Chapter 28 Apprenticeship
In the early morning, the mountains are rugged, continuous and magnificent, and magnificent, like the backbone of heaven and earth, standing there.
From a distance, you feel a sense of oppression.
Wu Ming was surprised. From the naked eye, Laoshan was no worse than the Kunlun Mountains of Blue Star. It seemed that the area of the Han Dynasty expanded, and even the peaks were several times taller and more majestic than Blue Star.
Along the way, both of them were aimless. They didn't know where the real Laoshan resident was. As they went deeper, Wu Ming wanted to return several times. If he was lost in the depths of the forest, it would be too bad and he would almost die.
Fortunately, the experienced Wang Heng persuaded him a few words before Wu Ming calmly walked on together.
"Laoshan is really, it's a mystery. Isn't it good to point out the way?" Wu Ming said inexplicably. He tried his best to remember the way he came to avoid losing and losing.
"Haha, Laoshan is a resource for several surrounding counties, and countless people rely on it to support them. In ancient times, many seekers of immortals hoped to find them, but they returned without success. Do what you said, wouldn't Laoshan Taoist priests be annoyed to death?" Wang Heng laughed.
After walking for a while, when Wu Ming's habitual memories came, he suddenly realized that it was blurred. He woke up and anxiously prepared to say to Wang Heng.
Suddenly a fog spread before his eyes. A Taoist priest sat upright above the clouds and mist on the high place, as if the clouds were flying in the mist. The surrounding scenery also changed instantly, with strong grass and trees, abundant spiritual energy, and full of fairy energy.
"Meet the Taoist priest." X2
The two looked at each other and quickly bowed and said.
The Taoist priest slowly stood up, bowed his head, and said back to the etiquette: "No need to be too polite. I am the surname Qi, so I can call me Master Qi."
Wu Ming and others dared not be entrusted, so they called Shi Qi Lianlian.
The Taoist looked at Wu Ming with his eyes and said, "Your Tao is full of nature, and it is a natural seed of cultivation. It took a lot of effort to cover up your intuition."
"Tao nature?" Wu Ming subconsciously murmured in confusion.
"Everything in heaven and earth has Taoism. The literary spirit, martial will, and even the breathing of ordinary people are all variants of Taoism." Taoist Master Qi chuckled and said.
Wu Ming suddenly realized that Taoism is spirituality, and it is just different names from different worlds. It is naturally impossible for him to enter Taoism to be spirituality.
"You two will be under my own disciple from now on, come with me." said the Taoist, floating in the mountains with clouds and mist.
The two of them quickly followed and accidentally discovered that the mountain was not small, at least one thousand meters. There were various monasteries, houses, caves, and various servants along the way, with about a hundred people.
From time to time, I met some people wearing Taoist robes and greeted Taoist Master Qi, saying "teacher". Among them, there were also middle-aged people.
"So many apprentices in practicing Taoism, even middle-aged people have them. Are they so scattered in practicing Taoism?" Wu Ming murmured.
The misty Taoist in front seemed to hear it, and said lightly without looking back: "These Taoist disciples have accumulated over the past ten years, and there are about a dozen people. Many disciples have survived from being crowned until they are thirty years old, but they have never attained enlightenment, which shows the difficulty of the great way."
Wu Ming heard the faint warning in Taoist Qi's words and bowed seriously: "After receiving the teachings, I must climb the road with perseverance."
Wang Heng, who had no sense of existence since the meeting, also said nodded: "Boping is the same."
Hearing this, Taoist Master Qi, who was walking in front of the wind, shook his head. He turned around and said seriously to Wu Ming: "I don't mean that. You have a good talent. Your natural witch blood is manifested. Practicing Taoism is like a striking rise to the sky, unstoppable."
"I'm talking about him." Taoist Master Qi turned his head to Wang Heng beside him and said bluntly: "Your talent is too poor. You are so useless to practice Taoism, so it's better to go back. Maybe you can achieve a great career."
"Ah!" Wu Ming was stunned.
Wang Heng looked innocent and felt inexplicably insulted.
"When you have the idea of worshiping Laoshan, I sent the spiritual treasure [Taiyi Town Tribulation Pearl] to learn all the information you have. Whether in terms of talent, ability, or luck, you are far inferior to Wu Ming." Master Qi said lightly.
"I..." Wang Heng opened his mouth and gritted his teeth and said, "I want to try it."
Master Qi Sikong said, "Okay, since you have passed the test, I will accept you and teach the Taoist Dharma no matter what."
"Thank you, the teacher." The two bent down and bowed respectfully.
"No need to thank me, just take what you need." Master Qi said lightly.
Upon hearing this, Wu Ming and Wang Heng seemed to have some enlightenment. They quickly took out the Wenqu talisman and the Taiyin talisman from their arms, presented it with both hands, and said respectfully: "Teacher, this is our Shu Xiu."
Taoist Master Qi is a white-haired middle-aged and elderly man. His every move was fairy-like and Taoist traitor, but his image was a little damaged at this moment. He murmured happily: "It's all the seeds of talismans, but I didn't expect that the old Taoist would be so lucky."
Then the Taoist waved his hand without hesitation and put the Taiyin Talisman into his sleeve. Wang Heng felt lost. With this Taiyin Talisman, he could exert the power of a innate martial artist, but now he has lost his support.
Then Taoist Master Qi looked at Wu Ming and smiled and said, "According to the Han system, the great Taoist sects are not allowed to accept great Confucian disciples and nobles in any form. Even if you do not pay the Wenqu Fu, I will teach Taoism in Laoshan. Do you think it clear?"
Wu Ming was stunned. His official identity has always brought a lot of convenience. Unexpectedly, there are preferential treatments after practicing Taoism. Wang Heng was even more treated with this difference and his face turned green.
Of course, he also understood that this was equivalent to the great man using the folk Taoist sect to cultivate his own talents. Once he made this choice, he decided to get close to the official government and would most likely not be able to access the core Taoist sects.
Seeing Wu Ming hesitating, Taoist Qi smiled and added, "And as far as I know, your teacher Chen Ping has been appointed as one of the nine ministers and a 7,000-stone giant. Laoshan will not treat you badly if you don't look at monks or Buddha's faces."
When one person attains enlightenment, the chickens and dogs ascend to the sky. Wu Ming suddenly thought of this sentence, but he stayed firmly in Laoshan.
How can a mere thing outside of your body pass through the Great Dao? Wu Ming decisively presented Wenqufu and said, "I wonder if the Taoist priest can teach the Great Dao."
Master Qi looked at the boy with appreciation and laughed: "It's not bad, only by giving up can you gain, and the heart of Taoism is firm."
Wu Ming bowed his head and entered the Laoshan Sect. If he turned around, he would inevitably be suspected of being a rat at both ends. He would only miss the opportunity. Since he had already decided to go one way to death.
Then, Master Qi called a middle-aged Taoist disciple with an honest and honest face and pointed at the two and said, "Guo Su, arrange food, accommodation and common affairs for them."
After saying that, he set up clouds and flew away with his big sleeves.
Seeing this, Wu Ming and Wang Heng looked at each other, why did they leave behind before they could teach them?
The middle-aged man wearing a brocade Taoist robe smiled and said to the two, "Don't be accustomed to me, two junior brothers, some ordinary and trivial things do not need to bother Master Qi, please come with me."
Wu Ming and others had no choice but to bow and greet each other with the middle-aged Taoist disciples, and Guo Su introduced them familiarly along the way:
"Only every Taoist priest in Laoshan who has reached the Yinshen realm can be called a Taoist priest who belongs to the Laoshan School. He can walk on behalf of Laoshan Mountain outside, enter the Taoist throne inside, and can occupy a mountain alone, accept disciples and teach Taoism. It is considered a formal organization. In layman's terms, it is a 'inner disciple'. Everything else is a Taoist child."
Wu Ming understood that he could only be considered an "outside disciple" now, with no organization or guarantee. He and his teachers are similar to the relationship between the tutor and graduate student of Blue Star University. Teaching Taoism depends on the immortal master. The two have obligations and rights to each other.
In fact, the Taoist priests are also happy to accept disciples, and they only pay a lot of verbal words. Even the skills, food and accommodation are provided by the sect, but they can obtain a labor force for free and precious talisman seeds.
After walking for a while, I finally arrived at the accommodation area. A mountain is sparsely populated and the monks are very productive. Each monastery is almost the same as a villa in the mountains, equipped with a set of bedding, two sets of changing Taoist robes, and some fragments of furniture and debris.
"At that time, you can bring all the luggage you placed in the Riyue Pavilion at the foot of the mountain, and there will be someone to take care of the horses." Guo Su arranged the sacrificial house for the two of them and instructed them.
Then he called two servants and explained to Wu Ming Wang Heng: "Every Taoist boy has to do common things. As for the arrangement of work, it is decided by Master Qi. Don't think it is unfair, or the old man is targeting you."
Wu Ming and the others nodded quickly to express their understanding.
All the new disciples of the Laoshan School have to work hard for a period of time. This is to polish the mind and cultivate the "Tao nature". Only by giving birth to the Tao nature can one practice the Tao method, otherwise there will be no effect.
"Cough cough~." Guo Su coughed a few times, and named Wang Heng first. Zhengrong said: "Master Qi said that you are bold and rough, and strong. As a martial arts master, you will arrange for you to chop wood and polish [strings, skins and bones], hoping that you can reach the realm of warriors as soon as possible."
"Ah?!" Wang Heng was puzzled. He was a legitimate son of the wealthy family in the Wang family and was also a Taoist disciple who was superior to mortals here. Isn't it an insult to the work of chopping wood?
"I made an agreement in advance. This was arranged by Master Qi." Guo Su said quickly with vigilance. It seemed that he also felt that it was quite inappropriate, so he said ugly words in front of him to avoid being vented.
Wu Ming also felt something was wrong. Since entering Laoshan, he always felt that Wang Heng had been targeted...
Before he could comfort his friend, Guo Su called his name.
"Wu Ming, Master Qi asked you to go to Wenyuan Pavilion to organize books and classics, and to register some documents for changes in personnel."
"Okay, your arrangement is all right. As for teaching Taoism and Master Qi personally notified him." Guo Su said that, he was about to turn around and leave in a hurry.
Wu Ming quickly pulled his sleeve and secretly stuffed a bottle of elixir into Guo Su's sleeve.
Chapter completed!