Chapter 001: Longsu Mountain Qingyun Temple
There is a mountain in the southeast of China called Longsu Mountain.
There is a Taoist temple in the mountains called Qingyun Temple.
Qingyun Temple was built in 1892 AD and was built by Qingyunzi, the Taoist Yunyou. It belongs to the temple of descendants. The property in the temple can be inherited and passed down from generation to generation between masters and disciples.
Longsu Mountain is 1,567 meters above sea level and is steep. Qingyun Temple is built on the top of Longsu Mountain. Because the mountains are high and the roads are steep, few believers come to the mountains all year round.
Zhao Qingshan is the fifth generation successor of this Qingyun Temple. His master Xuanyuan gave the title of Qingchengzi. He just turned 21 this year and has grown up on Longsu Mountain since childhood.
Since Qingyun Temple was built, there was no one else in the temple except for a master and an apprentice. Therefore, Zhao Qingshan had to do a lot of things every day when practicing in Qingyun Temple, from morning to night, and he was the kind that he did not touch the ground.
Every morning at 5:30, no matter it is windy, rainy or sunny, Zhao Qingshan has to get up on time, comb his hair, wash his face, wear a robe, wear a crown, and tie a ribbon. After tying, he has to start weeding, carry water, sweep the hall, and make breakfast. After finishing these, he has to enter the temple to recite the morning altar homework scriptures, and basically spend the whole day doing homework and cooking for himself.
Zhenren Xuanyuan passed away three years ago at the age of 81.
Since the death of Xuanyuan Zhenren, the person who was the leader of Qingyunguan has become Zhao Qingshan, who was only eighteen years old at the time... At the beginning, he was immersed in the sadness of his master's death for the first year. Zhao Qingshan was able to honestly do the things he repeated every day for more than ten years at this rebellious age.
But since the second year of Emperor Xuanyuan's death, especially after Zhao Qingshan went down the mountain and walked around the countryside, many secular objects have been added to this Taoist temple that has been passed down for more than a hundred years.
Thanks to the fame of Xuanyuan Zhenren in these villages, although Qingyunguan is small, his family's wealth is rich. A small deposit of 100,000 yuan has completely made Zhao Qingshan embark on a path of self-deprecation.
The Taoist temple is still the same Taoist temple, and the Taoist priest is still the same Taoist priest, but there is a gasoline generator with a power of 1,500 watts in the corner of the Taoist temple. It will make a roar of disturbing dreams all day long, and it will be powered on this Taoist temple that has used candles for more than a hundred years.
With electricity, life is indeed much more nourishing than before. Now Qingyunguan not only has a generator, but also a 22-inch LCD TV, a 14-inch laptop, and a 4-inch touch screen counterfeit smartphone... In short, Qingyunguan has changed drastically compared to two years ago.
The only thing that has not changed is the Taoist robe worn by Zhao Qingshan, the Taoist crown worn on his head and the Taoist boots worn on his feet. These are his roots and will not change easily.
According to the master Xuanyuan Zhenren, the reason why Zhao Qingshan went to Qingyun Temple to become a monk was because when he was out for a trip, Xuanyuan Zhenren picked up the abandoned Zhao Qingshan. Seeing Zhao Qingshan’s beautiful eyebrows and cried loudly, he couldn’t bear it and took Zhao Qingshan back to Qingyun Temple, and gave him the title of Qingchengzi and accepted it as a disciple.
What was the specific process? Yuan Xuan Zhenren did not explain in detail, and Zhao Qingshan did not ask too much. The only thing he knew was that his layman name was not given by his master, but was stated on the note left by his biological parents when he abandoned him... For some reason, Zhao Qingshan always felt that his origin was not as simple as that of Xuan Yuan Zhenren. Perhaps there was something else in it?
It’s a pity that Master Xuanyuan has passed away. No matter how many questions Zhao Qingshan has, he can only hold them in his heart.
On this day, the sky was covered with dark clouds. After completing the whole day of homework, Zhao Qingshan dragged his tired body and appeared in his small room and sat in front of the computer.
There is no network cable on the mountain, so he can only spend money to buy a wireless network card. He only has more than two hours of Internet access every day, but he can also let Zhao Qingshan understand the outside world through the Internet.
In the past two years, he learned to type, learn QQ, and learn some simple computer applications. However, Zhao Qingshan, who has not had a good self-control ability since childhood, was able to use the short time to find the information he needed.
Through the Internet, he knew a lot and understood a lot, but invisibly questioned the thoughts and theories that Zhenren Xuanyuan had instilled in him since childhood.
Among them, the biggest problem arising from the increase in information is that Zhao Qingshan gradually developed into an atheist... Yes, he was a monk, but he now has the basic conditions to become an atheist.
Today, as usual, the first thing Zhao Qingshan did when he sat in front of the computer and turned on the computer was to log in to his QQ and check whether the limited friends on the QQ had left him a message.
But just as he clicked on the login bar, a dazzling lightning suddenly flashed through the dark clouds, and the white light almost illuminated the entire sky.
Accompanied by the rolling thunder, Zhao Qingshan, who was sitting in front of the computer, trembled slightly. Living alone on the top of a mountain with an altitude of more than 1,500 meters, encountered thunder and lightning weather. Not anyone could easily control his emotions.
Lightning and thunder, heavy rain poured down. Zhao Qingshan’s first thought was not to cut off the power supply and turn off the generator, but to build a stone tomb for Xuanyuan Zhenren this morning!
The bonding between the stones is accomplished by special loess. Before the loess is dried up, any heavy rain can easily destroy it.
Zhao Qingshan suddenly stood up from the stool, not caring about the flashing avatar in the lower right corner of the computer screen. He jumped out of the room in two steps, and picked up a roll of plastic film placed on the small table at the door.
Zhenren Xuanyuan, including the three masters before Qingyun Temple, were all located under the pine trees behind Qingyun Temple. They rushed out of the Taoist temple in the pouring rain. After hurriedly distinguishing the direction, Zhao Qingshan ran to Zhenren Xuanyuan in the stone tomb with plastic film.
However, just as Zhao Qingshan rushed to the grave and had not yet breathed a sigh of relief, a fire snake-like lightning had already emerged from the clouds, and it was exactly the same as that of Zhenren Xuanyuan!
Zhao Qingshan, who could not dodge, trembled all over and fell down straight, no longer moving.
A golden light shone from the sky and fell on Zhao Qingshan's body. In the dark clouds, a vague outline appeared.
If someone approaches and looks, he will be shocked to find that at the top of the door that reveals a gap, there are three golden words "Nantian Gate" written on it!
Attracted by the golden light, Zhao Qingshan's soul left his body, rose up along the golden light, and flew into the legendary Nantian Gate in a completely unconscious state.
After Zhao Qingshan's soul disappeared in the South Gate of Heaven, the scene of lightning and thunder in the sky also disappeared. The thick dark clouds became fainter and fainter, as if there was no thunder or rain before. The silent and terrifying between the world was a little quiet.
Chapter completed!