Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Misfortune Starts From Tianshi Mansion Chapter 98

 Chapter 98 97. Ceremony of awarding the urn, ranking among the top officials

 “The disciples are slow to learn and make progress, which puts great pressure on them.”

Lei Jun said this, and he was relatively calm: "I have to thank you, Master, for being on this list."

Each team is holding each other back, and each other's seeded players are basically wiped out.

In this ceremony, there are no particularly outstanding seed players under the sect of Elder Shangguan, so I won't mention it.

 The people on Yuan Mobai's side are mainly Lei Jun.

 No one came to hold him back, and for a while he seemed to be outstanding.

 He is not without hidden dangers.

As the only disciple who was brought to Longhu Mountain by senior sister Xu Yuanzhen to enter Taoism, if you just look at Xu Yuanzhen's side, there are many people who want to block him.

But as Yuan Mobai's direct disciple, everyone tacitly agreed to give Yuan Mobai a share of face.

On the one hand, Yuan Mobai is now in charge of Wanfa Zongtan.

This time the engraving ceremony will be mainly hosted by him personally.

On the other hand, in the current situation of Tianshi Mansion, Yuan Mobai is an important figure in the middle and maintenance, and all aspects are trying to win over him.

Hence today's bizarre scene.

 Other families have already been trying to undermine each other to the point where they just rolled up their sleeves and went straight into the sea to capsize. However, the weather was calm for Dao Zhang Lei and he landed safely ashore.

 “For this, I dare not take all the credit as a teacher.”

Yuan Mobai smiled and shook his head: "It is also Chongyun that you have made many good friends and helped your fellow disciples, and that is why you are so popular today."

 The master and disciple looked at each other and smiled.

 Xia Qing was rescued twice by Lei Jun in Tianxu Mountain and Blood River Underground Palace.

Luo Haoran was rescued twice by Lei Jun in Qingxiao Lake and Blood River Underground Palace.

Li Zhenchang and Chu Andong were rescued once by Lei Jun in Bileiling.

Fang Jian, the Bahuang Blood Cave broke out, and Lei Jun came to his rescue once.

To other seeded players, Junior Brother Lei is not a competitor, but a great good person.

 Not counting Fang Jian and the others, Qu Yong from Elder Ziyang's line also received help from Lei Jun in Xuanyang Cave.

He is indeed a disciple of Elder Yuan, a well-known gentleman in the house who is kind to others.

The new generation of Longhu Mountain is raining in time, and the Tianshi Mansion Hu Baoyi is also.

 …It seems that there is some possibility of roping in?

 Still echoes the old saying.

 A lot of times it's not easy for many people to accomplish something.

 But it's not as difficult as you think to destroy something.

 For other people, on the other hand, having no one else to do bad things means that they can accomplish many things.

 As for what Li Ming, Fang Mingyuan, Fang Lu and others think?

　　Think whatever you want.

That was all an accident, and I deeply regret it.

but…

“Senior brother, you...are not going to participate in the ceremony?” Lei Jun looked at Wang Guiyuan on the other side.

Wang Guiyuan smiled and said, "I'll wait a little later, so there's no rush."

 Lei Jun turned to look at his master Yuan Mobai.

Yuan Mobai nodded: "It's his own choice not to participate this time."

Lei Jun: "Although the two of us participating together do attract more attention, senior brother, this is a teaching ceremony after all..."

Wang Guiyuan shook his head repeatedly: "You don't have to feel pressure. I'm really not in a hurry. I don't mean to give in. Even if junior brother you don't participate this time, I won't change my mind."

Lei Jun looked at the other person and suddenly changed the topic: "By the way, senior brother, I take the liberty to ask, are you noble this year?"

Wang Guiyuan: "Why do you suddenly care about my age?"

Lei Jun: "I've never seen you worry about your lifespan or the tribulations of the fourth heaven."

Wang Guiyuan, like him, Xia Qing, Li Zhenchang, Chu Andong and others, all wore apricot yellow Taoist robes, and they were still disciples.

Although it has been delayed for some years because of the Tianshi's previous retreat, generally speaking, most of the current teachings of the Tianshi Mansion have already achieved three days of cultivation.

Compared with building foundations and altars when cultivating the realm of Yuan Fu, one's lifespan is doubled, and the lifespan can reach 400 years.

 Correspondingly, the golden years of monks' practice will also be increased to one hundred years.

Lei Jun has been observing carefully over the years.

 He found that Wang Guiyuan's seniority was not young.

Many disciples of the Tianshi Mansion who are over fifty years old also call him senior brother.

If Wang Guiyuan has passed the age of fifty and he has not reached the realm of Yuan Fu, it means that he has now passed the golden window period for improving his cultivation...

 “According to secular calculations, I am now past the age of sixty.” Wang Guiyuan said with a smile without changing his expression.

Lei Jun leaned back slightly and looked at his senior brother up and down again.

Wang Guiyuan stopped smiling and became serious:

“Some people say that cultivation is about competing with heaven for destiny, but when we, Taoist disciples, practice, we should not always think about going against heaven, and the first priority is to obey heaven and earth.”

He looked calm and spoke calmly: "Unlike you, Junior Brother Lei, Senior Sister, Junior Sister Tang, etc., my talent in cultivation is indeed average. If not for Master's mercy, I would not have had the chance to practice in the Holy Land.

Having reached this point, I have gained a lot. I dare not make any more extravagant expectations. On the contrary, many times I tell myself to step back, give in, and be steady. "

If these were some of the novels that Lei Jun had read on Blue Star before traveling through time, the other person's state of mind might actually be beneficial to his practice.

 But not for this world.

 This is a world where youth determines one's life, late bloomers are extremely rare, and old trees don't bloom at all.

  One step is fast, every step is fast.

 One step is slow, each step is slow.

　　It is true that if a young man does not work hard, he will be miserable.

 In a world, we must abide by the basic laws of the world.

Lei Jun looked at Wang Guiyuan silently.

Wang Guiyuan smiled calmly: "Junior brother, there is no need to worry about me. Life, old age, illness and death, birth and death, if the stars in the sky are like this, let alone us?

Compared with all the other living beings in this world, it is a blessing that we can understand the mystery of Taoism, live a few more years, and die peacefully.

 In the future, I will really grow old and approach the end of my life span. Who knows that there will be no afterlife? If we meet again, how can it be a fateful story? "

Lei Jun looked at Wang Guiyuan and then at Yuan Mobai.

 After a while, he nodded slightly: "Senior brother said that I was obsessed with it before."

 …That's weird.

Lei Jun felt something was wrong the more he listened to Wang Guiyuan's words.

He gradually thought about it and had some guesses in his mind.

 But since Wang Guiyuan himself didn't mention it, Lei Jun didn't ask any more questions.

 Next, he refocused on his own practice and study.

 On the one hand, make preparations in all aspects to overcome the catastrophe of the natural chasm between the third and fourth heavens of cultivation.

On the other hand, they should be familiar with and remember all aspects of the rituals of conferring gifts and prepare to participate in the ceremony.

As the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month approaches, the approved disciples from various branches and sects in other places come to the ancestral court of Longhu Mountain one after another as the new generation of disciples.

 After experiencing a series of turmoil and turbulent waves last year, Tianshi Mansion finally has more joy and vitality, and the festive atmosphere is even stronger than during this New Year. Guests who came to watch the ceremony also arrived one after another.

The ceremony of granting the urn is one of the most important ceremonies in the ancestral court of Longhu Mountain.

 Generally speaking, the weight of the guests who come to watch the ceremony will be heavier than in the past when the ceremony was held.

It's just that the situation in Tianshi Mansion is special now. For the sake of etiquette, unless they are determined to cause trouble, the big guys from all walks of life will not go to Longhu Mountain in person at this time, so as not to touch the still sensitive nerves of Tianshi Mansion.

Except for the imperial envoy representatives from the Tang Dynasty who were relatively high-profile, most of the other powerful families just prepared generous gifts and were sent by their juniors.

Of course everyone in the Tianshi Mansion will not feel slighted. This is the result of communication in advance.

To be precise, everyone in the government hopes that other top powers will treat them as little transparency.

 At this time, we have to thank our old enemy Jiangzhou Lin Clan again.

 The new generation of clan leaders over there are still having difficulty giving birth.

 Compared to Tianshi Mansion, the Jiangzhou Lin Clan has made more enemies over the years.

 Forget about other families, how could the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty give up this great opportunity? Of course, keep an eye on it.

 Standing by the river, the Fang and Chu tribes in Jingxiang in the upper reaches of Jiangzhou and Suzhou and Hangzhou in the lower reaches are naturally also fully concerned.

Compared with Tianshi Mansion, the Lin Clan has more enemies and more allies.

 But sometimes, this is not a good thing.

The new leader of the Lin tribe has a difficult childbirth, and many powerful figures in the tribe stand side by side, inseparable from the help of various in-laws and allies.

 From the Lin clan as a whole, these are friendly forces.

 But when it comes to everyone within the Lin clan, there are further kinships and distances that can be distinguished.

 Compared with Tianshi Mansion, the Lin family in Jiangzhou has a thicker family background and a deeper foundation.

 So it becomes even more concerning.

 Fortunately, the Lin clan can still maintain superficial harmony and avoid a huge internal fight.

Since this period of time, I heard that all the elders have been discussing matters together.

 But it's too early for the dust to truly settle.

The external environment is like this. The Tianshi Mansion is loose on the outside and tight on the inside. It is proceeding step by step to welcome the new urn conferring ceremony in our home after more than ten years.

 Compared with the transmission ceremony, the urn conferment ceremony is more grand.

 When delivering a degree, the disciple must hire three masters. In addition to his or her own disciple, who is also the transmission master, there are also supervisors and recommenders.

 The ceremony of conferring the urn is presided over by the three masters who are the celebrants and the six masters who protect the law.

 Those who preside over the three masters are called the Master of Delivery, the Master of Supervision and the Master of Recommendation.

 Master Chuandu is responsible for teaching the Zhengyi Dharma.

 The Master Supervisor is responsible for supervising the impartiality and impartiality of the conferment process.

The Baojiu Master is responsible for protecting the urn, the precepts, and the incense.

The three masters presided over all the engraving ceremonies, and they were all held by high-ranking elders with high moral standards and superb Taoism in Longhu Mountain.

The six Dharma Protector Masters are the Lun Protector Master, the Dharma Protector Master, the Sutra Protector Master, the Altar Protector Master, the Precept Protector Master, and the Dao Protector Master. They are also appointed by competent elders selected by the government.

Generally speaking, it is the current Heavenly Master who serves as the transmission master and personally presides over the ceremony.

 Occasionally, if the Heavenly Master is not allowed to pass on the master, he will also participate in the ceremony as the supervising master.

 This year's engraving ceremony is under special circumstances, and the position of Heavenly Master is temporarily vacant.

 The three elders of Gaogong Pavilion, Yuan Mobai, Li Hongyu, and Li Song, served as the Master of Delivery, the Master of Supervision, and the Master of Recommendation respectively, presiding over the ceremony.

On that day, when the time came, Yuan Mobai opened the Ten Thousand Fa Sect Altar.

Thousands of rays of light soared into the sky, penetrated the sky, and then expanded in all directions, like a curtain of light, covering the surroundings of Longhu Mountain.

Within the light curtain, many talismans were circling and flying together, and the Taoism was infinite.

 Since the death of the previous Heavenly Master Li Qingfeng, the Ten Thousand Fa Sect Altar has finally been opened again.

 Led by the ceremonial guard such as the master in charge of the ceremony and the banners and flags, Lei Jun and other disciples who participated in the ceremony welcomed the three masters and the six protectors into the altar.

Lei Jun's position in the queue is not conspicuous.

 Everyone was sorted in order of entry, so Lei Jun stood at the end.

 But he himself is too conspicuous.

 At the age of less than twenty-six, the realm of the Third Heaven Dharma Altar is complete.

 It is also rare among the first-level forces in the Holy Land.

If you consider that it was less than six years since he was formally transferred to the Tianshi Mansion, it would be even more rare.

 The attention of all the guests who came to watch the ceremony was inevitably focused on him alone.

Being the only seeded player, this is a disadvantage... Lei Jun thought with some self-deprecation.

He has always been unassuming in his actions, but he did not flinch in such a situation. He is easy-going and calm.

 Everything that follows will be carried out in accordance with the ritual rules that we have already mastered.

After Yuan Mobai and other three masters and the Dharma Protector Sixth Master entered the Wanfa Zong altar, they paid homage to the ancestors of all generations and paid homage to heaven and earth. Lei Jun and other disciples followed them to worship.

 After that, the three masters and the six guardian masters preached the scriptures and precepts respectively.

In this world, for the disciples of the Taoist Fulu sect, the most important ceremony is the transmission and conferment of lucids.

 For disciples of the Danding sect of Taoism, it is the crown and the ordination.

Although Lei Jun and other disciples of the Tianshi Mansion do not need to take the three major precepts like the disciples of the Chunyang Palace, the regular precepts and rules of the sect are indispensable.

 The next step is ritual rituals such as worshiping and repenting, praying to the gods, confessing mistakes, praying for protection, and extending life.

After the ceremony was completed, Lei Jun and others were given important tokens such as official certificates (瓓瓒), scriptures, magic swords, command flags, orders, wat boards (chaoji slips), ghost peach sticks, and canopy rulers, and were awarded Taoist rituals. job.

 In addition to the differences in personal cultivation and status and treatment in the government, a major dividing line between Taoist priests and Taoist priests is that they are often said to be ranked among the top talents.

In the early years, before the first change of the Longhu Mountain Taoist tradition, before the Yuan Dynasty, they asked the ancestors of all dynasties for orders and implemented the law, and they were known as the gods of the gods.

Only disciples who have been ordained can perform the Dharma on behalf of Heaven and recruit spirits.

It is said that one can command the heaven and the earth, follow the merits of the heavenly generals, follow the deeds, follow the common customs, become true, and maintain the way of life forever, not to be a ghost, and not to fall into the underworld.

However, as the world changes, Longhushan's own Taoism has also changed. Similar statements in Tianshi Mansion are more of a habit and more of a legend.

 But some characteristics still remain.

For example, if you grant a disciple, you will leave a line of spiritual beings in the ancestral court of Longhu Mountain.

Similarly, Lei Jun and other disciples who had not been taught before were in danger and died outside the mountains. If they were far away or in special circumstances, it would be difficult for the masters in the Tianshi Mansion to sense it immediately.

But if a disciple who was given the honor died outside, in most cases, the elders of the sect would notice it immediately.

 Depending on the specific situation, in some cases, it may even be possible to gain insight into the location and some details.

For Lei Jun, the current more realistic meaning is that after successfully conferring the urn, within the scope of Longhu Mountain, whether he practices or casts spells, he can mobilize more spiritual energy of heaven and earth than when he was transferred.

With the transmission of the urn plate, Yuan Mobai can teach him the third volume of "Zhengfa Zhenyi Dao Jing", and can teach him the Talisman Scripture that records high-level spiritual talismans.

Lei Jun was confident enough to overcome the catastrophe of the natural chasm in a short period of time, formed the Yuan Talisman, and reached the fourth level of heaven.

 The doubling of his life span beckoned to him.

The cave sky of Shangqing Lei Mansion is waving to him.

The Heavenly Master Yinli Zhenyi Dharma Altar is also waving to him.

PS: This is the second update today, there will be an update later.

 (End of this chapter)

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