Chapter 028 Zhao Qingshan's Dharma Assembly
The young Taoist priest corrected his face and looked at Zhao Qingshan and said, "The certificate of the sacrificial certificate held by Brother Tao is an old certificate of the past. Now Taoists only recognize the new certificate. The standard for confirming the identity of fellow Taoists at this meeting is also based on the new certificate. Therefore, Brother Tao's old certificate cannot be registered, so he will naturally be unable to attend the Dharma Assembly."
Zhao Qingshan looked down at his certificate, and then looked at a serious young Taoist priest. He had not been walking in the world for more than five years. The changes in the world made him feel a little puzzled.
Looking at the young Taoist priest in front of him, Zhao Qingshan put away his old certificate and asked him: "I went out in a hurry this time, but I don't know what the new certificate I mentioned looked like?"
The young Taoist priest did not make things difficult for Zhao Qingshan. After smiling, he took out an exquisitely shaped metal piece from the cloth bag he carried with him, which was actually decorated with gold and silver!
The whole ticket was as thin as a cicada's wing, but its flexibility was quite amazing. He took the new ticket from the young Taoist priest, and Zhao Qingshan held it in his hand and looked at it repeatedly, and his eyes suddenly became louder.
This new certificate is about the size of an adult's palm. It is very thin, but very tough. The surface is dotted with auspicious clouds plated with gold and silver, and it also contains the famous Taoist saying "The Great Way is Nature".
On this certificate of tribute, the birth date, name of the young Taoist priest in front of him was recorded in detail, the name of the layman, the Taoist name, the palace and temple where he was located, and the most important thing was that at the bottom of this information, there was also a very conspicuous line of words written, "The Taoist ancestral palace, Longsu Mountain, Qingyun Temple, issuance"!
It turns out that this so-called new certificate is actually a change in the issuance unit. For example, the so-called old certificate held by Zhao Qingshan was proof of religious personnel issued by the Tianshi Mansion of Longhu Mountain.
For example, the proof of the priests of Quanzhen and Shenxiao Sect held by the Taoist priests were also verified and distributed by the ancestral courts of their respective factions as proof of their identity for those Taoist priests to go out.
However, the fact that the issuance of the sacrificial certificate has been fully taken over by Longsushan Qingyun Temple. From this point of view, the status of the Taoist ancestral home of Longsushan Qingyun Temple has obviously been widely recognized.
He flipped the certificate in his hand several times, and Zhao Qingshan returned the certificate to the young Taoist priest in front of him and asked casually: "Is there only one Zhengyi School issued by Qingyun Temple in Longsushan?"
"Who told you?" The young Taoist priest received his certificate of vassal. After hearing Zhao Qingshan's inquiry, he was inevitably stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said, "The status of the Taoist ancestral court of Qingyun Temple in Longsushan is not only limited to a righteous school. Even Quanzhen and Shenxiao's fellow Taoists have already recognized the status of the Taoist ancestral court."
"Oh..." Zhao Qingshan nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that his efforts back then were not in vain. Even if he was inevitably stumbling in this process, he had at least reached this point now!
The status of the Taoist ancestral home of Qingyun Temple in Longsu Mountain is finally not the product of the self-proclaimed self-proclaimed ones. I felt a little relieved in my heart. Zhao Qingshan felt that should he take the time to go back to Longsu Mountain and take a good look at the current development of Qingyun Temple?
Seeing that Zhao Qingshan had read the certificate of deduction, he didn't say a word. The young Taoist priest naturally believed that Zhao Qingshan did not have such a new certificate issued by Qingyun Temple in Longsushan. He immediately said, "Since that's the case, I can only apologize, brother Taoist please do it."
"Fellow Taoist, please stay!" The young Taoist priest turned around and wanted to leave, but Zhao Qingshan suddenly raised his hand and stopped him with a smile on his face. He said, "Look at my memory. I almost forgot about this new certificate not long ago."
As he said that, Zhao Qingshan once again reached into the cloth bag beside him. After fumbled in a pretentious manner, he took out a metal piece that was exactly the same as the certificate in the young Taoist priest's hand, but the registration information had changed.
Seeing Zhao Qingshan take out the new certificate, the young Taoist priest was a little surprised. But he patiently took the certificate handed over by Zhao Qingshan, took it in his hand and checked it repeatedly, then smiled and said, "It turns out that Brother Taoist is so humorous. With the new certificate, why do you still tease me? Brother Taoist please come with me."
It was smooth and smooth. Zhao Qingshan's certificate of decree that was changed by magic was recognized by the young Taoist priest. He then took Zhao Qingshan to the other end of the street, and said as he walked: "Brother Taoism is really timely. The Dharma Assembly is about to begin in two hours. Brother Taoism is just right."
As soon as Zhao Qingshan arrived in Babai City, he saw many Taoist priests walking on the street. He heard the young Taoist priest mention the word "Master Assembly" from the mouth of the young Taoist priest, and he felt a little curious. He seemed to ask casually: "I wonder how many Taoist fellow practitioners will attend this Dharma Assembly?"
"There are more than 1,700 people at present." The young Taoist priest looked back at Zhao Qingshan and said, "But today is only the first day of the Dharma Assembly. This Dharma Assembly will last for seven days. Next, other Taoist fellows will arrive in Babai City. The total number is expected to exceed 3,000."
The Dharma Assembly that more than 3,000 people participated is already considered a super-large Dharma Assembly, not to mention that these are just Taoist priests attending the meeting. If those ordinary believers were added, the number would only be even larger!
"So much?" Zhao Qingshan was stunned when he heard this, and recalled repeatedly in his heart that the birthday of the immortal god was today, but after thinking about it, he could not find any immortal god that meets the conditions.
Just Zhao Qingshan didn't go and pretended to understand, and asked straight to the point: "So, is the celebration of this Dharma Assembly to celebrate the birthday of which immortal god?"
"..." The young Taoist priest walked in front and stopped immediately. He looked back at Zhao Qingshan with a look of surprise and said incredible expression: "Can you not know about it?"
The expression and eyes of this young Taoist priest made Zhao Qingshan feel frustrated that I was ignorant, but since he was going to participate in their Dharma Assembly, at least he had to figure out who they were celebrating for? After calming down for a moment, Zhao Qingshan said: "Sorry, I have been studying the Taoist Sutra some time ago, and to the outside world news..."
"So that's how it is." The young Taoist priest nodded subconsciously, but then he frowned and asked with a strange look: "Then why would you come to participate in this Dharma Assembly?"
"Uh, this..." Zhao Qingshan's eyes rolled and he immediately replied: "When I went out two days ago, I met an old friend. He told me that there was a Dharma Assembly in Babai City that could see the world. I didn't ask much, so I rushed over."
This explanation is so fucking as much as it is. The young Taoist priest nodded and did not ask. Perhaps he thought there was no need to pursue the reason why Zhao Qingshan came here?
He turned around and continued to walk forward, saying without looking back: "No wonder you didn't know that today's Dharma Assembly was held for my Taoist master Qingchengzi. The sixth day of the third month is the birthday of Qingchengzi's true person."
Just following Zhao Qingshan, not far behind the young Taoist priest, suddenly heard what he said, and almost staggered and fell down! What? For... the birthday party for me?!
It’s so fun now. Zhao Qingshan actually came to attend his birthday ceremony. If someone recognizes his appearance at the ceremony, he will be truly inspiring!
But then again, when Zhao Qingshan was reminded by this young Taoist priest, he remembered that the sixth day of the third lunar month was really his birthday. Usually, he would eat some meat alone to celebrate it, but now it is better. On one birthday, someone will do it for him...
Fortunately, before Zhao Qingshan arrived in Babai City, he had already modified the details of his face. Unless someone who knew him very well, it would be impossible for others to recognize him!
Therefore, Zhao Qingshan was at ease since he came, and asked with an interest, "It turned out to be a birthday party held for my Taoist master Qingchengzi Zhenren. How could it be so large?"
"You don't know this, right?" The young Taoist priest turned around and looked at Zhao Qingshan behind him and said, "The scale here is not very large. The largest one is Longsushan Qingyun Temple... By the way, you don't even know what day it is today, right?"
"Uh." Zhao Qingshan was stunned for a moment and asked back, "Isn't today the sixth day of the March?"
The young Taoist priest's eyes were full of admiration. He stopped and turned to Zhao Qingshan and bowed: "Brother Taoist's seriousness in studying the Taoist scriptures is really admirable... Today is not the sixth day of the third month, today is the last day of February."
"..." Zhao Qingshan was stunned and asked, "How could he do this today?"
"Hold it in advance." said the young Taoist priest: "There are eighteen palaces and temples in the entire land of China today. After the seven-day Dharma Assembly is completed, all qualified Taoist real people will go to Qingyun Temple in Longsu Mountain to attend the Dharma Assembly there. That is truly a large scale!"
The young Taoist priest looked to the southeast with some yearning and said, "It is said that in seven days, more than 50,000 Taoist people will gather in Longsu Mountain Qingyun Temple. At that time, there will be gods from heaven coming to celebrate their birthdays. That is fascinating! Alas... it's a pity that we are not qualified enough!"
Zhao Qingshan understood. It turned out that the Dharma Assembly held in Jinfeng Mountain today was to satisfy the wishes of these young Taoist priests to make pilgrimage. No wonder the Taoist priests seen on the street were between twenty and forty years old, and they could not see even a Taoist priest who was quite old or had the spirit of immortality walking on the street.
It turns out that the Dharma Assembly that celebrates his birthday also has a strict hierarchy system. Taoist priests who fail to meet the requirements can only enjoy their own territory. Those Taoist priests who are truly the mainstay of Taoism will gather on the Longshou Mountain Qingyun Temple on the sixth day of the March 2018!
But the question is, why did Chang'e let herself come here today? What she was going to should be the Dharma Assembly on the sixth day of the March 19th? Is there something strange on Jinfeng Mountain?
Zhao Qingshan suddenly became enlightened and became a little confused...
Chapter completed!