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Early the next morning, Cao Qiulan, Zhou Qiaofang and Zhang Mingli gathered in Xuanshu Temple to observe the Three Purities.

The Xuanshu temple is said to be small because there are few people. In the past, there were only Cao Qiulan and his master Zhou Zixi in the whole Taoist temple. After Zhou Zixi left, there was only one Cao Qiulan left.In terms of construction area alone, Xuanshu Temple is actually not too small.

In terms of ancient architecture, Xuanshuguan is a courtyard with three entrances, the first two entrances are temples dedicated to gods, and the last entrance is the living area.The first main hall to enter is the Sanqing Hall, which is naturally dedicated to Sanqing, and the side halls on both sides are dedicated to other gods of Taoism.

The second main hall enshrines Shu Yuanjun, the patriarch of the Qingwei sect, and the side halls on both sides are dedicated to the ancestors of the Xuanshu Temple, including the previous master of the Xuanshu Temple, Cao Qiulan’s master Zhou Zixi. .

Unlike Quanzhen Yimai’s admission of lay Buddhists who also have to submit a form, Zhengyi’s acceptance of lay monks is not required, and the ceremony can be solemn or brief.There were few people watching Xuanshu, and Zhou Qiaofang was the only witness, so the ceremony was relatively simple.Cao Qiulan and Zhou Qiaofang didn't wear cassocks, but Zhang Mingli wore a plain Taoist robe. Although it wasn't tailor-made, the Taoist robe was loose and fit well.

In front of the statue of Sanqing, Zhang Mingli stood solemnly, while Cao Qiulan was standing in front of him, explaining the inheritance of the Dharma lineage, "My master belongs to the Zhengyi Qingwei Sect. Among the Taoist sects, the Qingwei Sect, Shenxiao Sect, and Tianxin Sect all It is majoring in Leifa, and the Qingwei Dharma is more orthodox. However, our Xuanshu Guan Dharma is different from other branches of the Qingwei Sect. Although it is the Qingwei Dharma, what we inherit is the way of alchemy."

"Today you come under my sect, you should be the No. 40 ninth generation disciple of the Qingwei Sect. According to the Qingwei Sect' Chi Mingyang Heri, Taihuan Jade Palace', I will give you the Taoist name Zhang Yuli." Then Cao Qiulan explained to Zhang Mingli The Three Converts and the Nine Precepts, as well as the basic etiquette and common sense of Taoism.In fact, Cao Qiulan had already told Zhang Mingli about this before, and it was just a ceremony to say it again now.

After the explanation, Zhang Mingli offered incense to the gods enshrined in Xuanshu Temple and the ancestors of the past dynasties, and performed the most solemn three-ceremony and nine-knocking ceremony.There are many Taoist etiquettes, among which the three rituals and nine knocks are only used on the most solemn occasions, so apprenticeship is naturally considered.After bowing down to the gods and ancestors, it was Cao Qiulan's turn to be the master. After being bowed down by Zhang Mingli, Cao Qiulan could be regarded as... having a future?

Although he decided to accept apprentices himself, Cao Qiulan still felt a little complicated when he thought that he had risen a seniority inexplicably before his thirties. He looked at Zhang Mingli and said, "Since you have entered my sect today, I hope you will sincerely come to Taoism in the future." , abide by the precepts, respect etiquette, benefit others, and refrain from doing witchcraft and evil." He sighed in his heart, and his peers, it seemed that he was the first to accept disciples.

"Follow the instruction." Zhang Mingli replied solemnly.He is very reliable and persevering.When he first started in sales, he did everything that a layman could not think of.Cultivation may be hard, but he is a person who can endure hardship.

On the day the ceremony ended, Zhou Qiaofang left Huaicheng, and she had to rush back to school to continue writing her thesis.Cao Qiulan and Zhang Mingli sent her to Huaicheng Airport together. Seeing Zhou Qiaofang dragging her suitcase through the security check, Zhang Mingli said with emotion: "It's really not easy to get a PhD."

Then Zhang Mingli knew that it was not easy to learn the Tao.The next day he followed Cao Qiulan to do morning classes, because there were only the two of them in Xuanshu Temple, so unlike some Taoist temples such as Tianshifu and Baiyun Temple, morning classes were accompanied by a Taoist orchestra.

The first hurdle Zhang Mingli encountered was the problem of getting up. The time for the Taoist morning class was Maoshi, that is, from five to seven in the morning.Generally speaking, it takes about half an hour to finish the morning class. The tradition of Xuanshu Guan is to start the morning class at six o'clock in the morning, plus things like washing, burning incense, and offering lamps. Wake up at 05:30.

Zhang Mingli used to be an office worker, and he had a free time to sell, basically there was no morning to speak of.It's okay to let him wake up so early occasionally, but at this time of the day, the biological clock is actually quite difficult to overcome.

"It's not every day." Cao Qiulan said while laying out the tribute fruit, "I didn't tell you before, our Taoists have a taboo, every Wu day, we don't recite scriptures, don't respect incense, and we can't do rituals. The Wu day is divided into light and dark, and the Ming Wu day is the day when there is a Wu in the time calculated by the Ganzhi calendar method. There are as few as two days and as many as four days in each month, which can be found in the almanac."

"The Day of Darkness varies from month to month, ranging from two days to three days at most. There is a specific formula, which I will give to you later. You can memorize this formula and the chronology of the stems and branches by yourself. You do the math. On Ming Wu Day and Dark Wu Day, all Taoist temples are closed."

"Yes, Master." Zhang Mingli's heart was burning!Calculated, it sounds very fraudulent.According to the legend, one can know the past and the future by pinching one's fingers.Cao Qiulan could tell what he was thinking at a glance, but of course what he said was not fortune-telling, it was just counting the time by pinching his fingers, but anyway, Zhang Mingli would know in the future, and he didn't bother to explain.

After being excited for less than 5 minutes, Cao Qiulan stood in front of the altar and knocked on the wooden fish and opened his mouth, Zhang Mingli withered.Many people think that the wooden fish is a Buddhist instrument, but it is not. The wooden fish was originally a Taoist instrument, and it has been used to this day. Buddhism was later used for reference.

The morning class of Taoism is naturally chanting, but this chanting is not reading out like we read books, but chanting, or in a more popular way, singing.The rhyme before the morning class is clarification rhyme, "Linlang resounds, ten directions are cleared, rivers and seas are silent, mountains swallow smoke."

The scriptures to be recited in the morning class have been recited by Cao Qiulan for more than [-] years. Look at read.Although the scriptures are in traditional characters, fortunately, Zhang Mingli's education level is not low, and he knows every word.However, he doesn't know how to clarify the rhyme, and he can't keep up with Cao Qiulan's rhythm at all!

After all, I followed Cao Qiulan to say goodbye, to sing in a low voice, and to mix up the clarification rhyme.Even the chanting part in it was not read in the way Zhang Mingli understood!It feels like I met someone who is under attack on the first day.

Cao Qiulan didn't notice what Zhang Mingli was thinking at all, no matter how he was usually, he was always very focused when chanting sutras.He lifted the front of his Taoist robe and knelt down on the kneeling mat, and began to recite the Eight Great Divine Mantras.This way of chanting is much simpler than clarifying the rhyme, but the speed is very fast. Zhang Mingli is not familiar with the content of the mantra, and he still can't keep up.

"The Tao is boundless, and the merits are inconceivable." After reading the last chanting, Cao Qiulan bowed three times to the statue, and this was the end of today's morning class.Zhang Mingli... Holding the scriptures, Zhang Mingli felt that he probably understood those people who failed the open-book exam.

After leaving the main hall, Cao Qiulan said: "Clarifying rhyme is not easy to learn, and it is difficult to learn it without a year or a half."

The monster in Zhang Mingli's heart started to run wildly. He knew that doing anything was not easy, but he never thought that chanting sutras would be so difficult.

Unexpectedly, Cao Qiulan added: "There are also Buxu rhyme, hanging rhyme, etc., which must also be learned, and all kinds of Zhai dipping rituals must be used."

The ritual of fasting and dipping is very important in Taoism, especially in Zhengdao.It contains not only major religious ceremonies that are well-known to the public, but also includes all aspects. For example, exorcising evil spirits at the altar is also a kind of fasting ritual.

So even if Zhang Mingli is just a layman, if he really wants to learn some real skills, he has to learn the fasting rituals.And to learn the rituals of fasting and dipping, you have to learn all kinds of Taoist rhymes.In addition, there are also curse skills, hand skills and Yubu that must be learned.

"Yes, Master." Zhang Mingli replied.He thought to himself: I never thought that my learning of Dao started from music.

However, in fact, most people start learning Taoism from music. After all, if you can’t even recite scriptures, how dare you call yourself a Taoist?Zhang Mingli's only rejoicing is that fortunately he is not a tone deaf person!

There are so many things to learn, Zhang Mingli and Cao Qiulan have to get busy.In addition to learning music, Zhang Mingli also has to recite various Taoist classics and mantras, hand moves, and Yu steps.In addition, in order to improve Zhang Mingli's combat effectiveness, Cao Qiulan also began to teach him martial arts.This is not as easy as learning music, because Zhang Mingli's bones have already hardened at his age, but fortunately he is willing to endure hardships.

In fact, Cao Qiulan originally wanted to teach him boxing, but Zhang Mingli was more enthusiastic about swordsmanship, so Cao Qiulan went with him and taught him a set of basic swordsmanship.Although it is said to be basic swordsmanship, Zhang Mingli does not dislike it at all. In addition to basic training, he practices this set of swordsmanship every day until he is exhausted and can no longer hold the sword. This diligence makes Cao Qiulan not regret it so much. Apprentice.

In this way, until the first ten days of March, Zhang Mingli had mastered the basic swordsmanship practice, and could also recite various classics in the morning and evening classes fluently.Although he still can't sing clarification rhyme and step-empty rhyme (clarifying rhyme in the morning class and step-empty rhyme in evening class), Zhang Mingli can almost keep up with Cao Qiulan's rhythm when reciting mantras and classics, and he no longer needs to hold the rhyme The scriptures.

It was also at this time that they finally received the fourth mission released by the mission watch - to survive in England Square for four days.

Yinglun Square is located in Bidie City, thousands of miles away from Huaicheng City.This square and the surrounding business district are a joint venture between Xiaguo Enterprise and Yinglunguo Enterprise, and the architectural style is all British style, so it was named Yinglun Plaza after it was completed.

Judging from the information on the surface, England Square is located in the center of Bidie City, and it is very prosperous day and night.Since it was built, there have been some murders. After all, there are many people, and accidents are easy to happen, but there are no rumors of haunting.In addition, there is a 900-year-old tree growing in England Square, and the design of the square was specially changed for it.

Zhang Mingli looked at the photo of the ancient tree and said, "Master, this tree seems to be a pagoda tree, right? I heard folklore that the pagoda tree beckons ghosts, is it true?" Where did I hear that, anyway, everyone says so now.

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In the previous chapter, a little princess said that she couldn’t understand Zhengyi’s inscription, so let’s briefly explain it here!

You regard Zhengyi's conferring as a professional title evaluation!The requirements for the initial conferment of the "Taishang Sanwudu Gong Jinglu", such as passing it on for more than two years, can be understood as junior professional titles!

Then he was awarded the "Taishang Zhengyi League Prestige Sutra", which requires more than three years of initial award, which can be understood as an intermediate professional title!

Only after being promoted for more than eight years can the "Shangqing Three Caves and Five Thunder Sutras" be added, which is equivalent to a senior professional title?

Then it will be awarded for more than 12 years, and the "Shangqing Three Cave Scriptures" can be added.

Finally, there is a highest level, which is promoted to "Shangqing Dadong Jinglu".

Then, the conferment of Zhengyi is actually a legal post conferred by the heavenly court, you can understand it as being an official!

According to the grades of "Tiantan Yuge", the "Taishang Sanwudu Gong Jinglu" is the sixth grade and the seventh grade; The Jinglu is the third grade, the "Shangqing Three Cave Sutras" is the second grade, and the "Shangqing Dadong Jinglu" is the first grade.