"Brother Zhong Lin, you, you, why are you dressed like this, when did you become a Taoist priest?"

Luo Xiaoman looked at Zhong Lin, and his eyes turned red instantly.

"Xiao Man, I ......"

Zhong Lin saw Luo Xiaoman like this, he didn't know what to say for a while, what he was most afraid of now was to see Luo Xiaoman crying.

At this time, Luo Xiaoman suddenly saw Old Man Zhang, who was dressed in the same way as Zhong Lin.

"Grandpa Zhang, even if you want to be a Taoist priest, how can you pull Zhong Lin to be a Taoist priest with you......"

Luo Xiaoman began to choke up a little as he spoke, tears rolling in his eyes. In Luo Xiaoman's heart, she always thought that the reason why Old Man Zhang did not marry a wife and have children was because he was devoted to Taoism and studied Taoism all his life, and she also thought that Taoist priests were the same as monks, and they could not get married and have children.

"Hey, my silly sister, it's okay now, your brother Zhonglin will become a Taoist priest in the future, and he will never ask about the world from now on, and live a life like an idle cloud and a wild crane......"

The plum finch smiled on the side and did not forget to sprinkle a handful of salt on the "wound".

"Humph......"

Luo Xiaoman stomped his feet angrily, and tears finally fell.

"Yo Yo Yo, my stupid sister, I'm really crying, my sister is teasing you, not to mention that your brother Zhong Lin is not a Taoist priest now, even if he really becomes a Taoist priest, it will not affect him to marry a wife and have children. Think about who Zhang Wuji's father is? What does Song Qingshu's father do? Taoist priests are also divided into monks and monks. ”

Seeing that Luo Xiaoman was really crying, the plum blossom bird knew that the joke was too much, so she hurriedly changed her tone.

"Hmph, Sister Plum Blossom Sparrow, you are so bad, where am I crying, I am squinted by the wind and sand......"

Luo Xiaoman blinked his eyes, raised his head, then looked at Zhong Lin and said, "Brother Zhong Lin, I heard grandma say that you are going to Zixia Palace, I want to go with you ......"

Obviously, Luo Xiaoman came with the decree of "Lafayette", even if it is no longer suitable, everyone has no reason to object......

Zixia Palace is located on Qingyuan Mountain in the southern suburbs of Southeast City, which is part of the Chilong Ridge.

Zhong Lin and the others drove more than 30 kilometers, and when they just arrived at the foot of Qingyuan Mountain, there was still some distance from Zixia Palace, and they found groups of people dressed as Taoist priests rushing up the mountain. According to Mr. Zhang, these people all went to participate in the annual ceremony of receiving the seal in Zixia Palace.

The car went forward a little further, but could no longer go further, so the people abandoned the car and began to walk up the hill. At this time, it was even clearer to see that many people along the way were wearing Taoist robes like Zhong Lin, and of course, ordinary clothes like plum blossom sparrows, mountain eagles and Luo Xiaoman, because tourists were not allowed on Qingyuan Mountain today, so these people should be believers.

When he arrived at the gate of Zixia Palace, Zhong Lin was indeed surprised, because the scale of this Zixia Palace was really not small. The entire Zixia Palace is built on the mountain, and the further you go, the higher the terrain, so you can clearly see her whole picture when you stand in front of the palace gate.

Zixia Palace has a total of five courtyards, and the houses in the palace are lined up one after another, scattered, and the layers are clear, but not luxurious, concise and atmospheric.

At the entrance of the palace there is a platform the size of a football field, and a huge gossip pattern is painted in the center of the platform. At this moment, the platform was already full of Taoist priests, lay people, believers and people who came to receive the seal.

The people who arrived first in front had already lined up in two long lines, waiting to enter the Zixia Palace. When Zhong Lin and the others didn't know which line to line up, they suddenly heard someone shouting:

"Lay people and outer disciples are in the queue on the left, and believers and ordinary worshippers are in the queue on the right......

The one who shouted was a small Taoist priest wearing a blue robe, with a loud voice and full of confidence. The huge square was crowded and bustling, but the strange thing was that the voice of the little Taoist priest made everyone hear it clearly, and the effect was obvious, some people who had just arrived or were on the wrong side began to stand in line again.

"This little Taoist priest is not big, but his voice is not small, and the legendary Qu'er is talking about him, right?" said Shan Ying jokingly. Indeed, even if a practitioner like him wants to shout a voice to let everyone in the audience hear, and he is not sure at all that he will be quiet.

"Hey, this little Taoist priest showed his hand intentionally or unintentionally!" said Old Man Zhang with a smile on his face.

"What?!Showing your hand!Old Zhang, what do you mean by this? Could it be that he just shouted, what is the way in this?" asked the plum blossom finch curiously.

"That's natural, otherwise any of you will shout and try to see if it can have such an effect as him. Looking at the plum blossom finch and the mountain eagle, although they were a little unconvinced, but they did not have any objections, Old Man Zhang continued: "Actually, it's not a big deal, if you know the truth, then Xiao Dao Shilu's hand can only be regarded as a small skill of carving insects!"

"Don't tell me what kind of Dao method this little Taoist priest used!" said the Plum Blossom Sparrow.

"I can't talk about the Dao method, but he did use a primary talisman seal, and it sounds like the effect should be just a white amplified note. ”

Seeing that the interest of the plum blossom sparrow and the mountain eagle was aroused, the prospective master of Old Man Zhang also came to his senses, coughed lightly and continued: "This amplified note belongs to one of the sound charms, and it is also the most basic kind of charm, and you can use it freely after a little practice after receiving the seal." In addition, the more common sound spells are 'sound transmission into the secret', 'thousands of miles of sound transmission', etc., those need to use relatively advanced spells, and the cultivation requirements for the caster are also relatively high. ”

"Elder Zhang, do you mean that we can also be sealed?" asked the Plum Blossom Sparrow with some excitement.

"Of course you can, do you think that I brought you here just to let you see the world? Although you have not officially started, you are already my apprentices, as long as you are willing, you will all be members of our Iron Shoulder Gate in the future!" Old Man Zhang said seriously.

"It's no problem to follow you to learn Taoism, if we join Taoism, then we can't be the master, we are all special forces......" Shan Ying said seriously.

"I won't force you on this, I taught me, as for whether you join Taoism or not, it doesn't matter, I won't force you. Old man Zhang said with a smile on his face. That's what he said, and that's what he did, and in the past, he taught the mountain eagle and the plum finch very carefully, but he never made it easy for him to be a master, he just didn't want to embarrass them.

"By the way, Mr. Zhang, what kind of Taoist priest did that little Taoist priest just say, lay priest, and what other believers are they, who are we? How should we line up?" Luo Xiaoman asked softly, because she had vaguely realized that she seemed to be a little different from Old Man Zhang and Zhong Lin, and she should not be in the same line.

"A Taoist priest is a disciple who is officially initiated, including inner disciples and outer disciples, just like I belong to the outer disciples, but I am an outer disciple who has already participated in the seal ceremony. A layman is a person who cannot or does not have the conditions to become a monk because of social, family or personal reasons, and who is willing to enter the Tao himself, with the consent of the Daomen, formally chooses a teacher to apprentice, confers the name of the Tao, and passes on the Dharma school, that is, he becomes a layman. Zhong Lin can be called a layman. Old Man Zhang said and looked at Zhong Lin meaningfully.

"Elder Zhang, so you and Brother Zhong Lin are on the left, so what about me, Shanying and Sister Plum Blossom Sparrow?" Luo Xiaoman asked with some reluctance.

"You are only half right, Zhong Lin is not wrong on the left, although I am a disciple of the outer sect, but I have already said just now, I have already participated in the seal ceremony before, so I will not participate in this seal ceremony, I will only participate in the Fu Master grading exam after the seal ceremony. As for the plum sparrows, the three of you can only be regarded as believers at most, that is, people who believe in Taoism, so the three of you can only be ranked on the right. Old man Zhang said.

"Wait, Old Zhang!" Before Luo Xiaoman could speak, Shanying stopped Old Man Zhang first:

"Then can Plum Blossom Sparrow and I really participate in the seal ceremony and become a talisman master?

"It's easy, I can only say that there is a chance! Whether you can qualify or not depends on your luck. The two of you have been learning to draw talismans with me for a while, so I brought you two here this time, firstly, to let you see the ceremony of receiving the seal, and secondly, to see if you can pass the exam to obtain the qualification to receive the seal. Old man Zhang said.

"Ah?!There's still an exam, what I'm most afraid of when I'm so big is the exam!" said Shanying with a sad face.

"Let's go, it's useless to be afraid. The Plum Sparrow said and took the lead towards the team on the right.

Luo Xiaoman pouted again when he saw it, he wanted to talk to Zhong Lin and them, and looked at the team on the left, almost all the people in the team over there were wearing Taoist robes, and most of them were men, only a few Kun Dao who were wearing Taoist clothes. Luo Xiaoman had no choice but to follow the mountain eagle and the plum blossom finch to the team on the right, but it was Zhong Lin's words to the plum finch "take care of Luo Xiaoman", which made her feel a lot more comfortable, and she happily went to line up.

Although they all came to participate in the ceremony, the people in the left team were obviously "professional players", while the people in the right team were mostly "amateurs".

"Hey, Boss Huang, are you also here to participate in the ceremony?"

It was Zhong Lin who spoke, and in front of him was the Huang boss of the antique shop who sold Zhong Lin's "four dislikes" compass. Today's Boss Huang also wore a sky-blue robe, and he also wore a pair of ten-square shoes under his feet.

"Hello, layman! Poor road 'Zizhu'! It seems that I am indeed destined to be a person with layman!"

Boss Huang made a joke, still with that kind look.

"'Zizhu', such an elegant name, I really didn't expect that you are also a fellow practitioner!" said Old Man Zhang stroked his beard and smiled.