After eating and drinking, we returned to Tianzun Temple. The Taoist priests arranged a courtyard for Guan Luoyang to stay.
This Tianzun Temple is divided into three main halls, six halls and twelve courtyards. It occupies a large area and is well-organized. It stretches from the top of the hill to the back and spreads halfway up the mountain.
In fact, Guan Luoyang is full of energy now and does not feel sleepy at all. However, Taoist priest Jiuhe and Qiudi have stayed up all night and are tired from running around. They said they need to rest for a few hours after boiling hot water and taking a bath.
Guan Luoyang naturally did as he pleased, took a hot bath, and changed his clothes again, including a white straight-breasted suit with a lining, and trousers with a soft belt around his waist.
Outside is a robe with a round collar and large sleeves, a blue background and black edges, and the hem is only an inch off the ground.
The clothes were all bought by Qiudi in the town, because the robe was loose enough, so even if it didn't fit, it wouldn't be noticeable.
The shoes are cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles and a pair of white stockings.
After putting on this outfit, he sat and rested quietly in the guest room, trying to figure out the heat he got from the residual pictures.
Although the descendant of the blue bird sounds a bit miraculous, but now this power, let's call it vitality, can only stay within the scope of the head, shoulders and arms.
There is no way to mobilize it to other parts of the body, let alone release it outside the body to hurt people in the air.
However, within the scope of the head, shoulders and arms, once Guan Luoyang wants to concentrate his strength on a certain part, this energy will spontaneously surge towards that position, adding a more powerful quality to the attack of the arms.
During extremely strenuous combat sports, this vitality will also be depleted. After calming down, it will slowly recover on its own, and if you perform moderate exercise, you can speed up the recovery.
What Guan Luoyang wants to figure out is nothing more than two aspects, one is how to increase the use of this vitality, and the other is how to increase the upper limit of this vitality.
He made many attempts using the exercise methods he knew, but with little success, and finally had to seek outside help.
"Since there is such a thing as magic in this world, there may be a way for me to understand this energy better, but they are probably still sleeping now. Well, let's practice a few punches first."
Putting the matter of the blue bird's vitality aside, Guan Luoyang got off the bed and started practicing boxing in this small bedroom.
He has only achieved two of the four major exercises, and there are still many places that can be explored in the future.
Moreover, practicing boxing has become a living habit for him. If he doesn't practice when he has free time, he will feel uncomfortable all over.
In the bedroom, figures flashed back and forth, not far away from each other, but the strong wind around them shook the door and windows slightly.
Until noon, the Tianzun Temple became slightly noisy.
Guan Luoyang listened attentively and heard the voices of Taoist Master Jiuhe and Qiudi, so he left the courtyard of the guest room and went to the front.
Everyone in the Tianzun Temple gathered in the front hall at this time, and it turned out that they were welcoming a Taoist priest with a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows and short beard, and a swan-shaped scarf on his head.
This person is the abbot of Tianzun Temple, Taoist Master Jiuying.
Words such as abbot and abbot were originally Taoist titles. After Buddhism was introduced and became more and more prosperous, they were borrowed and used in order to facilitate the understanding of the people. Anyway, since the Han and Tang Dynasties, China, Taoism and Buddhism have copied each other, and most things have long been copied. It’s hard to tell where the source is and who started it.
Taoist priest Jiuhe introduced them, and Taoist priest Jiuying and Guan Luoyang greeted each other.
"Qiudi, a distinguished guest is here. How can we not show him the scenery of the Zhenwu Temple? You are so kind to entertain us, so don't neglect us."
Taoist Master Jiuying gave an instruction, which meant that the brothers and sisters had something to talk about alone.
Guan Luoyang happened to want to find Qiu Di, a talkative Taoist priest, to inquire about something, so he followed the trend and left with Qiu Di.
Taoist Priest Jiuying dispersed all the Taoist boys and came to the main hall with Taoist Priest Jiuhe.
In the middle of the hall, there is a statue of the Zhenwu Emperor, with hair and bare feet, golden armor and black robes. He holds a sword in one hand, holds a sword in the other, and has a turtle and snake statue on his feet.
Taoist Master Jiuhe looked up and sighed with a smile: "Brother, you asked people to enjoy the scenery, but after the earthquake three months ago, these statues were bumpy and bumpy. Some of the statues in the side hall were small or even... It’s broken, what else is there to see?”
"All the features are left to nature. As long as you are willing to pay attention, there are beautiful scenery everywhere. I think that little friend Guan is not a common person."
Taoist priest Jiuying replied a few words and then got down to business, "Earthquakes are not uncommon here in Jiaozhi, but Chengyin Mansion is located in a place where Feng Shui is harmonious and all the underground qi are entangled. There will be no earthquakes for five hundred years. Once an earthquake occurs, , with all the qi flourishing, corpse evil disasters will inevitably occur frequently, and it will become an excellent place for all kinds of evil magicians to practice their skills."
Taoist Master Jiuhe nodded and said, "Haven't we been busy dealing with these things for more than three months? Look at the many disciples, how can any of them be idle these days?"
"Is this enough?"
Taoist Priest Jiuying asked back, "In our Zhenwu Temple, there are only about thirty people who really know magic. There are only five magic sects in the entire Chengyin Palace, and there are only about twenty martial arts schools in Fist Sect. Even if we add As for the soldiers and police officers involved in the disaster relief, my budget does not include enough manpower."
Apart from other things, even a kid who can only come out and harm people in the middle of the night has to be subdued by someone who really knows the magic. Ordinary police officers will get close to him, which will only increase casualties.
Therefore, after the earthquake, Taoist Priest Jiuying had already prepared to send orders to all Jiaozhi prefectures to summon warlocks from various factions to come to Chengyin's aid.
But in fact, the situation was far less serious than Taoist Master Jiuying expected.
There are indeed many evil corpses and ghosts, but there are not many evil sorcerers who take this opportunity to practice their magic and evil demons who wantonly cause disasters.
Taoist Master Jiuhe understood what he meant and said: "I don't think you need to worry too much, senior brother. Back then, we sent orders to all the prefectures to encircle and suppress the sorcerers among the water bandits in the five prefectures, and helped the government to defeat more than 30 water bandits along the Red River. We destroyed more than a hundred ships in the stronghold and pursued the remnants all the way to the sea, making a huge noise and everyone knew about it.”
"After this battle, they also know that we have the ability to urgently summon masters from various factions. If they dare to come here to practice, they will fight for their lives against us, and they will also have to deal with subsequent encirclement and suppression by warlocks from various provinces."
"Even they may not have conflicts with each other. The danger is greater than the opportunity. It is normal for the evil people not to take risks."
Taoist Master Jiuying said in deep thought: "I hope that's the case. Among the water bandits in the Five Prefectures, there were too many evil sorcerers and desperadoes. They dared to shout with overwhelming force even if they had enough confidence. Now that I think about it, maybe I shouldn't put these monsters scattered all over the place with them. It’s comparable to that big bandit back then.”
Taoist Master Jiuhe smiled and said: "Back then, you were sitting in the rear, in charge of warlock news, and dispatching various ministries, but you didn't have the opportunity to show off your skills in person. Are you itching to look forward to it this time?"
Taoist Priest Jiuying shook his head, looked at the mottled golden statue of Emperor Zhenwu, and said, "It is our ambition to defeat the demons with Zhenwu. But if the world is peaceful, even if we don't do anything in our lives, what is there to regret?" "
Taoist Master Jiuhe also looked at the statue: "Speaking of which, after the earthquake, many Taoist statues were damaged in various Taoist temples. Those Taoist practitioners who did not know magic had already gone to the surrounding prefectures to beg for alms. We need to rebuild our golden body. Even those who are proficient in magic were traveling around to slay evil spirits in the past two months, but recently they have traveled far and wide."
Taoist Master Jiuying turned to look at him and said: "To worship gods and ancestors depends only on your heart. Even if there is only a painting on the loess wall, it doesn't matter."
Taoist Master Jiuhe disagreed: "After all, our place is quite famous. The people who come to worship want to see the majestic statues and seek peace of mind. If they are left in ruins, they will definitely be disappointed. Wouldn't they be living up to their expectations?" Mind?"
Taoist Priest Jiuying thought for a moment and nodded: "What you said makes sense, then I'll let Qiudi and the others..."
"No, I can do it alone."
Taoist Master Jiuhe said, "I am planning to go to Jiaozhou Prefecture. There are many wealthy families there, and I have many friends. I want to raise a donation, but it only takes a few days."
"Okay, leaving today?"
"The Taoist's belongings are nothing more than a lamp and a bamboo hat, so why bother? Leave now."
