Chapter 17 Treatment of 17 True Disciples

Chapter 17 Treatment of True Disciples

Lei Jun thanked his master Yuan Mobai and went out with his senior brother Wang Guiyuan to rest that night.

The next morning, he packed up his personal belongings in the Taoist Child Courtyard and officially moved to the mountain.

Two other people also went back to the Taoist Child Courtyard No. 6 with him to move.

A total of 32 Taoist children participated in the ordination ceremony last night. Since then, the Taoist children have become Taoist priests and officially become the true disciples of the Tianshi Mansion.

Except for the special branch, the other seven branches, with as many as four people and as few as two people in each courtyard, participated in the ordination.

Including Lei Jun, three Taoist children from the Sixth Branch broke out.

It is said that they are moving back to the Taoist Child Courtyard, but the three do not need to do it themselves.

"How dare the Taoist priest do it himself? Let us do it?"

A group of little Taoist children lined up and saluted Lei Jun.

The few people who were familiar with Lei Jun on weekdays did not hesitate or feel embarrassed at this time, and their mentality changed very smoothly.

To be precise, before the ordination ceremony, after it was confirmed that Lei Jun would participate in the ordination, everyone had already adjusted their mentality and prepared themselves psychologically in advance.

Among them, Zhang Yuan was the most active.

It was a pity that he was injured last year because of the explosion of Elder Du's altar.

Although he recovered from the injury later, the time required for physical adjustment and recovery delayed his progress in cultivation.

In the end, before this year's ordination ceremony, Zhang Yuan only reached the eleventh level of Qi training.

He was also among the best in the six Taoist children's academies, but he could not catch up with this year's ordination and could only practice in seclusion for another three years.

Fortunately, he was not too old and could continue to accumulate and make great achievements later.

At this moment, looking at Lei Jun in an apricot-yellow Taoist robe as a regular Tianshi Mansion authentic disciple, Zhang Yuan couldn't help sighing in his heart.

But he had already turned the corner:

First, there was no conflict or competition between the two sides before.

Second, Lei Jun entered the high-level Yuan Elder of Tianshi Mansion to learn Taoism.

Third, Lei Jun successfully reached the state of perfection of the twelfth floor of Qi Refining within less than two years after entering the Taoist Children's Academy, which is rare even in the Taoist holy land Tianshi Mansion.

So, besides being shocked, seeing this former junior brother Lei, the current Taoist Master Lei is about to soar to the sky?

With the previous foundation of getting along, even if you don't hug such a big thigh, you can't offend him and ask for a kick, right?

Then you should hug him as much as possible... Zhang Yuan's psychological preparation is very complete.

Other little Taoist children are similar.

It is not impossible to expect to get along with Lei Jun as before. First, you can participate in the transmission and become a formal Tianshi Mansion true disciple.

But that will be at least three years later, there is no need to leave it blank for three years.

Taoist Master Lei is not a difficult person to get along with, and it is easy for the brothers to convince their self-esteem.

Lei Jun didn't have much stuff, so after a simple packing, he said goodbye to Zhang Yuan and others and returned to the main residence on the mountain.

Wang Guiyuan waited outside his new home. After seeing Lei Jun, he smiled and said, "In the Taoist Child Courtyard, Taoist children must live alone and are not allowed to hire servants or maids. After being ordained and admitted to this mansion, each person can have two places and arrange servants to serve them. However, all expenses must be borne by themselves. Junior Brother Lei, do you need any?"

Lei Jun: "Some of my fellow disciples are served by family members. What about those who have no one at home?"

Wang Guiyuan: "There are many families in the town outside the mountain. They are fellow disciples who bring their families to reunite. Because the number of people each person can bring to the mountain is limited, some people are registered under the names of other fellow disciples. If you need it, I can introduce you."

It can also be regarded as another kind of network of contacts and favors... Lei Jun nodded.

But he smiled and said, "I don't need it for now. I'll tell you when I need it. If there's an emergency, I can just call a Taoist boy from the Taoist temple at the foot of the mountain to help."

Wang Guiyuan nodded and waved his hand. Someone came up with a few trays with various items on them and handed them to Lei Jun: "Becoming a disciple of our sect and practicing with the master will be given money. This is the first batch. You can use it first."

Lei Jun thanked him, and the person took the things into the house. After saying goodbye to Wang Guiyuan, he returned to his room to count.

Fifty Qi Ling Dan for assisting practice.

Fifty sticks of Ding Shen incense.

Ten bottles of Pei Yuan Jiang.

One tank of medicinal bath mother liquid.

Some other medicinal bath auxiliary materials.

A pair of Wen Ling jade walls.

Three black hair talisman pens for making talismans.

Twenty ingots of cinnabar talisman ink.

Ten pieces of yellow paper (thousand sheets).

There are also some incense, candles, rice wine, etc.

Not counting those who have accumulated merits and virtues to exchange or have their own family background, the Taoist children in the Taoist Children's Courtyard are only given one Qi Ling Dan every day, and they share a Dingshen incense with everyone during the big class... Lei Jun thought to himself.

After becoming a true disciple, the supply of materials has indeed made a big step forward.

Lei Jun packed up his things, lit a Dingshen incense, and then took out the first volume of "The True One Dao Sutra of the Righteous Dharma" passed down by Yuan Mobai to study in advance.

Before he awakened his latent dragon spirit body, many people had commented that Lei Jun himself had a good understanding.

But at this moment, he still felt obscure and difficult to understand when reading the true classics of the Tianshi Mansion.

This is also thanks to the basic foundation he has laid in the Taoist Children's Courtyard, otherwise many nouns would not understand the meaning and do not know what they really refer to.

If some places are misunderstood and far away from the topic, the result may not be as simple as taking a detour.

After a night, Lei Jun only barely read one or two pages of the book halfway.

But he did not feel frustrated, but became more interested.

After putting away the Taoist scriptures, Lei Jun first took a Qi Ling Pill, then a little Pei Yuan Jiang, and then breathed in and out to regulate his breathing.

The spiritual energy in the mountain was abundant, and with the nourishment of Qi Ling Pill and Pei Yuan Jiang, Lei Jun's twelve Qi Seas were filled up, and his true Qi became more condensed.

After breathing and regulating his breath, Lei Jun slept peacefully. The next morning, he was full of energy and went to see his master Yuan Mobai with Wang Guiyuan.

"You are in good spirits."

Yuan Mobai smiled, which made people feel like spring breeze: "Chonggui, tell your junior brother briefly first."

Lei Jun originally guessed that Wang Guiyuan's Taoist name was Wang Chongyuan, but he didn't expect it to be Wang Chonggui, which made people secretly murmur.

Wang Guiyuan cleared his throat: "Junior brother Lei, when we were in the Taoist Academy, we all learned that our sect's Taoism emphasizes the dual cultivation of life and nature.

But if you look closely, it is life first and then nature. It is not that life skills are more important, but it is the beginning and foundation.

Humans are small worlds, and the universe is a big world. Cultivating life skills first does not mean to isolate the big and small inner and outer worlds. On the contrary, it is to build a bridge between the two.

Just like our generation's cultivation of talismans, it is also another bridge borrowed from the law of heaven and earth. Human power is limited, and the world is infinite. If human power is as infinite as the world, it can be said to have attained the Tao."

After listening, Lei Jun pondered slightly.

Yuan Mobai smiled and said, "What did you think of?"

Lei Jun: "I heard before that our talismans are reported to the gods and ancestors of the past generations, asking for divine powers..."

Wang Guiyuan looked at Yuan Mobai, and after seeing Yuan Mobai smile and nod, he looked at Lei Jun again:

"Did Junior Brother Lei hear about it in the Taoist Children's Academy, or did you hear it from Senior Sister and Junior Sister Tang?"

Lei Jun: "It was when I was in the Taoist Children's Academy, I can't remember who mentioned it."

Wang Guiyuan: "Once, it was indeed as you said, our sect's talismans All the talismans were requested from the Taoist ancestors.

Later, after several generations of ancestors of this sect sorted out the Taoist methods for many years, the talismans of this sect changed to directly borrow the laws of heaven and earth.

Of course, the various rituals and regulations remain the same as before, without any changes. ”

Lei Jun nodded: "I see."

Yuan Mobai: "The Taoist Temple has laid the foundation for you, and we will start directly from the orthodox Taoist scriptures today."

His cultivation level is much higher than other teachers in the Taoist Temple. He is easy to understand and incisive.

The Taoist scriptures that Lei Jun felt obscure last night, Yuan Mobai often made people feel enlightened with just a few words.

He first taught Lei Jun, and then when Lei Jun was savoring and understanding it himself, he taught Wang Guiyuan, who had been a student for a long time and progressed faster.

In terms of the process, Yuan Mobai did not do anything fancy, and was upright, similar to the teaching in the Taoist Temple, but more in-depth.

After the morning class, the master and apprentice will talk in the morning to answer questions and solve doubts. Lunch will be served as usual at noon. There will be free time in the afternoon. After dinner, there will be evening class.

"Morning classes are for teaching, and evening classes are for teaching spells such as talismans and alchemy."

During lunch, Wang Guiyuan introduced: "But what the master means is that Brother Lei, you should first prepare for the foundation-building. After the foundation is built, the inner path is basically stable, and it will not be too late to practice external spells."

Lei Jun: "That's what I mean."

Wang Guiyuan: "In addition to the things I sent you before, you can order them yourself. Tell me if you need anything. I will go to help Uncle Liu in the next few days. I will help you before I leave."

"Thank you, brother." Lei Jun asked: "What about Uncle Liu?"

Wang Guiyuan replied: "It's nothing big, but Uncle Liu wants to develop a special talisman ink with turquoise marrow as the main material. He attaches great importance to it. The Taoist boy can't take care of it, so he borrowed a few disciples to help. Master asked me to go there to listen to your instructions."

Lei Jun had heard of Uncle Liu he mentioned. He was another elder in the mansion.

Although Elder Liu and Yuan Mobai were not from the same master, they had more contacts and a good relationship.

As for the turquoise marrow, Lei Jun had never heard of it, but he could guess that it was an extremely rare treasure.

After being ordained and becoming a true disciple of the Tianshi Mansion, they are generally called ordained Taoist priests or ordained disciples. They practice the righteous way and the true transmission of the talisman scripture, and can make talismans by themselves.

The materials used by ordained Taoist priests to make talismans are generally cinnabar to make talisman ink, with black talisman pens and yellow paper.

That is the batch of things that Wang Guiyuan sent to Lei Jun yesterday.

Ordained Taoist priests, who have cultivated to the realm of the Three Heavens Altar, have continuously accumulated merits and virtues, and have undergone training, and only after meeting certain conditions can they apply to cross the second major threshold after ordination, and receive the ordination certificate.

After passing this threshold, they are called ordained Taoist priests or ordained disciples.

The learning and treatment of ordained disciples are naturally far better than that of ordained disciples.

For example, the talisman ink that Elder Liu is going to prepare now is no longer simple cinnabar, but is made of the rare treasure turquoise marrow as the main material, combined with a variety of auxiliary materials, and developed together.

The spiritual power contained in it is certainly not comparable to cinnabar.

Correspondingly, talisman pens and talisman paper are not basic goods.

Elder Liu has no disciples, so the talisman ink to be refined is more important. The Taoist boy can't help, so he needs to borrow the disciple who is passed on, so Yuan Mobai donated his disciple Wang Guiyuan.

This is also one of the powers of the Taoist priest who is granted the talisman.

Just like the Taoist priest who can select and summon the Taoist boy, the Taoist priest who can grant the talisman can also select and summon the Taoist priest who is granted the talisman to temporarily obey his orders.

The difference is that the Taoist priest who is granted the talisman is the official true disciple of the Tianshi Mansion, and his master does not object.

Out of respect, the little Taoist children in the Taoist child courtyard need to use honorifics for all Taoist priests of the talisman school who have been ordained.

When the Taoist priest who is granted the talisman faces the Taoist priest who is granted the talisman, he also needs to call the other party Taoist Master or Elder in etiquette.

On the other hand, the Taoist priest who is granted the talisman does not need to do so, unless the relationship between the two sides is very close.

Therefore, the Taoist talisman sect in this world sometimes also has the saying "the Taoist priests are ordained and the Taoist priests are granted talismans".

"As Taoist priests, only after we are granted talismans are we allowed to walk in the world outside the mountains, perform rituals independently, and save the world and help people."

Wang Guiyuan introduced: "Otherwise, if a Taoist priest who is ordained alone opens a ritual, he must borrow the name of his own master, of course, the prerequisite is that the master has been ordained."

In addition, according to the regulations of the Tianshi Mansion, after the true disciples are ordained, they are eligible to go out and establish a sect, and spread the branches of the Longhu Mountain lineage of the Taoist talisman sect. The established sects all respect the Longhu Mountain ancestral temple as the authentic one.

Ordained disciples can choose to follow the ordained Taoist priest to the branch sect or Taoist temple as the backbone.

This is one of the ways for the Tianshi Mansion to divert talents and expand its influence.

Wang Guiyuan: "After the ordination, we won't mention the robes and robes. In addition to the existing certificates, scriptures, and instruments, our master will also give us certificates, tablets (court documents), swords, flags, orders, ghost torture sticks, Tianpeng rulers and other treasures."

Lei Jun smiled: "Aim high and keep your feet on the ground. I will work hard to practice and break through to the second level of the foundation-building realm."