Chapter 16 16th Transmission Ceremony, Dragon and Tiger True Transmission

Chapter 16 16. The Grand Ceremony of Transmission, Dragon and Tiger True Transmission

The official date of the grand ceremony is January 15.

But the grand ceremony officially started on the night of the 14th day before.

Lei Jun did not know what the process of the Taoist ordination ceremony was before he traveled through time.

But in the Tianshi Mansion of this world, one of the tasks of every Taoist child in the Taoist Child Academy is to memorize the procedures and rituals of the Grand Ceremony of Transmission.

On the night of the 14th, there are four steps.

First, command water to ban the altar.

That is, use clear running water to clean the Taoist temple, wash away dust, and expel evil spirits.

When Yuan Mobai and other purple-robed elders do it, the running water covers the starry sky, as if forming an independent barrier, making the Taoist temple a world of its own.

Secondly, worship the true Dou.

Light up the Dou lantern, worship the stars under the night sky, and you can see the lights dancing and echoing with the stars in the Milky Way.

Then, practice fasting and invite the master.

The teachers and disciples built the altar together, with the seats of the Taoist ancestors in the middle, left and right.

Finally, the ceremony of starting the journey began.

The high-level master who presided over the ceremony bowed and made a statement.

According to Lei Jun's understanding, it was equivalent to a pre-announcement of prayer and a greeting in advance.

Then on January 15th, the altar was officially opened.

Ten-direction incense was offered, and the summoning talisman was burned.

The original incense was offered, and the mantra was read.

The drum and bell were sounded.

The high-level master held the incense burner and performed the ritual of issuing the burner, which was considered the final preparation before the fasting and offering.

Although Lei Jun and other young Taoist children only needed to follow the process, this series of rituals was also very patient.

Fortunately, one of their homework in the Taoist Children's Academy was to practice these.

When all the preliminary preparations were completed, the fasting and offering ceremony officially began, which was already the evening of January 15th.

At this time, outside the fasting altar, guests took their seats one by one, looking at the new generation of true immortal seedlings in the Tianshi Mansion.

There are many powerful monks of high realm among them.

Lei Jun saw people wearing official clothes among them.

The world he is in now has the nominal ruler of the world, the Tang Dynasty.

In this world where practitioners run rampant, the Tang emperors of all dynasties are also powerful practitioners.

Under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, there have always been many powerful families, and in recent years, major holy places for cultivation have risen one after another.

The relationship between them is complicated and difficult to describe.

For a grand event like the Tianshi Mansion Transmission Ceremony, it is inevitable that many heroes will gather to watch the ceremony.

However, for a group of little Taoist children, those spectators are far away at the moment, and everyone is focused and follows the procedures and rituals.

The formal rituals are roughly divided into three parts, namely the first offering, the second offering, and the final offering.

The first offering is tea and wine, the words are read and burned, and the heaven and earth and the ancestors are informed.

The second offering is the core link. The master and the disciple are in opposition, and the high-level master who presides over the ceremony reads the Ten Commandments, and then the master and the disciple perform the ceremony of dividing the ring and breaking the ticket.

Divide the silver ring and break the document.

Silver rings are regulated, usually with a diameter of two inches and four fen, and special chiseling masters mark them in advance.

The written certificate records the names, positions, and basic personal information of the ancestors of all generations and the disciples.

... Lei Jun's other information is true, but he has traveled through time in his physical body and has no place of origin. This item was filled in by Xu Yuanzhen, who brought him back to the mountain.

As a result, no one asked about it officially, and Lei Jun himself did not mention it much.

During the ceremony, Lei Jun and Yuan Mobai wrote a memorial together to inform the heaven and earth and the ancestors, and then divided and hid the ring certificate.

The meaning of the ritual is that after the ring is divided and the certificate is broken, the master cannot hide the truth and the disciple cannot betray the master.

This is called: "The ring is divided and the alliance is never broken, and the certificate is broken and the oath is never broken."

The final ritual is the various closing procedures.

Sending off the gods, accepting the officials, restoring the furnace, and leaving the hall.

The high-level master who presided over the ceremony worshiped the ancestors of all generations and thanked the master.

After the formal ceremony, Lei Jun and other disciples followed their respective masters out of the altar.

Yuan Mobai smiled and waved to Wang Guiyuan who had been standing by his side.

Wang Guiyuan also smiled and handed a set of robes and a box to Lei Jun.

The ceremony ended, and the three masters and apprentices returned to the mansion together.

From today on, Lei Jun will also officially bid farewell to his glorious identity as a Taoist child.

Next, he can move.

Move out of the Taoist child courtyard at the foot of the mountain and move into the main mansion of the Tianshi Mansion on the hillside of the main peak to live and practice.

The mansion is full of spiritual energy. Although it is also in Longhu Mountain, as a place for practice, it is naturally much better than the Taoist child courtyard at the foot of the mountain.

The Taoist palaces are built along the mountain, and there are also a large number of independent houses on the periphery.

The courtyard chosen by Lei Jun is located near Yuan Mobai's residence, and he is a neighbor of his fellow apprentice Wang Guiyuan.

When he is free, he can return to the Taoist child courtyard to move.

At present, Lei Jun first changed his clothes, changing his gray robe to an apricot yellow Taoist robe, wearing a black Taoist crown on his head, and he also officially became a Taoist priest from a Taoist child.

He recalled that at the ceremony, some of the Tianshifu disciples wore crimson Taoist robes.

That represented the second big threshold after the ordination, the ordination.

Now, as he changed from a Taoist boy to a Taoist priest, he could begin to look forward to the ordination ceremony of a higher level.

After changing his clothes, Lei Jun left the courtyard, joined Wang Guiyuan, and went to the residence of his master Yuan Mobai.

"Your generation is the Chong character generation."

Yuan Mobai smiled gently, "Generally speaking, one character from the disciple's original name is combined into a Taoist name.

However, today, I presented a memorial to the Heaven and Earth Ancestor, and I felt something in my heart. You have a connection with the cloud, so I gave you the Taoist name Chongyun with the word "cloud".

I hope that you will achieve the highest level of truth in the Three Caves of Cloud Seal as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Master, for giving me the Taoist name."

Lei Jun looked normal, but the thought that came to his mind was:

The heavy clouds are locked up, and the mind is unpredictable... Is the master teasing me?

Even more divergent thinking, thunder is heavy, the thunder is accumulated in the clouds, but I don’t know when it will make a sound that shakes the world... Lei Jun stopped his running thoughts and felt that his master was worrying too much.

The rules of the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain in this world are that believers with predestined relationships can enter the mountain only after they convert to the Three Treasures, but they are only Taoist children.

After being ordained, Taoist children can be called Taoists, officially become the true disciples of the Tianshi Mansion, have their own master and Taoist name, and will be officially granted the practice methods and instruments by the master.

Lei Jun opened the magic box and saw several things in it.

First, there is the certificate of ordination that shows his identity and master.

Then there is the first volume of "The True One Dao Sutra of the True Dharma", the practice methods of the formal disciples of the Tianshi Mansion after entering the door, and the true teachings of the Taoist Fulu School.

Finally, there is the ordination instrument.

"Master..."

Lei Jun looked at a short stick in the box. It was black and emitting a faint golden light. It was about one and a half feet long, with one end thick and the other end thin.

He grabbed the thin end and held it in his hand, and took out the short stick:

"I saw that the magic tools of other brothers were all decrees, magic rulers, magic swords, etc. What is this?"

Lei Jun waved it subconsciously.

It was quite handy.

"This is the golden bamboo that Master encountered in the purple bamboo forest thousands of years after entering the Shangqing Lei Mansion Cave Heaven."

Wang Guiyuan said on the side: "After Master picked it, he combined it with many other rare treasures and refined it over the years. There are many magical features. Brother Lei, you are a disciple. Master took a lot of time to select it, and finally decided to give you this golden bamboo as a magic tool."

Yuan Mobai smiled and nodded.

Lei Jun changed the direction of the short stick in his hand, and changed to grasp the thick end, and observed again:

"So, the original form is a bamboo shoot?"

Wang Guiyuan corrected: "There is only one in the world, and the bamboo shoot has been nurtured and refined for many years by Master with great magical powers."

Yuan Mobai smiled.

Lei Jun looked at the short stick in his hand.

Could this be the fourth-grade opportunity mentioned in the fortune?

He changed back to grasping the thin end with one hand, swung the short stick in the air twice, and then put the short stick away: "Thank you Master for giving me the magic weapon."

Yuan Mobai: "After today's ceremony, it's late. Tomorrow Chongyun will move to a new house, and the day after tomorrow I will pass on the Dharma to you."

He looked at Lei Jun: "You should prepare to build your foundation."