After finishing speaking, Senior Brother Feng ignored everyone and walked straight towards the White Jade Square.
No one dared to ask any more questions and could only follow him silently.
After the group walked to the square, Senior Brother Feng pointed to the three main halls in front of him and said: "The middle hall is the Chuan Gong Pavilion, the left hall can be used for one month's practice, the right hall is the Sutra Lecture Hall, and the back mountain contains the Buddhist scriptures. Pavilion, you can choose your own houses on the east and west sides, please help me."
After saying that, he walked back up the mountain without looking back, leaving everyone looking at each other in shock.
In the end, Yuan Qing and Zhu Ling'er decided to go to the east side of Houshan to find a house to settle down first; the three people in Wufu seemed to have the same idea, but in a different direction, choosing the west side; and the four little fat guys seemed to want to go to the main hall on the left first. Condition.
At the same time, in a courtyard in front of the Sutra Pavilion in Houshan, Senior Brother Feng was reporting to Xu Jingtian: "Senior Brother Xu, nine people have passed the test, and the three people in the array sensed the vitality of heaven and earth and entered the Qi Lianqi."
Xu Jingtian replied: "Xifeng, can the relevant matters be arranged properly?"
Senior Brother Feng replied: "Everything is fine."
Xu Jingtian looked at Feng Xifeng, who looked calm. After a while, Xu Jingtian smiled bitterly: "That's all, go down and call Junior Brother Tian Yi over."
Feng Xifeng bowed briefly and then left. Not long after, a fat Taoist priest wearing apricot-yellow robes came to greet him: "Senior Brother Xu, you are looking for me."
"Junior Brother Tian, it is Junior Brother Feng who is picking up all the disciples today." Xu Jingtian said no more at this point. Tian Yi was stunned at first, and then smiled bitterly.
"Senior Brother Xu, I understand. With Senior Brother Feng's temperament, these new disciples probably don't know what to do at this time. I will explain it to them in detail tomorrow."
"Thank you, Junior Brother Tian." Xu Jingtian cupped his hands and replied.
"If there is nothing else, junior brother, please leave." Tian Yi returned the gift and then left.
Yuan Qing and Zhu Ling'er had already walked to the east of Houshan. What they saw was a lush bamboo forest. Simple and exquisite bamboo houses were scattered in the forest, and many older disciples were walking in and out of them.
The two chose two adjacent bamboo houses deep in the bamboo forest. There was a small stream flowing next to the inner one.
The room is clean and bright, with a futon, a small square bamboo table, a small incense burner on the table, and a bamboo bed, but nothing else.
The bamboo huts in the forest all had the same configuration. The two of them decided to settle in separately first, and then go to the left hall together to see what they could get.
After the two settled down, they came to the left side hall and saw a white-haired old man lying on a rocking chair with his eyes closed and meditating.
Yuan Qing stepped forward and saluted and said: "Excuse me, senior, for your meditation. I and I are new disciples and are here to collect the spiritual supplies needed for this month."
The old man waved his hand, and on the long table in front of him were two green and two white porcelain vases, two wooden tokens, two fist-sized luminous pearls, and two sets of plain-colored Taoist robes, which then flew out of the bamboo basket behind him. Two small bags fell on the table.
From beginning to end, the old man never opened his eyes.
Seeing this, Yuan Qing and Zhu Ling'er had no choice but to take their share and leave.
Then the two of them went to the Chuan Gong Pavilion and were told that the brother's lecture for this month had ended. Although they didn't know what the lecture was, they had no choice but to leave.
When they arrived at the Sutra Lecture Hall on the right, one person received three books, which were "Xuan Yuan Tong Jian", "Tao Te Ching" and "Book of Changes".
Yuan Qing saw that there were many futons in the sutra transmission pavilion, which looked like a school. He thought to himself: Could it be that this monk still needs to go to school?
Seeing that it was already getting late, the two of them agreed to go back to their residence first and wait until tomorrow to go to the Sutra Pavilion and other places.
After Yuan Qing returned to his residence, he put down his Taoist robe and books, and then took out two porcelain vases, one green and one white. After opening the green vase, he saw three orange-yellow pills the size of a little finger in the green vase, and a light pill the size of a longan in the white vase. Blue pills.
After thinking for a moment, he finally closed the porcelain bottle and put it away close to his body. Then he picked up the "Xuanyuan Tongjian" and started reading it by the light of the night pearl.
After about a stick of incense, he suddenly stood up, picked up the fish intestine dagger, made a cut on his finger, took out the wooden token from his arms, and dripped blood onto the token.
The blood on the token was absorbed and disappeared in an instant. Then Yuan Qing walked outside the house and saw a gray-white stone tablet on the left side of the bamboo house. When he walked closer, he saw a token-shaped groove on the stone tablet.
Yuan Qing did not hesitate to place the token in his hand on the groove. There was a soft sound, and then a faint white light curtain rose up from a distance of three feet with the stone tablet as the center. The light curtain soon faded and disappeared. .
Seeing this, Yuan Qing returned to the house. He first opened the white porcelain bottle and drank the light blue elixir. Then he put on a plain robe. Then he picked up the luminous pearl and walked to the center of the house. He looked up and saw a circle. If you throw it upward, the luminous pearl will be tightly adsorbed in the groove, and the room will be filled with light.
Then, Yuan Qing returned to the table and sat down cross-legged, opened the cyan porcelain bottle, poured out a pill and drank it, then picked up "Xuan Yuan Tong Jian" and immersed himself in reading.
Early the next morning, a slight mist appeared in the forest. Yuan Qing woke up from his trance. He stood up, picked up his storage bag and concentrated for a moment. He looked at the square table and saw a flash of white light, and all the books, vials and other objects on the table disappeared. .
Yuan Qing put the storage bag into the secret compartment in his sleeve and was about to go out. Then he seemed to remember something. He stopped and stretched out his palm. A white porcelain bottle suddenly appeared in his hand, and then disappeared, followed by " "Xuan Yuan Tong Jian", then "Tao Te Ching"...until everything appeared and disappeared again, then he nodded with satisfaction and went out.
When I went out, I saw Zhu Ling'er standing quietly not far away. The Taoist robe was a little too big on her body. She had a Taoist bun and bright and white teeth, just like a Taoist boy walking out of a painting.
Seeing Yuan Qing come out, Zhu Ling'er said with a smile: "I see you have also started this Juechen Formation. You must have finished reading "Xuan Yuan Tong Jian", right?" The voice was as clear and sweet as the birds chirping in the morning forest.
"It's still early. I only had time to read the rules and regulations of Xuanyuan disciples and the common sense of practice. I will read the later parts involving formations, pills and weapon refining later. Speaking of which, that senior brother Feng is really irresponsible. Not to mention, if it hadn’t been mentioned in the book, I would have missed this morning class.”
"Let's go. After morning classes, we have to go get the magic weapon."
The two of them were walking and chatting on the bamboo forest path. The white figures gradually merged into one and then disappeared.
When Yuan Qing and Zhu Ling'er arrived at the Chuan Gong Pavilion, there were already more than ten new disciples in Taoist uniforms who were about the same age as themselves. Except for the honest-faced boy and the girl in pink, the nine people who participated in the trial were all there. Done.
There is an ink-colored book desk in front of the disciples. Behind him, sitting with his eyes closed, is a Taoist priest wearing an apricot-yellow robe. He has a round face with a mustache and looks kind and prosperous.
The two found a seat in the middle and sat down, saying nothing.
Not long after, there were nearly twenty people sitting in the hall. The honest boy and the girl in pink came last. They were also wearing Taoist robes. However, the girl seemed to be angry and was dragged to the last seat by the honest boy reluctantly. Sit down in the corner.
As the bell rang, the Taoist behind the desk opened his eyes and stood up, looked at everyone for a while, then smiled and said: "Congratulations to all the junior brothers for successfully passing the trial and officially entering the Xuanyuan Lower Sect from today. My surname is Tian. , the single name is Yi, so all junior brothers can call me senior brother."
Tian Yi coughed twice and walked around and said, "It was Senior Brother Feng who received you yesterday. Senior Brother Feng has a cold nature and is not dissatisfied with you, so some matters were not made clear. But today I met all of you. You should know that you are smart people when it comes to how you dress and behave. Let me add something on behalf of Senior Brother Feng.
There are lectures in the Chuan Gong Pavilion on the 15th day of every month and from the end of the month to the first hour of the month. Senior brothers explain the key techniques, refine elixirs, and make utensils. Every day in the Lecture Hall, from Yinshi to Sishi, there will be lectures and discussions on classics for three years. After three years, there will be a quiz, and those who fail will be expelled immediately. The consul room can receive a bottle of Bigu Pill every month, three pills, which can eliminate the need for food and water for more than ten days after taking them; one dust-proof pill, the body will be clean within one month after taking it. "
"New disciples can receive a copy of "Xuanyuan Tongjian", several moral classics, a set of Juechen Taoist robes, a magic weapon of their choice, and a cave formation order. After the formation order sheds blood to identify the master, it can activate the residence formation. This formation can prevent wild beasts from trespassing, and can also repel mosquitoes and insects. No one who is not the owner can enter lightly. All junior brothers may wish to experience it more."
"The Houshan Sutra Pavilion is divided into three floors. The first floor contains some landscape notes, geography and customs; the second floor contains secular martial arts, medical books and pharmacopoeias; the third floor contains cultivation techniques and magic scriptures. You can view them at will on the first and second floors. Each person on the third floor can only enter once a month, for two hours each time. Taking out or copying of books in the pavilion is prohibited."
After Tian Yi said this, he returned to the desk and sat down. He took out a set of red sandalwood tea sets. After making tea, he continued: "Juniors, you should read the "Xuan Yuan Tongjian" carefully. It covers formations. , talismans, alchemy, weapon refining, all kinds of things, among which the rules and prohibitions of the sect should be kept in mind. Those who violate the rules of the sect will face the wall and think about their faults at the least, and will abolish their cultivation and be expelled from the sect. Those who have committed the most evil crimes will stand up for justice. Everyone has entered Xuan Yuanxia. Sect, you should know that there is a superior sect.”
"Before the age of thirty, those who have successfully established the foundation or can win the first prize in the ten-year competition can enter the Shangzong to practice. The remaining people may apply to the sect to spread their branches and find other opportunities; Perhaps you can stay in the lower sect and become a deacon, preaching scriptures and teachings to the new disciples. Of course, if an elder from the upper sect accepts you as a disciple, your future will be bright. Junior disciples, do you still have any doubts? ?”
All the disciples were silent, as if they were still digesting what Tian Yi said.
Seeing this, Tian Yi didn't rush him. He leisurely brewed another cup of tea and waited patiently while sipping the tea.
After a while, someone on the right side of the second row stood up to greet him, and then asked: "I would like to ask Brother Tian, we did not make any registration records when we went to the consul room yesterday. How did the senior brother in the consul room know everyone's one-month period?" ? What should happen if someone receives more pills within a month?"
Tian Yi smiled slightly and explained: "Since you shed your blood to recognize the main formation order, the relevant information including birth date and horoscope have been recorded. When you receive the elixir every month, you have to go with the order. By the way, I forgot to mention it. , the formation order can be removed after the formation is activated, and the formation will stop automatically after one month. Of course, if all of you here steal or impersonate just for the sake of the Bigu Pill, don't worry about this fairy fate." Speaking of the last sentence, actually Somewhat severe.
Then, the girl in the last row stood up and asked, "Senior Brother Tian, after more than 20 years on the mountain, do you have a chance to go home to visit your relatives?"
Tian Yi replied with a rare stern expression: "From the day you set foot on the path to immortality, you should realize clearly that the separation between immortality and the world is like a chasm of heaven. Practitioners should wield their swords to cut off the worldly bond and pursue the Tao wholeheartedly, only then will they live up to their expectations. This is a great opportunity.”
The little girl was startled after hearing this, and then sat down with red eyes.
At this time, Yuan Qing stood up and asked after seeing the ceremony: "May I ask Brother Tian, what is an immortal?"
After Tian Yi heard this, he glanced at Yuan Qing with admiration, and after pondering for a moment, he said: "I haven't practiced Taoism for more than a year. It's hard to see how an immortal can be photographed. Naturally, I don't know what an immortal is. But I know why I want to cultivate this immortality. Dare I I ask you fellow juniors, why do you want to cultivate immortality?"
