Become a disciple of Taoist Priest Four Eyes

Chapter 41: The sloppy old man in the Dharma Hall

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Qian Dinglin received the Divine Fire Order and led Xu Junming and others to the white marble square in front of the main hall.

Xu Junming looked up and saw that on the lintel of the main hall, there were three official script characters engraved on the bronze plaque - Shangqing Palace!

"We're here!...Yang Xuan, go back to the law enforcement hall and give your orders!"

"yes!"

"Simu, take this kid to the 'Preaching Hall' to receive the seal!"

"As you command!"

After giving instructions, Qian Dinglin flew into Shangqing Palace and disappeared.

"Simu, Master Nephew Xu, I have to go back to the Law Enforcement Hall, let's separate here!"

"That's fine! When our master and apprentice are finished, we will go to the 'Qing Xiaozhu' to find you!"

Yang Xuan nodded, flew down the steps, and soon disappeared.

"Let's go too!" Simu greeted.

"Master, the inner gate of our Maoshan Nanzong is not too big, and it looks very simple!"

Before Xu Junming came here, he thought that the inner sect of Maoshan Nanzong would occupy several mountain tops, with strange peaks and rocks, layers of greenery, thousands of auspicious colors, and thousands of brilliance, as described in the Xianxia novels he had read in his previous life. He did not expect that it would be just one The valley hasn't been fully occupied yet, and I haven't seen much of the fairy spirit.

Even the most magnificent Shangqing Palace was no different from the Taihe Palace in the Forbidden City he had seen in his previous life. It just looked stronger and cleaner.

Of course, the numerous restrictions inside are not included!

"Our Maoshan Southern Sect has a total of four Jindan elders and a hundred formal disciples in the Xiantian stage. If you take into account those who set up the dojo outside like me and you, Uncle Lin, there are only seven or seven in the Maoshan main altar. There are about eighty people, so naturally it won’t be too big.”

"As for luxury. Haha, I am a Taoist who only pursues the path and has always been simple. As for a gorgeous palace, that is what ordinary people in the world pursue."

Xu Junming nodded in agreement.

The two walked along the steps and down to the square in front of the Shangqing Palace. There were roads paved with bluestones in front and on the left and right.

"Master, why is there no one here? Doesn't the sect need anyone to guard it?"

"Everyone is studying Taoism and studying the mysteries, so there is no time to hang out. As for the guards, the entire inner gate of Maoshan is placed under the 'Five Elements Formation'. Unless we are disciples, who can enter?"

"Can this formation also detect our cultivation techniques?"

"Of course not."

"Then how did I get in just now?"

"Of course it's Grand Master Qian. Without him, we would have to report from the main entrance before being brought in by the disciples on duty."

"Where is the main entrance?" Xu Junming nodded and continued to ask.

"It's at the crevice in the rocks where the river flows out."

Following the direction of his fingers, Xu Junming saw an unknown deep rock gap passing through the mountain in the distance.

The master and apprentice talked while walking, Simu took the opportunity to introduce Xu Junming some rules and architectural layout of the inner gate of Luofu Mountain, and soon they left the Shangqing Palace.

Passing through a bamboo forest at the back, turning around a mountain rock, the view opens up.

A big hall with red walls and gray tiles appeared in front of you.

There are three large characters in regular script on the plaque in the middle of the main hall - Chuanfa Hall.

"This is it, let's go!"

Following his footsteps, Xu Junming walked through the small square paved with bluestones, stepped onto the three stone steps, walked four meters forward, crossed the one-foot-high gate, and walked into the Dharma Transmission Hall step by step.

In the grand hall, the light is not dim, and illuminated by dozens of pearls on the top of the hall, it is as bright as day.

In the middle of the main hall is a shrine enshrining the statues of the Three Pure Ones!

On the altar table in front of the shrine, incense smoke curled up from the brass stove, three fingers thick, and some pastries and fruits were placed on both sides.

There is also a shrine on the left side of the main hall, but instead of enshrining a clay statue, there are five portraits and about two hundred tablets on the lower partition.

Among the five portraits, the four on the left and right of Xu Junming are unclear, but the middle one is indeed the founder of the Maoshan Nanzong sect, Baopuzi Ge Hong.

He had seen it at his master's and Uncle Jiu's homes.

At the front is also an offering table, with three incense sticks and several plates of fruits.

In the shrine on the right side of the main hall, there are brass lotus lamps placed one after another. Most of the lotus lamps are burning with white flames the size of fingertips, with varying degrees of brightness.

The top four lights are distinctive blue flames, also of different shades.

In addition, each lotus lamp has a name engraved on it.

"Huhu...!"

The loud roar destroyed the solemn atmosphere in the hall.

An old Taoist priest, wearing a sticky green robe that looked like it hadn't been washed for several years, with a tangled gray beard and a red wine gourd in his left hand, was lying on his back on several stacked futons, sound asleep. .

At his feet, a bald-tailed yellow dog lay listlessly. However, when Xu Junming and Simu came in, the dog suddenly raised its upper body, and its eyes shone brightly, making Xu Junming feel the pressure he had not seen for a long time.

But soon, it yawned again and lay down.

"master…?"

Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by a wave of four eyes. After signaling his disciple not to say anything with his eyes, he came to stand three meters in front of the old Taoist with a rare respect on his face.

"Disciple Simu, pay homage to our uncle!"

Xu Junming did not dare to neglect, and also bowed and saluted.

The sloppy old man was silent for a while, but his eyes didn't make the slightest move to straighten up. If he didn't move, Xu Junming naturally didn't dare to move either.

The dog's cultivation just now was higher than his, let alone an experienced one.

About five or six minutes later, the old Taoist priest stopped snoring and opened his drunken eyes.

The clear black and white eyes were lifeless, but when he looked at them, Xu Junming instantly felt as if his whole person had been seen through.

While feeling dark in his heart, he understood that the cultivation level of this sloppy old Taoist was probably still higher than that of the 'Fire Taoist' Qian Dinglin.

"You're so young and you're so accomplished."

Turning his eyes, he looked at Simu.

"Are you this brat's master?"

"Uncle, that's right!"

"How do you deserve to be your master? He has just entered Xiantian and has already practiced the two Taoist methods of 'Pure Yang Bagua' and 'Shen Da Zhen Jue'. Are you not afraid of delaying his path in the future?"

"Uncle, my apprentice has an astonishing understanding. After practicing Taoism for three years, he has fully understood the golden talisman. In less than a month of advanced to Xiantian, he has understood the white basic talisman of the 'Shen Da Zhen Jue'. If he only masters one skill, I'm afraid it will be a waste of his time. Comprehension.”

There was a hint of surprise in the sloppy old Taoist Zui's eyes.

"You can compare with the Changqing boy."

After mumbling, he stretched a lot, yawned, and got up from the ground.

He twisted his waist and shook his butt, like a beggar who had just woken up.

“It was such a comfortable sleep!”

As he spoke, a pair of dirty hands reached into the Taoist robe and touched it. After a short time, he took out a unicorn button and a square-inch red seal.

"Boy, relax!"

Xu Junming nodded.

A flash of red aura emerged from the seal, and then he saw the sloppy old man covering his forehead from a distance!

A stream of red light flew from Xu Junming's forehead like lightning, and then fell into the Dantian along the Du Vein.

Looking inside, I found an illusory red seal of unicorn button, floating above the Dantian, emitting a dim light.

The divine patterns in the seal were appearing and disappearing. They were extremely complex and beyond his understanding. Xu Junming did not dare to look at them any longer and quickly withdrew.

At this time, the sloppy old Taoist had already put the red seal back into his arms.

With a wave of his hand, a new brass lotus lamp flew out from under the tablecloth of the shrine on the right side.

"Boy, input a little bit of your spiritual consciousness!"

Xu Junming did as he was told.

"call…!"

A large white flame ignited on the wick of the brass lotus lamp.

"May I have your name?"

"Xu Junming!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the three traditional Chinese characters "Xu Junming" floating on the lotus lantern holder, with iron painted silver hooks, showing a sharpness.