Hearing Changsheng's words, Datou suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He finally knew why Changsheng was so anxious. Xiaoliuzi had been taken away by the Taoist from Taipingguan for several days. If the Taoist who took him away was a monster incarnation, I'm afraid Xiaoliuzi The six sons have been eaten.
"Sir, what kind of monsters are hiding here? How many are there? Is the Taoism profound?" Datou asked eagerly.
"I am a Taoist priest, not a god," Changsheng said casually, "I can only detect the alien atmosphere in the Taoist temple. As for what it is, and how many there are, it is still unclear."
Datou originally wanted to ask Changsheng whether he was sure of surrendering to the demon, but after hearing what Changsheng said, he didn't ask further, because he didn't know the other party's situation, so he couldn't say whether he was sure of surrendering.
While Changsheng flew by, he quickly sorted out the spells recorded in Luotian's Secret Technique in his mind. Due to his busy schedule and trivial matters, although he had memorized all the spell runes and mantras of Luotian's Secret Technique, he had never practiced them in actual combat. The memories at this time are truly cramming.
The two stepped on the treetops and moved forward quickly. After a while, they arrived at the square in front of the Taoist temple. Taiping Temple is a small Taoist temple, smaller than the Tianxian Temple they had visited before. In fact, it is a small courtyard with three main rooms. , there are three east and west wing rooms.
As soon as the two of them calmed down and landed, the wooden door of the Taoist temple was opened. Seeing this, the two of them suddenly became alert. They thought that the monster had noticed the arrival of the two of them, and after looking at each other, they both focused on alert.
Just when the two of them were ready to take action, they discovered that what ran out of the door was not a monster, but a little Taoist boy. He was only seven or eight years old, had a fat head and big ears, and was wearing an obvious suit. The Taoist robe is too big, and there are many things in the arms.
Because he was running too fast, the little Taoist boy tripped over the threshold and fell to the ground. The things he was carrying jingled and scattered all over the floor. Looking closely, he saw among them a small bronze incense burner and a string of pearls. Liuzhu, a hat made of green jade, in addition to a crown hairpin for hair and some silver and copper coins.
While looking at the many things scattered on the ground, Changsheng also carefully noticed that the little Taoist boy had six fingers on both hands. This discovery made him relieved. The little Taoist boy who fell out of the mountain door in front of him was exactly the person the two were looking for.
"Sir, look, there are six fingers." Datou raised his hand excitedly.
Hao Jinbao's nickname was Liuzi. The pronunciation of Liuzhi and Liuzi were quite similar. Xiao Liuzi just thought Big Tou was calling him. After getting up, he raised his sleeves and wiped his nose, then looked at the two of them with a puzzled look, "Who are you looking for?" ?”
"We are looking for you." Changsheng said with a smile.
"I don't recognize you." Liuzi began to hurriedly pick up things scattered on the ground.
At this moment, another person ran out of the Taoist temple. This person was in his sixties, short in stature, wearing a gray preacher's robe, with his hair disheveled, and his shoes were not on.
After the old man came out, he took Liuzi and looked him up and down, "Jin Baoer, does it hurt from the fall?"
When the old Taoist priest was talking to Liu Zi, he raised his right hand and quietly made a bastard gesture to Changsheng.
Changsheng nodded. In fact, the reason why Datou could tell that this person was a turtle was not because he was wearing a blood spirit bead, but because he looked like a tortoise, and he looked very similar.
Seeing that the six sons were not injured, the old Taoist priest picked up the crown hairpin on the ground, tied his hair in a bun, and said, "This cannot be given to others, Master wants to use it."
The old Taoist priest spoke slowly and had a gentle tone. Although he was quite ugly, his face was very kind and he did not look like a bad person.
The old Taoist priest had already seen Changsheng and Datou standing outside the door. He waited until they had put on their buns and put on their shoes before speaking to them, "Immeasurable Heavenly Lord, you two good people are polite."
Seeing that the old Taoist priest took the initiative to salute, the two of them hurriedly raised their hands to return the salute. Chang Sheng did not wear a Taoist robe, so they returned the salute of a layman.
"There are very few pilgrims in Taiping Temple on weekdays. What do these two good people do to come here this time?" the old Taoist asked harmoniously.
Changsheng was looking at the couplets on the left and right sides of the mountain gate at this time, but he didn't reply. Seeing that Changsheng didn't speak, Datou changed the topic and said, "How old is the Taoist priest this year?"
"Buddha doesn't ask about surnames, Tao doesn't ask about longevity, good people will bear with you." The old Taoist priest was very humble.
Feeling that the couplet on the door was interesting, Changsheng read it out casually, "Master came out of the Supreme Pure Realm to open the seven orifices, he was independent of the world and cultivated the three gods, and he criticized others for being kind. Taoist priest, this couplet is quite meaningful."
"Immeasurable Heavenly Lord, I am terrified, terrified, ashamed and ashamed." The old Taoist priest hurriedly bowed his head in humility.
"Taoist Priest, I'll tell you the truth. I am also a disciple of the Shangqing Dynasty, but I have never worn a Taoist robe." Changsheng smiled. Although this old Taoist priest was an alien, he was very frank and explained his origins directly from the couplet. In the world, Of the thousands of creatures, only humans are born with seven orifices. Therefore, the so-called opening of the seven orifices by the old Taoist priests implies that he is not a human being, and being a disciple of Shangqing means that he is a disciple of Shangqing. Among the three sects of the Three Purities, only Shangqing sect has the possibility to absorb aliens. Disciples, Yuqing Sect and Taiqing Sect will not have any unusual Taoists. In addition, the old Taoist priest also expressed his attitude towards life in the couplet, not fighting against the world and being kind to others.
It is precisely because the old Taoist priest is bright and magnanimous that Changsheng has shown his identity. There is no flattery and no effort to please and cling to others, all of which are at the expense of the good and only the common people can do it. The most direct and effective way to gain recognition and appreciation from noble people is to be honest and tell the truth.
Seeing that Chang Sheng was also a Taoist from the Shangqing Dynasty, the old Taoist priest instantly became happy and said, "It turns out that we are fellow Taoists from the same sect. If I don't mind that my Taoist friends are poor and vulgar, please move inside and linger for a while."
Of course, Changsheng would not refuse, but it was a rule not to come empty-handed when visiting. The two of them left in a hurry and did not bring any gifts with them, so Changsheng ordered Datou to go down the mountain and bring back some tea leaves from the horse's saddlebags.
Even though Lao Tao tried his best to stop him, Da Tou still went down the mountain. Lao Tao packed up the things scattered on the ground and took Xiao Liuzi and Chang Sheng into the Taoist temple.
The Taoist temple has two wings, the east and west. There is an old woman living in the west wing. According to the Taoist introduction, this old woman was born deaf and mute. The old Taoist took her here to do some laundry and cooking.
The old woman was mending clothes. It wasn't until the old man came closer that the old woman saw him. She hurriedly put down the sewing basket in her hand and pulled Xiao Liuzi to wipe his nose.
As both Shangqing Taoists, the first thing they do when entering the mountain gate is to go to the main hall to offer incense. Unlike most Taoist temples that worship the Three Pure Ones, the Taiping Temple only worships the Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun, the founder of Shangqing.
There is also a spiritual tablet in front of the statue of Lingbao Tianzun, and the words on the spiritual tablet are "The spiritual tablet of the restored master."
Changsheng offered a stick of incense to Lingbao Tianzun, and then offered a stick of incense to Fuyuan Zhenren. This move made the old Taoist moved and frightened, and he hurriedly bowed his head to express his thanks.
After leaving the main hall, Changsheng asked casually, "Dare you ask me about the name of the chief?"
"The master gave me the title Taiping." The old Taoist replied harmoniously.
Changsheng nodded. He is a Shangqing Taoist, so he is naturally familiar with the Shangqing generation. After the Fu-zi generation, he should be the Taizi generation, and the Taizi generation is more than twenty generations higher than his three-zi generation. From this, we can get Taiping Taoists had already worshiped the Shangqing more than 500 years ago.
Taiping Taoist lived in the east chamber, and the two rooms on the north side of the east chamber were connected. It was both Taiping Taoist's residence and a place for him to practice his Qi. Since he was a Taoist, there were not many furnishings inside. However, Changsheng had been to Taiping Inn many times. , I have seen a lot of good things, and I am somewhat knowledgeable. At a casual glance, I found that the furnishings in Taiping Taoist's room are all rare and antiques, which are of great value.
The old woman then brought tea. Changsheng sat down with Taoist Taiping to talk, and introduced himself to his family. He only said that he was a Taoist of the third generation of Longhu Mountain, and now he was a Dadong cultivator. As for the grade of the urn, he did not mention it.
Talking about cultivation is to avoid being looked down upon by Taiping Taoists, but not talking about Lupin is to avoid being arrogant.
Changsheng did not get directly to the topic, but chatted with Taiping Taoist about common things. Although the Shangqing Sect can accept disciples of different kinds, this has become rare in recent years. As an outlier who worshiped the Shangqing hundreds of years ago, Taoists and Taiping Taoists have witnessed hundreds of years of changes with their own eyes. They have seen a lot and are naturally knowledgeable. They can be said to be knowledgeable about the past and the present, and they are very knowledgeable.
While the two were talking, Datou came back with tea and gifts. After putting down the gifts, Datou did not accept the invitation to stay in the east chamber to drink tea, but went out to talk to Liuzi.
We are all Taoists, but we have different understandings of the teachings. Taiping Taoists advocate the natural way, be quiet and do nothing. Simply put, they are to comply with the will of God, follow the trend, be pure in heart, have few desires, and be in charge of themselves.
Although Changsheng is in the court, his job is to assist the monarch and save the world, but he does not think there is anything wrong with Taiping Taoist's ideas, because everyone's situation is different, and Taiping Taoist is an alien. As an alien, naturally he will not Paying too much attention to things in the human world, the purpose of heterogeneous practice is often to achieve enlightenment, ascend, and live forever.
Taiping Taoist's body is a giant turtle. It is not wrong to say that he is a turtle, because turtles are originally a kind of turtle. Although they have lived for thousands of years, their spiritual energy cultivation is only a deep blue hole. There are two reasons why it is so slow. , First, the heterogeneous Qi training speed will naturally be greatly affected if all seven orifices are incomplete. Second, aliens have to undergo natural disasters every once in a while. Even if they worship the Taoist sect, they cannot escape the natural calamities. As we all know, bastards are more resistant to beatings. Other aliens will be wiped out if they fail to overcome the calamity. Taiping Taoists can still save their lives if they fail to overcome the calamity. But he couldn't keep his spiritual energy cultivation, and he finally reached the deep blue hole. If he failed to attack the purple energy, he would instantly return to the starting point, and then he would have to practice from the beginning.
Although Changsheng expressed sympathy, he was not eager to help because he wanted to further observe the character of Taiping Dao.
Facts have proved that Taiping Taoists are indeed kind to others and do not hesitate to share their secrets of longevity. In his view, life is about stillness and not movement. The more peaceful and quiet you are, the longer you live.
Chang Sheng does not agree with this statement, because humans are different from bastards. If bastards are running around, they will definitely have a short life, but if people lie motionless and their qi and blood are blocked, they will naturally not live long.
However, he agreed with the Taiping Taoist's second statement. In the Taiping Taoist's view, both life and death have their own destiny. The fewer descendants of living creatures in the world, the longer their lifespans, and vice versa. The more descendants, the shorter their lifespans.
Precisely because of this discovery, Taoist Taoists of Taiping have been abstaining from desires for so many years and guarding Yang and strengthening their roots.
After chatting, Changsheng found that Taiping Taoist had a good character, so he stopped hiding and started to get involved in the topic...
