Chapter 688: Apprenticeship
"Ah, with such a high cliff, maybe the stones we threw down were blocked by the mountain, and they couldn't hit anyone."
Yin Que didn't care, he knew that the shape of the mountain was mostly a cone, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, and there must be no one to live near such a high cliff, who would be idle and bored to live on such a high mountain.
The three bear children got bored after throwing stones for a while, and began to climb the tall and lush pine tree.
Children, light and flexible, for them to go to the house or tree or anything.
The three of them rode on a tree branch and began to beat pine nuts.
When the three of them returned to their respective rooms after playing, they were already dirty, and Yin Que's robe was still scratched when he was climbing the tree, which made him feel distressed.
The time soon came to the tenth day of the first lunar month, and this day was also the day when Yin Que was going to officially apprentice to the teacher.
Early in the morning, the entire Longhu Mountain began to get busy, and the Heavenly Master's Mansion was also closed to outsiders, and the tourists and pilgrims who went up the mountain were also told that the Heavenly Master's Mansion was closed.
The acceptance of apprentices by the Xuanfeng Zhenren of the Heavenly Master Mansion of Longhu Mountain can be said to be the top priority today, everything is put down, and everyone concentrates on the apprenticeship ceremony.
Early in the morning, the statue of the Heavenly Master in the main hall of the Heavenly Master's Mansion was carefully wiped with pure water, and the golden statue of the Heavenly Master was also re-draped with a new dark yellow robe, and the back of the robe was embroidered with Tai Chi gossip.
On the offering table below the statue of the Celestial Master are placed all the items used for sacrifice, such as a flag, a talisman, a copper bell, a dust, a clean water, etc., and in the center there are two wooden swords, one is dark purple, the other is black, and in the center of the two swords is an empty sword box.
These two swords are the Thunder Tribulation Sword and the Heart Burning Sword refined by Ancestor Heavenly Master Zhang Daoxian himself, and the empty sword box in the middle represents the last of the three wooden swords refined by Zhang Daoxian, the Tianwen Sword.
The Tianwen Sword has always been sealed in the forbidden land of the back mountain, guarding the seal of the forbidden land together with Zhang Daoxian's magic weapon Seven Star Sword, so it can only be enshrined in the sword box containing the Tianwen Sword.
At this time, they didn't know that the Seven-Star Sword was in the pagoda of the forbidden land, and everyone thought that the seven-star sword would fly to heaven with the ancestral heavenly master, but it was only the sword spirit that soared, and the sword had been in the eye of the forbidden land seal.
Just when the lobby of the Heavenly Master's Mansion was being prepared, this scene was also staged in Xuanfeng's small courtyard.
Yin Que, who didn't fall asleep all night because he was too excited, finally fell asleep when it was almost dawn, but was immediately woken up by Xuanfeng, staring at a pair of dark circles and yawning Yin Que was dressed up like a doll by a group of senior brothers.
These people are the same generation as Yin Que, they are all Yin Que's senior brothers, at this time, the two of them are supporting Yin Que, who is falling asleep immediately, and one of them is wearing a Taoist robe for him, this Taoist robe is no longer the white Taoist robe that he washed before, but the Taoist robe specially customized by the Heavenly Master's Mansion for the ceremony, which can only be worn during the Dragon and Tiger Mountain Festival or the Daomen Festival, which belongs to the ceremonial dress.
The cyan robe is not luxurious, but the materials and embroidery are extremely exquisite, the same material from the cloud brocade, the embroiderer is also the famous Su embroidery, the cuffs and neckline are embroidered with moire, and the wisdom sword is straight and also made with moire.
This set of robes can't be passed on to Yin Que for a lifetime, because he is just a child now, and when he grows up and needs to change his robes, this set of robes as his apprentice will be sealed by the Heavenly Master's Mansion and enshrined in the ancestral pavilion together with his tablet.
Longhu Mountain is not entirely open to tourists, and the Ancestral Pavilion is one of them, which enshrines the tablets of all the disciples from the beginning of the founding of the mountain to the present day, as well as the first Taoist robes they wore when they were apprentices.
The main hall of the ancestral pavilion enshrines the tablets of the heavenly masters of the past dynasties starting from Zhang Daoxian, and the side hall enshrines the tablets of all real people, and the remaining disciples will be enshrined in the apse.
Xuanfeng had already prepared in the apse of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, and at this time he was also wearing a brand-new dark red robe, and Heavenly Master Xuanwu did what he said and really gave Xuanfeng a brand-new Yunjin Dao robe.
Xuanfeng was waiting for Chenshi's apprenticeship ceremony, except for all the Xuanzi disciples in his apse, and the senior brother Xuanmiao Zhenren personally presided over the ceremony.
Chen Shizheng, the Heavenly Master's Mansion rang the Tiangang Bell, and after thinking about the nine bells, the Heavenly Master Xuanwu entered from the main gate of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, beside him was the senior brother Xuanmiao Zhenren, followed by a group of Xuanzi disciples, and from the main hall of the Heavenly Master's Mansion all the way down to stand full of Longhu Mountain disciples.
Entering the main hall, everyone stood still, and the senior brother Xuan Miaozhen, as the host of the apprenticeship ceremony, took the lead in offering incense to the statue of the heavenly master.
"Dragon Tiger Mountain disciple Xuan Miao respectfully invites the Ancestral Heavenly Master to know the law!"
The three pillars of incense were inserted into the incense burner, and then the willow branches passed by lightly on the pure water, and three points were pointed towards the statue of the Heavenly Master, and then the mysterious real person stepped on the Tiangang step, his body was like a swimming dragon, and he whispered in his mouth.
With the pace of the mysterious real person and the decision, the statue of the Heavenly Master was gradually covered with a layer of golden light, and the yellow Taoist robe on his body was also windless.
"Hurry!"
As Xuan Miao took the last step out, he suddenly snorted softly in his mouth, and this sound suddenly spread throughout the entire Dragon and Tiger Mountain, and all the disciples of Dragon and Tiger Mountain heard it clearly, and then the top of the main hall of the Heavenly Master's Mansion suddenly auspicious clouds, and a soft golden light accompanied by sunlight sprinkled towards the main hall of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, and under the verification of all the disciples, the auspicious light covered the main hall of the Heavenly Master's Mansion.
In the hall, the statue of the Heavenly Master was also replaced by a layer of golden light, and the golden light came and disappeared quickly, all of which were absorbed by the statue of the Heavenly Master, and at the same time, the green smoke of the three pillars of fragrance in the incense burner also went straight upward, and then surrounded the body of the statue of the Heavenly Master for a long time.
"Heavenly Master Mansion's Contemporary Heavenly Master Xuanwu, please incense!"
Seeing that the green smoke surrounded the statue of the Heavenly Master and did not disperse, Xuan Miao nodded slightly and came to the lower left of the statue of the Heavenly Master to stand still.
Heavenly Master Xuanwu took the lead in kneeling down after hearing Xuan Miao's words, and then Xuan Miao came to Heavenly Master Xuanwu with three pillars of incense.
The Heavenly Master took the incense, twisted his fingers lightly on the incense stick, and the incense stick immediately burned, and then the Heavenly Master respectfully put the incense stick on his forehead and kowtowed to the Heavenly Master statue three times.
"Unfilial descendant Xuanwu respectfully invites the ancestral heavenly master to drive!"
With a calm and neutral voice, Xuanwu got up and inserted the incense into the incense burner, and reflexively knelt on the futon again.
As he knelt down, all the disciples of Dragon Tiger Mountain, whether inside or outside the hall, and even outside the Heavenly Master's Mansion, all knelt down at the same time, and only the Xuan Miao Zhenren who presided over the ceremony was still standing.
"Bow down!"
"Prostrate!"
"Three prostrations!"
As the voice of the mysterious real person spread throughout Longhu Mountain, all the disciples buckled their heads towards the main hall of the Heavenly Master's Mansion.
After the salute, Heavenly Master Xuanwu stood up, and the disciples behind him also stood up.
Then the Heavenly Master and the Xuanzi generation came to stand on both sides of the Heavenly Master statue, leaving only Xuanfeng standing in the middle.
"Please witness the ceremony!"
With the mysterious voice, Condensation Frost took Xiao Yao, Mark took Shen Ying, and the four of them walked in from outside the hall, and the four of them participated in the ceremony as witnesses of the apprenticeship ceremony this time, and would sign their names and identities on the book when Yin Que conferred the urn.
Originally, the witness needed to be the orthodox disciple of the same Daomen, but Xuanfeng insisted on letting Condensation Frost and Mark serve, and the Heavenly Master finally agreed, after all, the identities of Condensation Frost and Mark were enough, one was the inheritance disciple of the ancient Taoist sect, and the other was the crusader leader of the Western Holy See equivalent to the cardinal archbishop.
The two took the two bear children to the main hall near the door and stood on the left and right, waiting for Yin Que's arrival.
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