A middle-aged Taoist priest who came out this time said to everyone with a smile: "First of all, congratulations to everyone for standing out among so many people, and having the last laugh, if there are people who don't want to worship Laojun Mountain, they can also leave now, because we will have the last test soon, and after the test is over, we will start arranging!" ”

After the Taoist priest finished speaking, he saw that no one was leaving, and his smile was even worse, and he coughed twice and said to everyone: "It seems that everyone's Taoist heart is very strong, this is a good thing, if you are half-hearted, you will not have much success in the future, the last step is to test the understanding of the bones, everyone will stand in line now, go in one by one, you come first!" ”

A random person turned around and left, and the person who was pointed out followed with an excited face. And I'm still a little worried, afraid of being found out. Even though my master has disguised me many times. But I still can't avoid this kind of worry, although these mediocre people are very philistine, but there must be people who have attained the Tao in the town, and it is inevitable that there will be a person who is much more powerful than the master, and I am afraid that it will be a little dangerous.

It didn't take long for this person to come out, and he really went in happily and came out sadly. After coming out, he was pulled by his peers and asked this and that, this person grinned, and said in a voice that I could hear in the back row: "I feel that my understanding is very good, but the Taoist chief said that my understanding is very poor, but the roots and bones are excellent, so let me stay, start with the most basic, start cleaning the mountain gate tomorrow, and now let me get clothes or something!" ”

The man walked away, but unfortunately I didn't know him well, otherwise I would have asked how it was tested.

Watching everyone rush in, although they have walked two-thirds of the way, the number of people is still considerable, and before you know it, the sun is already turning westward. I silently thought in my heart, this so-called treasure of the town pavilion is going to disappoint me, I can't stay here for so long in vain, and then I will return in vain.

And from these people, I found some patterns, that is, almost all of the people who came out in three minutes were assigned to various jobs, and some people went in for about four or five minutes, and someone came out to say the next one, and then the person did not come out.

I guess there may be a real talent in the past, and I plan to stay and cultivate it. But apparently I wasn't the only one who saw this, so the people in front of me started to discuss it.

One of the two people behind me said, "Is it so hard to become a Taoist priest now?" Why don't we sneak away, I just watched someone slip away, sweeping the street and giving 2,000 yuan is not what to do, I have to suffer in this place. ”

Then another person replied, "What's so hard about being a Taoist?" The first step is to find a Taoist priest, the second step is to meet in the past, the third step is to pay money to apprentice, and the fourth step is to pay money to buy a certificate. Besides, the treatment of sweeping the streets in my hometown is almost the same, but it doesn't sound good to say, one is a cleaner and the other is a Taoist, isn't it? ”

"Brother you think more!" The man said approvingly.

I almost couldn't hold back my laughter when I heard what they said, but I have to say that what this person said is really like that, as long as he is a qualified ordinary Taoist priest, he can really get a Taoist certificate if he gives some money, and he can be deceived when he goes out and say that he is a Taoist priest. In today's society, only those famous teachers need to go to the teacher in person, and then test the elements such as character, mind, understanding, etc., and only consider accepting apprentices after comprehensive assessment.

As for the regular master accepting apprentices, it is strictly divided into three steps, so I guess the same is true when this Laojun Mountain accepts regular disciples, as for those "Taoist priests" who sweep the streets, when they have an epiphany, it is not too late to carry out these three steps, now it's better to work honestly first!

If an ordinary person wants to become a Taoist priest, the first thing is to take refuge, ordinary people for some reason, have Taoist beliefs, are willing to take refuge in the Tao, the scriptures, and the Three Jewels of the teacher, live according to the teachings and precepts of Taoism, become a Taoist believer, pursue the realm of tranquility and compassion, and obtain physical and mental peace.

After the refuge is the transmission, after the believer takes refuge or apprentices to the teacher, the person who wishes to become a Taoist evangelist will be guided by the three masters of the Sutra, and after the transmission ceremony, he will become a full-fledged Taoist and embark on the path of cultivation.

The last step is to confer the Dharma, which is a canon for Taoist priests to uphold, a recognition of Taoist meritorious practice, and a proof of their practice. The Taoist priests who have given the urn can be called high-level mages, they sign a contract with the heavenly court, rank in the immortal class, have the name of the three mountains dripping blood, the flower heart seal and a small immortal position, can serve the heavenly court soldiers and horses, and summon the gods to manifest the spirit. At the same time, only by conferring Taoist priests can they use their own Dharma names to open the altar and start Jiao, as well as accept disciples to pass on the Dharma to continue the Taoist lineage.

Although my apprenticeship was not so cumbersome, the master was so practical at the beginning, so he also made me remember these things firmly and not forget these real traditions because of individual cases. Although Master's reasons are high-sounding, I know that he must hope that when I accept apprentices in the future, I will not give them authority.

Came to this place in the morning, but it was already dark, although the stomach was hungry enough, but there was no one to eat, probably to show the Taoist priest of the above position how strong his heart is to seek the Tao, fortunately at the last pass to give himself a few good words.

It wasn't until the stars in the sky were about to come out that it was my turn. After entering, a boy led me all the way to the side, and there was a Taoist priest with a white beard sitting inside.

"Master, this is Du Haodi!" This is the young Taoist priest in charge of the second level of the exam, he snorted at the old man, and then said to me: "Why did you come so late, this kid, if you don't come in again, I think you ran away!" ”

I smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "I also want to be early, just now a senior said to come in the order of standing at the mountain gate, I was in the back of the position, so it was at this point in time." After finishing speaking, I learned the appearance of a middle-aged Taoist priest, respectfully waved at the old man, and said: "The boy is full of seniors." ”

The old man nodded, and the look of joy and sadness made me very unaccustomed to it. As for being so high? My master and uncle are about the same age as him, laughing and scolding every day to release his true temperament, isn't he tired like this? It's a pity that this old man couldn't understand my heart, so he circled around me and said to the person, "Is this the seedling you are optimistic about?" It looks pretty good, so you don't need those fooling methods to test the understanding of the root bones, let's test his real root bones! ”