiritual stones.
At that time, the ancestors of the He family found a mutated wild blood donkey and domesticated it at home to obtain the first-generation blood donkey. After generations of improvements by the clan members, it became the famous Gaoyang blood donkey today, which has abundant qi and blood and strong recovery. After bleeding once, you can recover quickly after resting for a while.
It is precisely because of nearly thirty Gaoyang blood donkeys, such hematopoietic monsters, that the He family can be as powerful as it is today. Meng Shengming worked hard to make friends with He Zheng and promoted the marriage between the two families. One is to consider the interests of the family and find a backer for the Meng family. Second, for his own planning, he could get spirit beast blood essence from He Zheng at a low price.
Meng Shengming's master, Taoist Jinshan, was an expert in making talismans. He discovered that Meng Shengming had a good talent for making talismans. Taoist Jinshan was determined to train Meng Shengming and teach him how to make talismans.
So Meng Shengming has been working hard to practice the skills of making talismans. He just started to learn how to make talismans. The raw material used for drawing talismans was cinnabar, and the drawings were all inferior talismans. He practiced the techniques.
