After Ai Songyang becomes a real person, Yu Wenlin and Yu Wenting will not accept new apprentices. But they already have a lot of disciples, and they can continue to give careful guidance, so that more descendants can break through the realm of Dacheng Zhenren as soon as possible. If Ai Songyang's fellow disciples and brothers also become Dacheng real people, of course, they can continue to accept more disciples and form another generation of descendants of Tingtao Villa.

Another reason for doing this is also for the sake of Master. Even the disciples have already broken through the realm of Dacheng Zhenren, and the Master must have practiced for a long time, and he needs to retreat to comprehend the mysteries of heaven and earth or travel to find the opportunity of the Great Dao in order to explore the legendary path of detachment. The process of teaching the true disciple is more laborious than the parents raising the child to adulthood, and the matter of guiding the new disciple to enter the school must naturally be handed over to the successor, otherwise the apprentice will not be accepted in vain?

The lineage within each school of practice is absolutely clear, and the elders and young are orderly, which is not a matter of seniority among the world, but the respect that must be had for the inheritance of the teacher. As for the different sects, sometimes they are not so strict. Especially in ancient times, the cultivators lived separately, and the disciples of the various sects may not have dealt with each other for many years, so how can they talk about the seniority when they meet again?

For example, hundreds of years ago, the patriarchs of the two factions called each other equals, one faction passed on for 12 generations, and the other faction passed on for 9 generations. In practice, this is rarely the case. One of the purposes of the World Sect Conference, which is held every sixty years, is to make friends between the disciples of the various sects in the present generation if the ancient elder is no longer alive. As for those rivers and lakes with unknown inheritance, it is also based on this.

Although these are not written rules, they have become a common practice in the spiritual world for thousands of years, and of course there may be exceptions. The biggest special case in the contemporary cultivation world is the current Kunlun Alliance Leader Shi Ye's Master Forgetful Son, this Forgetful Son is the descendant of Master Tianyue of the Forgetful Palace.

The Palace of Forgetfulness has had no contact with all factions in the world for thousands of years, and it is said that Master Tianyue has practiced for thousands of years, but no one knows the specific situation, and it is simply impossible to talk about the generation. At that time, the Kunlun cultivation world was among the world's masters. The highest rank is the head of the Zhengyi Gate, Shouzheng Zhenren, that is, the ancestor of the current head Zeren Zhenren.

Seniors are seniors, and it is impossible and dare not be commensurate with the peers of Master Tianyue, but no matter how many generations Master Tianyue's identity is higher. Her heir to the world, the loveless son, and the honest and honest people are on the same page. The loveless son accepted an apprentice in the world, who was Ishino, and Ishino founded the Three Dreams Sect.

Cheng Tianle listened for a long time, and finally asked, "Then what generation should I be?" ”

Ai Songyang also smiled: "The titles between disciples of different sects, especially between the scattered cultivators of the rivers and lakes, are not so strict, because many people have never dealt with each other, so it is okay to take cultivation as a matter of age." But the age of the practitioner is often not very clear. For example, my master is over the age of six, can you see it? Therefore, sometimes it is called a Taoist friend to avoid being called wrong. There's no need to be too strict when dating, as long as it's not rude. Mr. Bai and Mr. Cheng have an equal relationship, and the world's practitioners admit that this is your generation. …… I am talking about this today mainly for the sake of the sect inheritance I just talked about. ”

Cheng Tianle nodded and said, "I understand, the only way to break through the realm of Dacheng real people is to break through." Only then can the Dharma be formally preached and the disciples accepted. And some of the next generation of disciples have broken through the realm of Dacheng Zhenren, and this generation of fellow disciples will no longer accept new disciples. Therefore, your master and uncle will not accept apprentices lightly in the future, and the new generation of descendants of Tingtao Villa will worship under your door. If your junior brothers and sisters have also broken through the realm of Dacheng real people, they can also accept a new generation of disciples. ”

Ai Songyang nodded: "Yes, it seems a bit complicated to explain, but in fact, the truth is as simple as that." ”

Cheng Tianle: "But I still have a little doubt, if, I mean, if the next generation of disciples of a certain sect is not successful, and when the predecessors of the previous generation have all died, and there is no real person in Dacheng, then what should I do?" ”

Ai Songyang smiled bitterly and said, "After the senior immortal goes." The next generation of disciples need to practice diligently and diligently, and practice according to the divine thoughts and heart seals left by the teacher, even if the elders are not there, they can still break through the realm of Dacheng Zhenren, so it is not considered an interruption of inheritance. ”

Cheng Tianle: "I'm giving an extreme example, if this generation of disciples cultivates no matter how they cultivate. It's just that there is not even a real person, so what should I do? Is the inheritance of this sect broken? ”

Ai Songyang replied: "Actually, this situation has not never happened, before the elders have passed away, if there is no one in the younger generation, you need to consider leaving the Divine Thoughts Heart Seal on something special. Those who practice this method can still be passed on even if the teacher is not there. It's just that this kind of cultivation is much more difficult than the teacher's personal guidance, and it requires all kinds of opportunities.

If there is no real person in the next generation, the disciple can also pass on the disciples in the name of inheriting the sect, after all, the method of inheritance is still there. Among the disciples of later generations, if there are those with outstanding talents, superb understanding, and profound blessings, they can break through the realm of Dacheng Zhenren and reorganize the once-interrupted sect inheritance, which has happened in many sects in history.

There are many sects and scattered cultivators in the Kunlun cultivation world, but the thirteen major sects are recognized by the same people in the rivers and lakes, and Tingtao Mountain Villa is also among them. The main reason is not how powerful and prosperous these sects are, but from the first sect conference more than 1,200 years ago to the present, only the sect inheritance of these thirteen sects has never been interrupted, and there are people in each generation of personal disciples who can break through the realm of Dacheng Zhenren. It is not easy to do this, and it is indeed not comparable to ordinary sects. ”

It turns out that the thirteen major schools recognized by the cultivation world have such a background, so for the contemporary heirs, this is not only the glory of inheritance, but also the responsibility of inheritance. The more Cheng Tianle listened, the more interested he became, and then asked: "You just said that the inheritance can be reorganized if it is interrupted for a while, so is there a situation where the inheritance is broken?" For example, no one in any successive generation of disciples has been able to break through the realm of Dacheng Zhenren, or there will be no successor after a certain generation of disciples. ”

Ai Songyang: "The inheritance was interrupted for a while, and if the disciples could not be reorganized within a few generations, I am afraid that over time, it will gradually wither, and eventually the inheritance will be cut off." For thousands of years, there have been sects that have been cut off, and some people have started sects, which is not uncommon. In fact, the concept of the sect does not only refer to the way for the Dharma transmitter to break through the realm of Dacheng Zhenren, to cultivate oneself as a golden soup, and to guide the successor clearly, this is just the inheritance of master and apprentice, and the inheritance of the sect also includes many other things.

First of all, there must be a sect dojo, a system of inheritance of rituals, a unique method of rectification, a complete door rules, and inherited utensils, in addition, all kinds of pills, magic weapons, rules for exchanges with fellow Taoists in the rivers and lakes, various internal and external chapters, disciples' livelihoods in the world, etc., this is a person is almost impossible to maintain and complete, including Tao, law, teacher, couple, land, wealth and other conditions, who in the world can have such immortal means as Master Tianyue of the Palace of Forgetfulness?

The so-called sect is not as simple as registering a company in the world, nor is it just a random gathering of a group of people who can claim to be the head of the sect, in that case, the world will not recognize it. If you don't have the above conditions and are recognized by fellow practitioners, even if you break through the realm of Dacheng Zhenren or even cultivate higher, you are just a casual cultivator. To put it mildly, if you slip away, you don't know who to settle the account with. ”

Cheng Tianle frowned and said: "Among the shareholders of that Badaling training company, Liu Yanghe and Li Yifeng belong to this situation. ”

Ai Songyang added: "The situation of Shi Tianyi and Wang Tianfang is actually similar, and the inheritance of the first line of the Dragon Mountain has been interrupted. Although Mr. Ye You's cultivation is high, he has disappeared and has not left any living disciples. Shi Tianyi and Wang Tianfang are his apprentices, perhaps because they don't want to be trapped in the Longshan Dojo and come to this flower world. The centuries-old sect inheritance of Longshan has been severed imminently, and the two brothers are actually the identities of the Jianghu scattered cultivators.

When they committed crimes, they couldn't go to the sect to hold them accountable, and even if there were rules and precepts in Longshan, no one would enforce them. I think that the patriarch of the Zhengyi sect convened all factions in the world to set up the three precepts, mainly for this situation. Each sect has its own rules and protectors, and disciples who violate the precepts can be dealt with by the sect according to the rules first, but there is no sect to control the loose cultivation of the rivers and lakes, so all the practitioners in the world have their responsibilities. ”

Cheng Tianle suddenly interjected: "For the demon cultivators in this world, is it the same?" ”

Ai Songyang glanced at Cheng Tianle and only replied with two words: "Yes." ”

Cheng Tianle pondered for a long time, and still asked what he wanted to ask the most: "If, just if, if the inheritance is broken off for many years or even hundreds of years, but the method that has been passed down from generation to generation is still there, and it is occasionally obtained and cultivated, is it considered to reorganize the inheritance?" Of course, he was asking about his own situation, and it was not yet clear who left the trick from the stone beaver statue on Shantang Street.

Ai Songyang replied simply: "No." ”

Cheng Tianle: "Why? ”

Ai Songyang: "Didn't you already explain just now, this is neither a sect inheritance nor even a master-apprentice inheritance, the people of later generations are just getting the magic tips, but how can cultivation be so simple?" The guidance and understanding of the Great Dao, the guidance and provision of various opportunities, the response and protection of various calamities, and the teaching and restraint of disciples, the inheritance of master and apprentice is a painstaking thing, while the inheritance of the sect requires the accumulation of many people.

If you just get the magic left by a certain senior, this is just the fate of passing on the Fa, and whether you can cultivate and deal with the many calamities and tests is your own business. These tests are not only in cultivation, but also in the human world, and cultivation is accompanied by a change in the mind, and no one to guide and restrain or guide the true path is not necessarily a blessing! ”

Cheng Tianle nodded and said, "I understand, thank you Boss Ai for your guidance today, which answered a lot of confusion in my heart." (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )