Chapter 527 526 Candidates for the Next Generation of Heavenly Masters (Two Chapters in One)

Chapter 527 526. Candidates for the next generation of Heavenly Masters (two chapters in one)

"Senior Brother Xin."

"Uncle Xin."

A teacher from the Taoist Children's Academy came up to greet him.

Next to Xin Beiyuan was a young boy with sharp eyes and full of curiosity. He was looking up at the Three Pure Ones and Three Treasures Cave among the flowing clouds in the sky.

At this time, someone came, and the young man quickly looked away and returned the gift along with Xin Beiyuan.

"Is Senior Brother Xu here?" Xin Beiyuan asked after the ceremony.

The two teachers from the Taoist Academy hurriedly replied: "Master Xu is at the bottom of the mountain. He just went to the Third Academy."

Xin Beiyuan nodded: "This child will be entrusted to you first."

The two teachers responded quickly.

The procedures related to the Longhu Mountain Taoist Children's Academy have long been mature. The Taoist boys and girls brought back to the mountain are not yet serious about the Longhu Mountain Gate Wall. They just converted to the Three Jewels first, laid a foundation in the Taoist Children's Academy, learned the Tao rules and precepts, and became familiar with the Taoist scriptures. Scientific rituals.

The young man also obeyed Xin Beiyuan's instructions, so he left with the two instructors, not scared or scared, but full of curiosity.

Xin Beiyuan walked towards the third courtyard.

The current chief instructor of Taotongyuan is Xu Rui, a high-ranking elder who is on duty here. Since he is in Taotongyuan, Xin Beiyuan also pays a visit.

While walking on the road, other Taoist teachers came over after hearing the news: "Senior brother!"

Xin Beiyuan looked.

The other party came closer and asked softly: "I heard that Senior Brother Xin took the child back to the mountain to join the Taoism? First, congratulations to Senior Brother on having a successor."

Xin Beiyuan saw the other party's hesitant look and knew what the visitor wanted to ask.

He did not pretend to be confused and said directly: "It has nothing to do with Huang Tian's lineage. Before the human world merged, this child was from the Song Dynasty human world and his family background was ordinary."

The visitor said indifferently: "Senior brother, please forgive me..."

Like Xin Beiyuan, he was a former Huang Tiandao disciple who returned to the sect and now entered the gate of the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain.

It was not that he was thinking about Huang Tiandao, but Xin Beiyuan had not accepted a disciple in these years, and it was rare to bring a child back today, which inevitably made him have some suspicions.

Xin Beiyuan shook his head: "It is true that this child has nothing to do with Huang Tian's lineage, but if he is really destined, I will not stick to it. We all know the concept of the master teacher, and to this day, even Huang Tian's lineage is not big. It’s in the way.”

The teacher replied: "Senior brother said yes."

The two parties said goodbye, and Xin Beiyuan arrived at Daotong Third Branch, where he met Xu Rui.

"I just received the news. Congratulations to my junior brother on your marriage." Xu Rui greeted Xin Beiyuan.

Xin Beiyuan said: "I just need to take him back to the mountain to enter the Tao. There are still two years until the next transmission. The next step is for Senior Brother Xu to do the hard work."

Xu Rui: "What are you talking about? I am honored to have a new talent in our sect."

When it comes to his mentorship, he has always been under the sect of Li Zhengxuan, the previous core figure of the Shinshu Li family.

Huang Tiandao's disciples were somewhat embarrassed when they met him after returning to the sect for the first time.

Xin Beiyuan was the calmest, neither humble nor arrogant, and his relationship with Xu Rui was relatively peaceful back then.

Just because he was the leader among Huang Tiandao's returning disciples of that generation, he was often compared with the equally outstanding Xu Rui.

Xin Beiyuan himself didn't care much.

Now, many years have passed, Huang Tiandao is not very sensitive to the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain. When he and Xu Rui meet again, they are completely unaffected by the past. They are just brothers from the same sect of the Tianshi Mansion.

"It's rare that you have the right person to fall in love with." The two sat across from each other. Xu Rui made tea and greeted Xin Beiyuan. There was no hesitation in speaking.

Xin Beiyuan said: "His name is Chi Haifeng, his family background is ordinary, my parents have been taken in by me, and they are now settled in the town at the foot of the mountain.

I have roughly checked, and there should be no problem with his innocent background. Judging from the time before the human world merged, he was from the human world of the Song Dynasty. For specific circumstances, please ask the government to check again according to regulations.

Well, it is true that he has some affinity with me. He is the same Holy Body of All Things as I was back then. "

Xu Rui was stunned when he heard this: "So it's really gratifying."

Xin Beiyuan paused briefly and then added: "In addition, I think that child is very spiritual and has a very good understanding... very, very good."

Xu Rui and Xin Beiyuan usually talk little, but he knows that it is rare for the other party to speak, and his words will definitely hit the mark.

Hearing what Xin Beiyuan said, Xu Rui was a little more surprised, but he was more happy for the house: "Today is really a bumper harvest!"

Xin Beiyuan: "Where's Senior Brother Zhuo?"

Xu Rui nodded: "Yes, an unparalleled talent."

Xin Beiyuan noticed something special in the other party's tone.

Facing the other party's gaze, Xu Rui also nodded slightly:

"Two-Year Immortal Body!"

Xin Beiyuan also suddenly realized.

Not to mention the rarity of the immortal body root bones, in today's Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion and even within the entire Taoist realm, the reputation of the Liangyi Immortal Body is getting more and more popular, and even gradually casts a special halo.

There is no other reason. The last person who was pregnant with the immortal body of Liangyi was Lei Jun, the headmaster of Xuanmen, the contemporary Celestial Master.

Strictly speaking, the Liangyi Immortal Body has existed since ancient times, but there is only one person who can reach the level of Lei Jun.

Therefore, everyone knows that the person who is cast in a mysterious and special color is the Lei Tianshi Master Lei himself, not the simple Liangyi Immortal Body.

But now there is a new person who possesses the essence of Liangyi Immortal Body, and has entered the Longhu Mountain Gate Wall, and may even become Lei Jun's direct disciple, and the meaning is different.

Because Lei Jun is still alive.

In addition to Zhuo Baojie, Lei Jun may personally guide and teach this newbie.

As a result, this young man who was cultivated by Longhu Mountain was already extremely talented, and now his future is becoming more and more unlimited.

"What's your name?" Xin Beiyuan asked.

Xu Rui: "An Buzheng."

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After Zhuo Baojie sent An Buzheng to Daotongyuan, he immediately went to Sanqing Sanbao Cave to meet his mentor Lei Jun and reported the relevant situation:

"The people of the Tang Dynasty are descendants of generals, but they are relatively low-level. There are elders in the family who followed the soldiers and people of the Tang Dynasty to the sea of ​​​​the earth.

As the sect's reputation grew, Anjia became more and more determined to follow the Tao.

During the war between Earth and Sea, Master put down the rebellion of the Corpse Flea King and saved many people from danger. Among them were the An family elders. Therefore, Master, you are especially respected by the An family.

It was also a coincidence that the disciple discovered An Bizheng this time. Even if the disciple was mistaken, when the child's talent becomes more and more obvious, he will still come to the sect's mountain gate to plead for admission.

Since this encounter happened to me this time, it was a fate, so I did my best to take advantage of it. "

Lei Jun smiled slightly: "There's nothing wrong with it."

He didn't need to go to the Taotong Academy to see: "Not only is the foundation of the Liangyi Immortal Body, but the understanding is also excellent."

"Master's Dharma eyes are as bright as a torch."

Zhuo Baojie nodded calmly: "As my disciple sees it, it should be... Qingjing."

Han Xiaofei, who was approaching him from the side and moved her hand towards the black and white hair, paused on the spot: "Wow, senior brother, you really found a treasure!"

Zhuo Baojie then turned around and calmly helped Han Xiaofei, who was in a daze, put down his hand: "It's rare for me to be lucky."

Lei Jun smiled and said: "Then it is better to be a teacher or the sect as a whole has better luck."

Zhuo Baojie and Han Xiaofei didn't know why.

Lei Jun: "Hehuajie, you and me, Hua Yuan's nephew has also brought back a child who is destined to be an immortal. He is also very talented. Our sect is blessed with a double blessing today."

Zhuo Baojie and Han Xiaofei were both surprised, and were equally happy when they came to their senses: "As Master said, it is indeed a double happiness."

Lei Jun was a little emotional.

De An Buzheng and Chi Haifeng formed the core foundation of the fourth generation of disciples in the mansion, and it was very solid. It was expected to even surpass the third generation of Zhuo Baojie and Han Xiaofei.

The gap between Lei Jun and his generation is actually less than two hundred years.

Looking at ancient and modern times, many times this is actually equivalent to one generation, but due to various reasons, it is eventually divided into three generations.

As long as people can grow up smoothly and realize their talents one after another, there will be no big problem in three generations.

Lei Jun lamented that such a situation occurred, on the one hand, due to the factors of the times, the surge of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, and the confluence of human beings.

On the other hand, it was because the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain became more and more prosperous and its prestige rose, gradually attracting Taoist talents.

In the early years, Xin Lu from Datong gave up the Taoist Danding lineage that was more suitable for him and chose to worship the Dragon Tiger Mountain sect wholeheartedly. There were already signs of this.

It was even more obvious when it came to An Buzheng and Chi Haifeng.

Of course, unlike Xin Lu, with the talents of An Buzheng and Chi Haifeng, it is impossible to say which sect is more suitable for them. No matter where they go, they are all talented.

But the two of them fell into the Dragon Tiger Mountain on the same day. Apart from coincidence, it was more or less the result of a combination of various reasons.

Shushan Sect and Chunyang Palace also expected this.

Lei Jun and Long Hushan will not block people out.

"Senior nephew Hua Rui has been the chief teacher of the Taotong Academy for less than a year. When his three-year term expires, Hua Jie, you can also take up a term at the Taotong Academy."

Lei Jun smiled and ordered: "Now that I have the idea of ​​​​accepting disciples, I will stay on the mountain to teach the disciples in the past few years and help them lay a solid foundation. The talents of Tianzong need to be polished more carefully, but you need to pay attention to the way of polishing."

Zhuo Baojie immediately agreed: "Yes, master, I will obey."

He resigned together with his junior sister Han Xiaofei.

Han Xiaofei quietly approached Zhuo Baojie and said, "Senior brother, from what you just said, is this Senior Nephew An definitely a human?"

Zhuo Baojie: "Of course."

He glanced sideways at Han Xiaofei and saw her eyes rolling, so he roughly knew what the other person was thinking: "It's purely a coincidence."

Han Xiaofei: "Brother, why are you looking at me like this? I'm happy for you and Master."

Zhuo Baojie was too lazy to pay attention to her.

What the other party is thinking about is nothing more than their branch. If we count from Yuan Mobai's master down, the first generation is human, the second generation is Shanpi, the third generation is human, and the fourth generation becomes Shanpi. , and then to the fifth generation of An Buzheng, they are human again.

It is hard not to make people wonder, if An Buzheng accepts another disciple in the future, will he also accept a panda as his disciple?

But they obviously didn't mean it... Well, wait a minute, everyone else is easy to say, but there is one person who is not sure.

Zhuo Baojie's own master Lei Jun...

My master is the key link in this human-bear-human-bear-human chain.

Could this old man really be thinking about this? Zhuo Baojie couldn't help but curse secretly in his heart.

But in front of junior sister Han Xiaofei, Zhuo Baojie calmly changed the subject:

"This is indeed just a coincidence. It's rare that that child is so talented and talented, and I happened to meet him.

You know, a single tree cannot make a forest, but junior sister, you have traveled many times in the past few years, have you ever thought of having a successor? "

Han Xiaofei immediately sighed: "Forget about senior brother, I have already made several trips to Bashu and Hanzhong.

I have met a lot of Shanpi, but they are all mortal species. They are quite cute, but I have never met anyone worthy of a relationship.

and……"

As she spoke, she looked sideways at Zhuo Baojie's black and white hair exposed outside the monk's robe:

"...Moreover, the hand feel is also relatively average. The hair of ordinary mountain birch is not as soft as it looks, and most of it is stiff."

Zhuo Baojie: "You don't have to just stare at Shanpi."

Han Xiaofei: "I didn't just stare at the mountain bile, I also looked for the nine-section wolf. Unfortunately, I didn't meet the spiritual seed."

"..." Zhuo Baojie accelerated his steps and exited the Sanqing Sanbao Cave.

Han Xiaofei quickly followed.

In the cave, Lei Jun watched the two apprentices leave subtly.

Third junior brother Chu Kun came to him: "Senior brother, I was originally considering sending my nephew Huajie out for a tour in the near future. Now that he is about to have a disciple, it seems that he will stay in the mountain for the next few years."

Lei Jun: "It doesn't matter, it's also an experience."

Chu Kun: "That's right. Serving as the chief instructor of the Daotong Academy is also a very important job. It is an unwritten custom for the successor of the Celestial Master to serve as the duty elder of the Deacon Hall and the patrol elder. Maybe From now on, it would be better to practice in the Deacon Hall, Dao Tongyuan, and Xunfeng.”

Lei Jun: "There is no need to force it. The so-called experience focuses on cultivating abilities and increasing knowledge and experience. If it is suitable, of course it is best..."

Before he finished speaking, Chu Kun next to him had a speechless expression on his face, and he read without any hesitation, as if he was endorsing:

"Senior brother, I firmly support the crown prince's ascension to the throne. I have never had the slightest thought about your position. This can be learned from the sun and the moon!"

"Junior brother, you are ready to answer now." Lei Jun: "It's a pity that you still don't follow the path. At this time, you have to show your loyalty to me. How can you be so focused on burning the prince's heart while I'm still in office?"

Chu Kun raised his hand to rest his forehead: "Thank you, senior brother, for your teaching. I will remember it next time."

After ascending to immortality, Lei Jun indeed had plans to step down from his position as Heavenly Master.

There is already Tang Xiaotang and Lei Jun among his peers. The two Heavenly Masters came from the same generation. This is the result of multiple internal and external factors.

Now that the younger generation of disciples have grown up, Lei Jun will not consider his fellow disciples again unless there are any major changes.

Although in his opinion, Chu Kun was a suitable candidate, Chu Kun himself had no intention of doing so.

When choosing a suitable next-generation heavenly master among the disciples of the next generation, Lei Jun did not shy away from relatives and appointed Zhuo Baojie as his founding disciple.

In the history of Tianshi Mansion, due to various reasons, the contemporary disciples of Tianshi's true disciples are often the best among the best.

Especially after the great catastrophe at the end of the Han Dynasty, when the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was low and practice was difficult, when the heavenly masters opened their doors to accept disciples, there were more cases of pinching.

In principle, in the Tianshi Mansion, whoever brings the younger generation back to the mountain to join the Taoism is the person who is destined to be a disciple, and will naturally become their disciple when the disciple is being taught.

But there will be exceptions when the Heavenly Master opens his door to accept disciples.

Throughout the ages, most Taoists would strive for the opportunity to become the direct descendant of the Celestial Master, and their original master would also support him.

As the external face of the Celestial Master, he must bear the responsibility of communicating with and even competing with outstanding descendants of other holy places and famous families.

To a certain extent, the government will also tilt resources towards them, so the strong will become stronger.

Although there are exceptions, they are still in the minority.

This is not unique to the Longhushan Tianshi Mansion, but is also the norm for other sects and major aristocratic families.

Before the Great Tribulation at the end of the Han Dynasty, similar situations were actually common.

Therefore, the principle of selecting talents and talents is generally adhered to. In most cases, the new generation of Celestial Masters often comes from the direct disciples of the previous generation of Celestial Masters.

There was some controversy earlier because of the dispute between Li and others in the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion. In the end, although the Xinzhou Li family declined, there were still some members of the Li family who were not removed from the family.

If we trace it back further, in addition to Tang Xiaotang, the ancestors and great ancestors of Lei Jun, Xu Yuanzhen, Yuan Mobai, Chu Kun and others were all born in the Li family.

Therefore, in the early years, many people wondered whether Lei Jun, as a contemporary Celestial Master, and his direct disciple would succeed him as a Celestial Master in the future.

But now, all this is no longer a problem.

There is no other reason. When Tang Xiaotang took office, it could be said that Longhu Mountain had risen from the trough again. But when Lei Jun took office, Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion was completely different from what it was before.

Since the great catastrophe at the end of the Han Dynasty, the Tianshi Mansion has never been as prosperous as it is today.

Three generations of four Celestial Masters surnamed Li were bundled together, which was far different from what the Celestial Master Lei brought to Longhu Mountain today.

Even if we count one by one from ancient times to the present, there are only a handful of previous Celestial Masters whose influence and achievements can compare with Lei Jun's.

And Lei Jun's own attitude towards the dispute between the famous Tang Dynasty family and Li Wai in the past is no longer a secret.

Even though he resigned as Heavenly Master and no longer interfered with the affairs of Longhu Mountain, he still stood high in the sky and shocked the entire nine heavens and ten earths.

Therefore, although it was only less than a hundred years, it was enough to wash away the influence and hidden worries brought by the Li family in the past.

The six words "this time, that time" have never been so applicable as they are now.

Or, to put it bluntly, for the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain, the ancient Talisman Sect is more sensitive now.

"However, Senior Nephew Huajie still needs to calm down, there will still be some noise from the outside world." After the senior brothers joked for a while, Chu Kun straightened his expression slightly.

If Zhuo Baojie wants to take over the Longhu Mountain Gate in the future, the controversy he will face will no longer come from the source of his inheritance, but will more likely stem from the other two aspects.

One is naturally that there has never been an inhuman Celestial Master in the history of Tianshi Mansion.

The second reason is precisely because his mentor Lei Jun has too much influence and achievements. No matter who his successor is, he will be under great pressure.

And precisely because Zhuo Baojie was born as a spiritual beast, the pressure on him in terms of merit and popularity was further magnified.

"During the time when Junior Brother Hua Jie was the elder on duty at the Deacon Hall, some people in the outside world have already regarded this as a trend."

Chu Kun sighed lightly: "Although there are not many people, there are also people who whispered that if Junior Brother Hua Jie wants to take over the sect, he should establish higher achievements to convince the public."

The reason why he sighed is that many similar voices are not malicious to provoke the relationship between fellow disciples in Longhu Mountain, but are the feelings of the relevant people.

Another negative voice is that even if Zhuo Baojie takes over, he is just a mouthpiece, and the real master is still his master Lei Jun.

"If Baobao is only interested in gaining fame and reputation, eager to prove himself, and deliberately trying to be different, I really won't consider him to take over the sect."

Lei Jun smiled: "Let it go, be fast when it should be fast, be steady when it should be steady, everything is in place, and his cultivation and talent are enough to support the sect, and people's respect will naturally gather. In this case, he is the most suitable, so why can't we choose him? In the past, I supported my junior sister to take over the position of Tianshi after Qingfeng Tianshi, but if it was Master who took over, I never thought there was anything wrong."

Chu Kun thought for a while: "Well, I was wrong about this. Junior nephew Huajie is now in a very stable state of mind. He only looks a little bit like before in front of you, Senior Brother. I think he can still move forward steadily after taking over the sect."

Lei Jun: "Some of the sources of controversy are no longer him."

Speaking of which, this matter has some connections with Lei Jun as a master, and even Tang Xiaotang can be involved.

Tianshi Tang stepped down in less than 30 years.

Lei Tianshi has also been in office for only a few decades.

As of now, the combined tenure of the two Tianshis is less than a hundred years.

In the absence of major accidents, their tenures are too short.

In history, similar situations are often only possible in disasters where Tianshis die one after another.

Lei Jun doesn't care much about this.

He won't resign early to show that he doesn't cling to power, but now that he has a qualified successor, he really doesn't miss the position of Tianshi.

After leaving office, he won't give too much advice on how Zhuo Baojie should act.

Including Zhuo Baojie's term of office.

Although Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang both had short terms of office, if it continues after Zhuo Baojie, it may even become a fixed year-by-year rotation system.

Lei Jun is happy to see this scene, but he doesn't mind whether the later ones must follow his example.

But for many people outside, they actually hope to wait and see.

Not to mention that Lei Jun has ascended to heaven now, even if he has not ascended to heaven yet, in a few hundred years or even a hundred years, there will surely be more talents emerging in the Tianshi Mansion, and there will be more suitable candidates to succeed the Tianshi.

Earlier, the candidates competing with Zhuo Baojie were mainly concentrated among Qin Caiwei, Xin Beiyuan, Xu Rui, and Zhang Xiongyan.

In recent years, as Han Xiaofei, Cheng Rongrong, and Feng Ting have made rapid progress in their cultivation, different voices have gradually emerged.

... Well, okay, Elder Han is generally good at dealing with people, but for those who know her, they still feel a little uneasy.

In addition, for various reasons, her presence has always been a little weak among the cultivators inside and outside Longhu Mountain who are in the middle and low cultivation realms.

Cheng Rongrong is a spirit beast like Zhuo Baojie, needless to say.

However, Lei Jun's little disciple Feng Ting has made many people shine.

Although Feng Ting acts low-key, he is calm and capable, and has amazing talent.

The higher you go in the path of cultivation, the more difficult it is, and the more time you need to accumulate.

At present, the gap between his cultivation and Zhuo Baojie is still large, but if the time span is extended to a hundred years or even more, this problem will definitely not be obvious.

As time goes by, similar characters will surely continue to emerge, and even more outstanding ones are not a problem.

For example, An Buzheng and Chi Haifeng are not known to the outside world at present, but it does not affect everyone's similar judgment.

"Hua Ting himself has no intention of doing this, so there is no need to force it."

Lei Junyan said: "The daily teaching is intended to prevent him from being too biased and drifting away, rather than forcing him to change his temperament.

To be honest, people choose their own way. If he really wants to go his own way, others don't need to say much. Of course, Hua Ting is not such a person.

In this case, let alone throwing an overweight burden on him, he can certainly bear it, but how is that different from shackles?"

Chu Kun nodded lightly, and he felt the same way.