When the fingertips touched the cold water, the silverbait did not jump forward, nor did it run away. Instead, it wandered around to test Zhao Xuan's fingers.
Zhao Xun frowned slightly, moved her fingers forward, and the silverbait immediately rushed toward her, piercing her fingertips with her fangs and swallowing a mouthful of blood. Seeing this, she felt a little calmer.
The young man took this strange phenomenon into his eyes, but said nothing. He just looked at Zhao Chun vaguely, and he was confused in his heart. Silently, he took back the jade basin and nodded to the Taoist man.
"Well, he's also a fairy. What's his name?"
Zhao Chun lowered his head and clenched his still aching fingertips into his fists. He had calmed down from the joy and replied firmly: "My little girl, Zhao Chun, has met the immortal master."
The man in Taoist robe saw that she was neither humble nor arrogant but had a moderate attitude towards advancement and retreat. He said "Yes" again and said, "She is a calm person. Please take a seat."
Zhao Shun sat down next to the only girl who was selected. The other girl showed a shy smile and said, "My name is Zhou Pianran, Pianran who is riding the wind."
Her face is like a silver plate, her eyebrows are beautiful, and her eyes curve into crescents when she smiles, making people unconsciously fond of her.
"My name is Zhao Chun, which is the water shield of water shield."
"I heard the Immortal Master asking you for your name just now. I thought it was a pure character that means single-mindedness and unmixed. It turns out to be this Ulva. The spring Ulva is prosperous, and the Autumn Ulva is joyful. They are both very good." Zhao Chun could see that she was very well-educated. The girl is gentle and kind in her words and deeds.
There were only two girls at the table. Zhou Pianran asked as if she had found a savior: "I am eleventh this year, how about you?"
"I turned ten two months ago."
Her eyes lit up and she smiled: "Then you were born in March! I was also born in March, so I'm exactly one year older than you."
Zhao Shun was not a talkative person. She would answer Zhou Pianran's questions. As the two of them asked and answered questions, she already had a somewhat clear idea of the identities of the previous candidates.
Counting Zhao Shun himself, there are six people. The eldest is Liu Ziyi, who will turn thirteen in more than a month. Two of the other three are not from the same family. The tall and thin one is called Peng Zheng, and the other is slightly shorter and slightly built. The strong one is Zhang Mingzhan.
As for the remaining one, he wore a longevity lock inlaid with gold and jade around his neck, and a mutton-fat white jade ring on each arm. He had a broad forehead and a thick nose, and looked wealthy. He believed in his extraordinary status and did not talk to others at the table.
Because Zhou Pianran was selected before him, when the Taoist priest asked for his name, he answered: "My last name is Xie, my last name is Baoguang."
"At first, I didn't know which treasure or light it was. Later, when he came over, I took a look and knew which treasure light it was."
Zhao Shun nodded. With all the jewels and jewels around him, it was no wonder he was called this name.
While the two were chatting in low voices, the selection process was over. There were not many people behind Zhao Chun, and no one had any visions, so she became the last person selected.
There were only six seats reserved for ten people. Wang Chuyan had no chance of immortality, so he could only follow the young man, not daring to take a seat. The Taoist man in Taoist robes glanced at the few remaining empty seats, his expression not at all good.
"Immortal fate is rare. It is not easy to be selected. I hope the immortal master will be at ease." The speaker was wearing a mysterious robe and a crown, which was exactly what a king of the Chu Kingdom was dressed like.
"The king has put a lot of effort into the selection. I will report it to the sect, and I will definitely give you a generous reward soon."
When the monarch heard that he had been rewarded, instead of being embarrassed and embarrassed, he narrowed his eyes with a smile, clapped his hands and said, "Okay! Okay!" He then waved his hand to summon an attendant to come up and ordered, "Pass this order, the counties where someone is selected will be given titles for the officials." At the first level, the child's family is selected, made a doctor, and given fertile land, gold and silver as a reward."
The Chu State has a system of military merit and nobility, so the people's customs are fierce. Nowadays, in order to please the Xian family, the monarch broke the old rules and made an exception to grant rewards, but the ministers below looked natural, as if everything was taken for granted.
Zhao Chun knew that in the final analysis, it was the strength that reached a level that prevented others from even having the thought of disobedience. Similar to how Zhao Gao used to call a deer a horse, it is like what I say is the truth.
"There are many chores left. I need to take people back to the temple to make arrangements, so I will leave first."
When the monarch heard this, he stood up tremblingly, put his hands forward, and said with a smile: "Master Immortal, walk slowly!"
The man in Taoist robes flicked his whisk, and the Wang family boy motioned to Zhao Chun and others at the table to come forward. Liu Ziyi was the most clever and clever person. He walked quickly behind the young man, and the others had no choice but to stand behind him.
Peng Zheng and Zhang Mingzhan remained silent. Xie Baoguang moved his lips. Seeing that no one spoke, he did not dare to cause trouble in front of the immortal master, so he walked back with a sullen face. Zhao Shun and Zhao didn't think anything was wrong. They stood at the end of the team and did not want to get involved in the turmoil ahead.
As for Wang Chuyan, it was inappropriate for her to line up behind Zhao Chun and Zhou Pian, and it was even more inappropriate for her to stand next to Liu Ziyi. I looked left and right, not knowing what to do.
"Take it." The elder brother handed the jade basin to her. Wang Chuyan hurriedly took it and stood behind her elder brother.
It was magical. As soon as the jade basin left the young man's hand, its luster suddenly disappeared and turned into a stone basin in the blink of an eye. Everyone could not help but marvel again.
Only then did Zhao Shun understand why the young man and the Taoist robe were brothers, but they had to do what a slave should do. I guess the silverbait has its own purpose, and it won't be of any use in the hands of ordinary attendants.
Sure enough, the whitebait seemed to sense something, and after a few flutters, its belly moved up and stopped moving.
The group followed the man in Taoist robes forward, and when they saw him performing a magic technique with his right hand, everyone immediately stepped forward with a step of more than ten meters, and soon arrived at the gate of the Taoist temple.
There is no plaque on the top of the gate, but a white stone tablet is erected in front of the right, with four large characters - Lingzhen Taoist Temple - written in thick ink on it.
Zhao Chun looked twice and felt a pinprick in his temple. When he looked away, the pain disappeared. Others had done the same thing, raising their hands to cover their eyes, not daring to look.
"The inscriptions on the stele have a spirit, and mortals cannot look at them for a long time. When you few draw the Qi into your body, you will be considered as my Taoist. At that time, these few words will not matter." The man in Taoist robe explained as he led them in. .
Wang Chuyan could not enter the main hall. As soon as he entered the Taoist temple, he was led down by a young Taoist.
Everyone entered the main hall. On the left side of the hall stood two tall red-crowned white cranes, and on the right side was a black black tortoise, guarding the incense table in the center. There were eleven jade statues on the table. A banner on the wall unfolded a scroll, and five men and women were seated on it. , none of them could see their faces clearly.
The Taoist man first bowed to the incense table, then turned to the crowd and said: "My name is Cao Wenguan, and I am the deacon of the outer sect of the Lingzhen sect in the world of Hengyun. You can call me Deacon Cao. My Lingzhen sect has more than two thousand established sects. In the past few years, I have been taught by the Supreme Saint Patriarch Wei Ye Taoist. Now there are 30,000 disciples in the sect. This small world has been wandering for a long time. I sent Elder Wu to find it and sent deacons to recruit disciples for the sect. You Having passed the two selections, I do have spiritual roots in my body, and I can prepare to become a disciple. In one month, I will be led by the sect’s seniors to the world of Hengyun.”
Everyone was confused by the words "Hengyun World", "Lingzhen Sect", "Weiye Taoist", "small world wandering outside" and "spiritual roots in the body", which were all things they had never heard of before.
Zhao Shun has read similar books, and she also had the concept of multiple worlds in her previous life. She can probably construct a hierarchical worldview of cultivating immortals.
She has also heard a little bit about the spiritual roots, and it should be better to have less. As for whether it is the same as what she knows, she doesn't know.
Cao Wenguan said again: "I know you are confused, so I will first introduce you to the world of Hengyun, spiritual roots and the path of cultivation. If you still don't understand, you can ask questions."
"Buddha calls this world the Three Thousand Worlds, which does not mean that there are three thousand worlds, but the three worlds of the Great Thousand, the Middle Thousand, and the Small Thousand, which are collectively called the Three Thousand Worlds. The Hengyun World is the Small Thousand World, among which There are a thousand small worlds, but there was a great catastrophe tens of thousands of years ago, and many small worlds were lost in the catastrophe. This is the case in this world. As for the middle thousand worlds and even the great thousand worlds, that is where the great power can walk, and it is far away from me. It’s too far to wait.”
"Spiritual roots are the foundation of a monk. They are divided into five elements. Fewer ones are better. Four or five spiritual roots are pseudo-spiritual roots. Single spiritual roots are the best and are called heavenly spiritual roots."
"When a monk enters Taoism, he must start by introducing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body. People have meridians and acupuncture points, as well as upper and lower Dantian. After introducing the energy into the body, luck must be used to cleanse the meridians throughout the body and clear the acupuncture points, and then the path to Taoism can truly begin."
"Okay, do you have anything to ask?"
As soon as Cao Wenguan finished speaking, Zhao Baoguang asked: "Then what kind of spiritual roots do we have?"
"Now I have no way to detect the spiritual roots for you. You have to return to the sect and look at the Zhaoling Shadow Wall to find out."
Another Peng Zheng came forward and asked: "May I ask the deacon, what is preparing disciples?"
Cao Wenguan replied: "There are inner and outer sects in the sect. Preparing disciples for the outer sect is the only way for every disciple. There is a five-year period. If the meridians and acupuncture points are not clear in five years, you have to leave the Hengyun world. , back to this small world.”
He explained some more details about the affairs of the sect, and then led everyone to pay homage and register their names.
"The five people in the painting are the leaders of the past dynasties, and all the disciples come forward to bow."
"The twelve jade figures are the elders of the sect, and all the disciples will pay their respects."
"In this way, you have already started to prepare disciples for our Lingzhen sect. I now give you the "Songaesthesia True Consciousness Dharma Sutra". I hope you will practice diligently and enter the Tao as soon as possible."
Zhao Shun, like others, received a pamphlet.
Cao Wenguan explained: "The Synaesthesia True Consciousness Dharma Sutra is the most orthodox secret method for cultivating Qi for monks in the Hengyun world. The spiritual energy of the heaven and earth in the small world is thin and difficult to induce Qi. The secret method is given in advance so that you can memorize it first. The direction of the meridians and the location of the acupoints will facilitate future practice.”
Everyone bowed their heads and said yes, Cao Wenguan led the Wang family boy forward and said: "This is Wang Fang, who joined the sect a year before you, and has completed the introduction of Qi into the body in the Hengyun world. This time, he is here to assist me. Come here, you can call me senior brother."
Zhao Chun thought that Wang Fang had called Cao Wenguan his senior brother, and wondered: "Deacon Cao, I heard senior brother Wang call you my senior brother during the re-election just now. Why is that?"
"Wang Fang and I are both disciples of Elder Qi of the outer sect, so we are senior brothers in the master's sect. You call him senior because we are both disciples of the outer sect, and his cultivation level is higher than yours."
Zhao Shun nodded and thanked him.
Zhang Mingzhan asked again: "Deacon Cao, are you the master of the temple?"
Cao Wenguan shook his head and said: "I am not, but the master of the temple is also a disciple of the sect. His surname is Liang. You should also call him senior brother. He is responsible for various chores in the Taoist temple and also takes care of your daily life this month."
He looked around and saw that no one asked any more questions, so he asked everyone to retreat first.
Before leaving, he added: "The so-called practice depends on the individual. I will not interfere with your whereabouts during this month. Whether it is fun or hard work, it has nothing to do with me. This is true here, and it is even more true after joining the sect. That’s it. The way forward depends on the choices you make.”
Zhao Shun holds the "Synesthesia True Consciousness Dharma Sutra" and already has plans for the future.
The world is vast and vast as never before. If you can't go and explore it, what's the point of living again?
