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Chapter VIII Teaching Precepts and Passing on Sutras(1/2)

Before dawn, Wang Sheng started to work hard.

Life on Wudang Mountain is quite convenient, but in this small ruined Taoist temple, taking a bath is actually a difficult problem. Usually, you always pull a curtain in the corner between the main house and the side house, and get a bucket of clean water to wash.

Apprenticeship is an absolute major event in life for Wang Sheng. He was particularly serious in taking a bath today.

Even if the conditions are difficult, the parts that boys focus on scrubbing are still not enough.

When he came out after taking a shower, a mountain wind passed by the yard. Wang Sheng felt that every pore in his body was relaxing, as if his body was craving something and constantly absorbing something from the outside...

However, empty, the recovery of the vitality of heaven and earth will be at least half a year.

Half a year...

Master, who has been practicing for decades, is no match for his senior sister, and her state of mind is completely free of dust. It is difficult to surpass those who have been practicing Taoism since she was eighteen years old.

But I gritted my teeth and worked hard, maybe I could still see my senior sister's back on the road to cultivation.

Today, when the master officially started, he might preach to himself, but these things cannot be forced. It has been far beyond expectations that he can become a disciple of the "Taoist Master Buyan". At this time, he dare not make too many vain requests.

If you perform better, the energy of heaven and earth has recovered, and the master will never treat you badly.

"Wang Sheng, come and see, are you suitable for this outfit?"

The master's cry came from the side room. Wang Sheng lowered the bucket of dirty clothes and ran over with wet hair.

Qing Yanzi handed over a brand new Taoist robe, and there was also a white dress under the Taoist robe, similar to the common practice clothes in martial arts schools.

Wang Sheng grinned, carefully unfolded the Taoist robe, put it on his body, and looked back and forth.

This is the most serious formal outfit for people in the immortal world in the future!

"Thank you, Master!"

"No need to thank me. Your father insisted on transferring money to his teacher a few days ago, saying it was your tuition and fees," Qing Yanzi chuckled, "I have recited the admonition on this piece of paper before noon."

“Yes, Master.”

Wang Sheng sorted out the Taoist robe and took the white paper given by his master. He thought he could see the master's brush calligraphy with fairy bones and Taoist rhymes, but he spread it out and looked...

These 4-number Song-style characters are so neat!

I read it a little, and it was an introductory admonition, but there were no special regulations, and they all advised my disciples to be kind.

When Wang Sheng looked up again, the master had already walked out of the yard with his hands behind his back. He seemed to be in a good mood and walked much lighter than usual.

When I returned to the main house, I was surprised to find that the main house had been well laid out.

A somewhat yellow portrait of Sanqing was hung in the middle hall, and the fragrance was already ignited from the incense table below, and the green smoke was slowly curling. When Wang Shengchu saw it, he thought that the ancestor of Sanqing appeared.

Wang Sheng blinked, the one who often hangs in Wudang Mountain should be Zhenwu Emperor. Thinking of the master who had said that he was just hanging in Wudang Mountain, and what he knew, when Qing Yanzi became famous, it seemed that there was no direct relationship with Wudang Mountain...

Their lineage may not be of the same origin as the Taoist inheritance of Wudang Mountain.

There is a tablet on the main plan with the words "Heaven and Earth" written on it, and the ink marks are not dry.

There is the position of Lu Zu under the heaven and earth. Obviously, Master's school should recognize Lu Zu as his ancestor.

The senior sister was happily humming the Taoist music often played by Zixiao Palace, fiddling with two boxes of snacks bought from the foot of the mountain.

After putting the snacks on, she stared at them, as if she was thinking about whether she could eliminate these candied fruits on the spot when the junior brother finished his master at noon.

Wang Sheng greeted, "Senior Sister, you put your dirty clothes in the bucket. I'm fine in the morning. I'll go to wash my clothes later."

"Um!"

The senior sister responded without looking back, pursing her lips, and saliva almost dripped.

Wang Sheng shook his head and chuckled. Senior sister really didn't grow up.

I ran back to my inner room, and excitedly changed my Taoist robe and kung fu suit. I also found that there was a pair of brand new cloth shoes at the end of the bed, so I tried it just right.

After dressing up in full, it's quite good.

This hair is just too short...

Without the Master's long flowing hair, I will lack a bit of elegance when flying around in the air in the future.

After a long time of concern, but fearing that it would be dirty and delayed the noon's "Celebration", Wang Sheng took off his first Taoist robe and folded it in his life, and replaced it with his shorts and shirt.

When he came out of the inner room, he saw a few more girls' clothes in the bucket.

that is……

An ordinary pair of women's underwear quietly occupied the commanding heights of dirty clothes, which made Wang Sheng blush with embarrassment.

"Senior sister, I'll go wash my clothes."

"Uh-huh!"

The senior sister turned her head and made a cheerful gesture. Wang Sheng flipped through the dirty clothes in the bucket without any trace, covering the underwear with other clothes, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s still because of insufficient cultivation in mind and nature.

Not only Wang Sheng felt that being a disciple was a major event in life, but accepting disciples was not a trivial matter for Qing Yanzi.

Wang Sheng had never seen his master have had any contact with any Taoist priest on weekdays, but at noon, Qing Yanzi invited two old Taoist priests with white hair to witness the ceremony.

After everything was arranged, the two witnesses sat there with a smile on the side. Qing Yanzi changed into the brand new Taoist robe that could not be worn once a month and sat upright in the main hall.

Mu Wanxuan clapped her hands in the outer room, and the apprenticeship ceremony officially began.

Wang Sheng took a breath, raised his chest and raised his head, tidied up the corners of the Taoist robe, held a wooden ruler, and didn't know what it meant, so he lowered his head and left the inner room.

When the two Taoist priests saw Wang Sheng, they also looked at each other for a while, and finally nodded with a smile and did not say much.

Qing Yanzi stood up and smiled and said, "The conditions are limited, so you have to keep things simple when you become a disciple. Where is Wang Sheng? Come forward first."

"Disciple is here."

"Kneel down."

Wang Sheng held a wooden ruler in his hand and knelt on the futon in front of the table.

Qing Yanzi continued to say, "As soon as you enter, you must obtain a famous teacher. Our lineage was passed down from our ancestor Lu Zu, who was a disciple of Lu Zu. However, although the Taoist inheritance was passed down afterwards, he did not establish a mountain gate. It was already 1,200 years old when he was passed down to the teacher, and the Taoist inheritance had never been cut off."

The two old Taoist priests on the side nodded.

"After you enter, you must understand that you are a practitioner of Taoism. You should pay attention to the law of heaven and earth, respect your ancestors, be filial to your parents, and obey your teachers. If you practice Taoism and be a human being, do you understand that?"

"Disciple understand."

Qing Yanzi nodded with satisfaction, lowered his head and glanced at the note in his palm, and then said:

"After you get started, you are a 'verbal' generation. If your senior sister doesn't speak, your verbal name will be non-verbal."

"Thank you Master to give me the name."

Non-verbal, non-verbal Taoist?

Although it is a bit uncomfortable to read, the teacher’s turn is just the Chinese generation, so there is nothing we can do. It is always much better than “Chinese” and “ridicules”.

Wang Sheng was worried that his master wanted him to learn to be open-minded and gave him a slogan of "no shocking words will never stop."

Fortunately, the master performed relatively smoothly in this wave.

The apprenticeship ceremony was carried out in an orderly manner according to the process. When Qing Yanzi took the ruler and asked Wang Sheng to recite the precepts written on the white paper he had given him before. Every time Wang Sheng recited one, Qing Yanzi would use the wooden ruler to gently tap Wang Sheng on his shoulder, which was considered to have taken the precept.

“One is not evil, you should think of sentient beings;

If the two are not lustful, don’t offend women;

The third one is not robbed, and it is not a fortune;

Four are not deceived by good and timid and evil…”

Wang Sheng recited the ten precepts one by one, and during this transmission ceremony, most of his tasks were completed.

Then, when Bu Yanzi arrived at the desk, he carefully opened a blue cloth package, which contained a rusty copper box, and a 50% new ancient book scripture underneath the copper box.

"Today I will pass on a volume of the true scriptures left by the Pure Yang Immortal of your sect, and will be copied with you for half a month. The foundation of your future practice should follow this scripture."

"Thank you Master to teach the Dharma."

Although Wang Sheng did not think that this would be a method of cultivating immortals, when the master put the scriptures in his hands and let him hold them, Wang Sheng felt some weight inexplicably.

This is the teacher’s education.

The old Taoist on the side smiled and said, "It's time to kowtow. First, knock on the great way, then worship the scriptures, thank the teacher for three times, and bow every three times, you can enter the Taoist disciples. Today we will testify for you."

"Yes," Wang Sheng responded, first holding the scriptures beside him, bowing three times to the portrait of Sanqing, then putting the scriptures in front of him, bowing three times to the scriptures, and then bowing three times to the master.

After the ceremony, Wang Sheng also felt that something seemed to be on his shoulders.

Qing Yanzi smiled and said, "In this way, you are my second disciple. In the future, you should abide by the precepts and seek the truth. This sect does not avoid being born, and does not prohibit marriage. The three words "loyalty, benevolence and filial piety" must be kept in mind at all times. Do not let your teacher clean up the door in the future."

Wang Sheng felt a stern in his heart.

The master said this to him purely to remind him, but Wang Sheng only thought of what he had done if he had done something traitorous, and was chased by Taoist Master Buyan for thousands of miles...

This is really not a joke.

"Disciple will not disappoint Master."

"Get up," Qing Yanzi helped him forward, Wang Sheng stood up with the flow, the master and apprentice looked at each other and laughed, and there were applause from the side.
To be continued...
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