Time and Space: Overlooking Time and Space in the Last Years of the Sui Dynasty
Background: At the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen worshiped Buddhism, and relic pagodas were built in various states, which led to the great prosperity of Buddhism. In the fourth year of Renshou, Emperor Yang got help from the Demon Sect and came to Dabao. In the twelfth year of the Great Cause, Emperor Yang changed the style of Emperor Wen's promotion of Buddhism, giving equal emphasis to Buddhism, Taoism and Demonism, and allowed the Demon Sect, Buddhism and Taoism to complement each other in governing the country. The struggle between the three religions of Buddhism, Taoism and Demon will begin again.
Avatar: Song Jing, the master of Qingyang Temple, whose true identity is the disciple of Laojun Temple, the true branch of the Demon Sect.
At the beginning of March, the east wind was strong and chilly.
Jingshi Mountain in Luanchuan County is the most sacred place in the 800-mile Funiu Mountains. There are dozens of temples and Taoist temples on the mountain, and an endless stream of faithful men and women come to the mountain every day.
The mountains are high, the water is beautiful, and the scenery is endless. Although people who travel to the mountains and enjoy the scenery of the back mountain are afraid of the deep mountains and swamps, where there are many dragons and snakes, they dare not go deep.
In the secluded part of the back mountain, a steep mountain road winds deep into the secluded forest and disappears into the depths of the secluded forest.
Walking along the path, you can see a red wall at the end. Inside the wall, you can faintly see the gray tiles of a green house among the green bamboos and trees.
On this precipitous and protruding solitary peak, there stands a small Taoist temple. The sun shines through the leaves, leaving mottled light and shadow in front of the Taoist temple. The three characters of Qingyang Temple hang high on the lintel.
The Taoist temple is not big, but it has all the internal organs. There is a courtyard at the entrance. There is a small pond on the left side of the courtyard. Facing the main entrance, there is a temple dedicated to the Three Pure Ones and two houses. On the left is the accommodation place for Taoist disciples. , on the right is the woodshed and kitchen.
The blue-gray ridge is the main color of the entire Taoist temple. In the main hall, the painted statues of the Three Pure Ones sit cross-legged high, and the altar is spotless.
At this moment, a thin coffin was placed in front of the Sanqing statue, with two white cloths hanging in front of the coffin.
Song Xing, who was wearing a gray Taoist robe and a Taoist bun, was kneeling in this simple mourning hall.
Looking at the thin coffin in front of him, Song Xing's eyes flashed with contemplation.
Qingyang Temple is an unknown Taoist temple in Jingshi Mountain. Its unknown identity is Laojun Temple, a branch of the two sects of the Demon Sect, Six Paths, and True Taoism.
Song Wenshao, the old temple master of Qingyang Temple, is the leader of this generation of Laojun Temple. Song Xing is the child he adopted sixteen years ago and is also his closed disciple.
In the memory obtained by Song Xing, his true identity is actually the illegitimate son of the old temple master Song Wenshao, and he was raised in the temple as a disciple.
After Song Wenshao went down the mountain seven days ago, he was seriously injured and returned to the temple. He struggled to say a few last words and died. Before he died, for some unknown reason, he passed the position of Laojun Guan Guan master directly to Song Xing.
It was under this circumstance that Song Xing came through time travel.
Being the master of a temple seems to be a good start, but Song Xing knows in his heart that the position of the master of the temple is not so easy to take.
Thousands of Taoist temples in the world are divided into Shifang Jungle and Zisun Temple. The abbot of Shifang Jungle must be officially elected, and the Zisun Temple is passed down from master to disciple from generation to generation.
If Qingyang Temple is an ordinary descendant temple, if the master dies, the disciple inherits the master's dharma, and Song Xing takes the position of the temple master, there will not be much trouble. However, behind this Qingyang Temple is actually the Laojun Temple of the Demon Sect.
During his lifetime, Song Wenshao also had three direct disciples besides Song Xing. These three disciples did not live permanently in Qingyang Temple after they left school, but were sent down the mountain by Song Wenshao to manage the foundation of Laojun Temple in the secular world.
Since Dong Zhongshu of the Western Han Dynasty deposed hundreds of schools of thought and only respected Confucianism, those sects that had been suppressed by Confucianism and Taoism for thousands of years were labeled as demon sects because they behaved beyond ordinary people's expectations, thus starting a thousand-year war between Taoism and Taoism.
Zhenzhuan Taoism is the remnant of the original Taoism passed down from the Eastern Han Dynasty. Because its ideas did not conform to the ruling class, it directly failed in the battle and became a demon sect. Later generations gradually split into two branches: Zhenzhuan of Taozu and Laojun Guan.
Although Laojun Temple is just a small and poor Qingyang Temple on the surface, it secretly accumulates a lot of dark forces.
The largest chamber of commerce in Luoyang now has the support of Laojun Guan. The leader of the Luoyang Chamber of Commerce, Rong Fengxiang, is Pichen, the great disciple of Laojun Guan.
Now that Song Wenshao died mysteriously, Song Xing didn't believe that his three senior brothers would be moved in the face of Laojun Guan's huge wealth.
As if to confirm Song Xing's thoughts, a flame suddenly appeared in the void and gradually turned into several lines of burning writing in front of Song Xing's eyes.
The first phase of the oracle mission is now announced:
1. Only the strong can occupy high positions in the Demon Sect. As a branch of the true evangelist of Laojun Temple, the position of the master of Laojun Temple is to conquer others with force. Facing the aggressive disciples of Laojun Temple, if you want to become the master of Laojun Temple, You must show your convincing strength and secure your position as the spectator. Completing this task will reward you with 30,000 energy points.
2. Song Wenshao, the new leader of Laojun Temple, died mysteriously in his prime. As his successor, he must investigate the true cause of Song Wenshao’s death. Completing this task will reward him with 30,000 energy points.
Sure enough, Song Xing knew that Jade Seal would not let him have an easy start.
I don’t know what Song Wenshao’s thoughts were before he died, so he passed the token of Laojun Guan Guanzhu to his 16-year-old son.
Song Xing's avatar was very talented in martial arts and was deeply loved by Song Wenshao. His martial arts were all based on the true teachings of Laojun Guan, but after all, he was too young and his skills were not deep.
If Song Wenshao could live for ten more years, with his prestige, he would be able to suppress Song Xing's three senior brothers for another ten years. By then, Song Xing would be enough to compete with them.
It's a pity that Song Wenshao died unexpectedly at the most unlikely age, leaving a mess to Song Xing.
Just as Song Xing was thinking about it, suddenly a dusty figure broke in from the door. When he saw the coffin and the corpse in the hall, he burst into tears, threw himself on the coffin and cried bitterly.
Song Xing was stunned for a moment, then stood up and was helped up by others, saying, "Uncle Master, why are you here?"
The person who came was a middle-aged Taoist priest who was over forty years old. He was short and fat, with a big head, a thick neck, a face full of flesh, and under a flat nose, a pair of thick lips were slightly rolled, revealing two rows of pale and jagged teeth.
His Taoist uniform was in tatters, and his cloth shoes were covered with dust. He must have heard the news of Song Wenshao's death and ran all the way without caring about his manners.
This person is none other than Li Zhenzong, Song Wenshao's younger brother, who is currently the most senior person in Lao Jun Guan.
Seeing Li Zhenzong appear, Song Xing finally understood why Song Wenshao dared to go his own way and passed on the position of the master of Laojun Temple to him.
Because of his ugly appearance, Li Zhenzong was abandoned when he was young. The previous generation of old temple masters picked him up and gave him to Song Wenshao to bring him up. It can be said that the relationship between the two is like father and son. In the place of intrigues and intrigues in the Demon Sect, the relationship between senior brothers is very good. .
After Song Wenshao took over as the master of Laojun Temple, Li Zhenzong had an out-of-touch personality and could not stay in the temple. He often wandered away and did not return for several months.
I think this time it was Song Wenshao who had a premonition that the end was coming, so he called him back to serve as Song Xing's backer.
Based on the relationship between Li Zhenzong and Song Wenshao, if anyone in the audience is dissatisfied with Song Xing taking the position of the master of the temple, Li Zhenzong will be the first to face it.
Sure enough, after Li Zhenzong cried bitterly, he said to Song Xing: "Good nephew, before I left, my senior brother sent me a letter, instructing you to become the new master of Laojun Guan. Don't worry, my uncle is here, and no one will embarrass you." .”
After Song Xing heard this, he saluted Li Zhenzong and said, "With my uncle here, my nephew will have a backbone."
In his memory, Li Zhenzong was a die-hard supporter of Song Wenshao. Li Zhenzong would unconditionally support whatever Song Wenshao decided.
He arrived in a hurry. In addition to being sad about Song Wenshao's death, he was also worried about Song Xing's situation.
