Chapter 113: Apprenticeship Ceremony
Jinshan Temple, located on the Golden Mountain at an altitude of thousands of meters, is the first major school of Buddhism in the world.
Its three palaces and six courtyards, the three palaces are: Ethereal Palace, Vulture Palace, and Flower Shifting Palace; The six institutes are: Dharma Academy, Discipline Academy, Divine Hospital, Prajna Temple, Tianji Temple, and Bodhi Temple.
Among them, the three palaces are female disciples, the six courtyards are male disciples, and above the three palaces and six courtyards, there is also a presiding abbot, the authenticity of the Dharma name, which is the closed disciple of the previous presiding officer, Jinshan Ancestor.
As for the Jinshan Ancestor, and his old friend Lingshan Ancestor realized the truth of Buddhism through the military flag, one has cultivated to the nine-rank Arhat, and the other has cultivated to the nine-rank Heavenly Master, and he is already a figure who has escaped from the mundane world, and he has long been missing.
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Jiang Feng has the flying button in his hand, he arrived here last night, rested at the hotel at the foot of the mountain for the night, got up in the morning, and went to sign up with the big army.
Along the way, Jiang Feng found that there were many women who signed up, accounting for nearly forty percent, and most of them were young ladies, and he felt very strange: "Are nuns so popular these days?" ”
Later, I inquired and learned that the female disciples in the three palaces of Jinshan Temple are all practicing with hair, and there is no need to shave their heads to be nuns; As for the male disciples in the Six Academies, it is an honor to shave their heads, because only after staying in Jinshan Temple for three years and passing the assessment of the Eighteen Bronze Formations can they be transformed from lay disciples to official disciples.
Only when you become an official disciple can you shave your head.
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Jinshan Temple has extremely strict requirements for accepting apprentices, and each time it accepts apprentices, thousands of applicants, but only about 100 people are finally admitted.
They accept apprentices, one looks at the root of wisdom, and the other looks at the character, but the most important thing is to look at the third point - whether the incense money is not available.
In these years, money can make ghosts grind, and a large group of people on the mountain are waiting to feed, but you can't do it without money!
Jiang Feng made a lot of money in the Ren family before, except for buying medicine, eating, and staying in hotels, and now there are more than 100,000 left, all of which are donated as incense money, and he thought distressedly: "Grandma, if you don't get admitted, wouldn't the hundreds of thousands be fed to the dogs?" ”
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the list of candidates was announced, and a total of 120 people in this batch were preliminarily admitted.
Fortunately, Jiang Feng was also among them, and he was relieved.
The reason why it is called "preliminary admission" is because there is one last assessment - mountaineering.
One hundred and twenty candidate disciples must reach the martial arts training ground at the top of the mountain within an hour, otherwise they will also be eliminated.
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As soon as they climbed a few hundred meters, two people couldn't stand it anymore and chose to abstain on their own.
The higher you go, the harder it is to climb, the mountains are steep, the oxygen is thin, and the temperature is very cold.
An hour passed, and only about 80 people persevered and successfully climbed the mountain.
The leading monk shook his head again and again, thinking that there are really fewer and fewer people who can endure hardships now, and they can't even climb a mountain of several kilometers, do they think that cultivation is so easy?
"You wait here first, and the apprenticeship ceremony will begin immediately!"
The leader of the team gave a word of advice and left on his own.
Everyone grinned from the cold, but they were very excited, because soon, they were going to become lay disciples of Jinshan Temple!
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The so-called martial arts training ground is actually a valley, surrounded by several mountain peaks, the peaks are blended with ice and snow, as high as 10,000 miles.
Boom...... Boom...... Boom......
A melodious bell rang.
After the bell rang, several figures flew down from the surrounding peaks, and they were none other than the palace master of the Three Palaces and the dean of the Sixth Academy, who had come to collect disciples.
"I have to find a way to worship under the door of the Discipline Academy, so that I can get close to Cao Ren."
Jiang Feng was thinking of a way in his heart, when suddenly, there were bursts of exclamations and exclamations around him.
"Wow, that's beautiful!"
"What a beautiful fairy, it can't be the legendary Ethereal Palace Master, Nie Lingyu, right?"
"Shh......h Be quiet! The palace master of Nie is the cultivation of the Sanpin Holy Aunt, and when she hears it, be careful to break your teeth! ”
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Jiang Feng looked up and saw a woman in white flying down from the top of a peak, with fluttering clothes and long hair, which made everyone look sideways.
When the distance is closer, I see that her face is beautiful, which can be called a country and a city, and a belt is tied to the white skirt that blows in the wind, outlining the perfect body curve to the fullest, coupled with the peerless beauty and fairy temperament, it is a man who will be moved when he sees it, and he will never forget it for the rest of his life.
Seeing Nie Lingyu's peerless face, everyone couldn't take their eyes off it, not only the male disciples, but even the female disciples were secretly heartbroken!
Nie Lingyu had long been accustomed to this, and smiled slightly towards this side, which was regarded as a greeting.
But at this time, she found that there was a disciple who didn't look at her at all, and she was slightly curious.
"This disciple's concentration is good, but it's a pity that it's a man; Otherwise, I can take him under the gate of my Ethereal Palace! Nie Lingyu thought so in his heart.
This male disciple is naturally Jiang Feng.
Jiang Feng always remembered that the purpose of his trip was to assassinate Cao Ren, and the time was still very short, so he could not be distracted; Therefore, after only a hurried glance at Nie Lingyu, he turned his gaze, because at this moment, Cao Ren was standing opposite him.
Cao Ren looked about the same age as the blind monk, sixty or seventy years old, with cold facial features and piercing eyes, especially the crooked hooked nose, which looked like a scheming guy.
The apprenticeship ceremony was presided over by Cao Ren, and the authentic abbot was repairing, and he had only asked about the affairs of the temple for a long time.
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When the palace masters and deans of the three palaces and six courtyards arrived, Cao Ren took the list from the hand of the leading monk, took a look at it himself, ticked a few names, and then handed it to several other deans and palace masters.
Nine deans and palace masters, eighty-one disciples, each of them picked exactly eight.
Jiang Feng had no initiative, and the probability of being selected by Cao Ren to go to the Discipline Academy was only one in six.
This time, good fortune did not behave him.
The list was announced, and Jiang Feng was assigned to the Tianji Academy.
Of course, there is a loss, but it is not so strong, after all, they are all a sect, and it is easy to find Cao Ren.
At that moment, the palace masters and deans led their disciples back, and after allocating the dormitory, the senior brother and sister explained the seventy-two rules of Jinshan Temple.
Jiang Feng listened drowsily.
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After dinner, it was already dark.
The new disciples were tired of the day, and after taking a bath, they fell asleep one after another.
Jiang Feng naturally couldn't sleep, so he quietly got up and went out......
The three palaces and six courtyards are all on the Golden Mountain, connected to each other, but in different locations.
Jiang Feng asked several people before he found the Discipline Academy, and after entering the door, he went straight inside.
"Hey, stop!"
When they reached an archway, two monks stopped themselves and said, "What are you doing?" ”
Jiang Feng hesitated and said, "I have something to do with Dean Cao, may I ask...... Is it here? ”
The two chuckled and said, "Dean Cao, is it something you can see if you want to?" Tell us something, and if it's important, we'll pass it on your behalf! ”
Actually, Jiang Feng just wanted to confirm whether Cao Ren lived here, and after confirming, he was ready to leave.
At this time, one of them called out to himself, "Hey, new here, do you really want to see Dean Cao?" ”
"yes!" Jiang Feng nodded fiercely.
"It's actually very simple!" The man said, "Have you memorized all the seventy-two rules of Jinshan Temple?" If you are lucky, you may be punished by Dean Cao himself! ”
"Haha! Senior brother, don't be joking, be careful that the junior brothers take it seriously! ”
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The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention.
The two were joking, but they really provided Jiang Feng with a new idea.