Chapter 73: The Consecration Ceremony
In the blink of an eye, in mid-January, the Qingxu Palace project had been fully completed, and the construction team began to help him demolish the old house and build a new one, and the family moved to Carpenter Li's house for a while.
Qi Feiyang and his parents checked the yellow calendar, January 18 is the auspicious day of the zodiac, the family discussed, and prepared to hold the completion ceremony and the consecration ceremony of the statue of Qingxu Daojun on that day, but Qi Feiyang did not want to disturb the tranquility by engaging in these ceremonies with great fanfare.
Qi Feiyang drove to Dongling City early in the morning, he had called the Yiqing Daoist yesterday and made an appointment to pick him up today, so that he could prepare in advance.
More than an hour later, he arrived at the Taixu Palace, and the Yiqing Daoist was already waiting at the door, with very little luggage, only a backpack and a wooden box.
There are only a few young Taoist priests at the door to see him off, for Taixu Palace, Yiqing is just a small Taoist priest who does chores, it doesn't matter if he goes or stays, and he can save a salary when he leaves, so he went through the Taoist migration procedures smoothly.
Qi Feiyang helped Yiqingzi put his luggage in the car, Yiqingzi bowed to the Taixu Palace, bowed to a few Taoist priests, and got into the back seat.
Qi Feiyang drove straight to Songshan City, went through the entry procedures in the relevant departments, and took Yi Qingzi to buy some daily necessities, and then went to Dongjiang Seafood Restaurant.
Yue'er was already waiting at the door, and led them to the largest private room, where Liu Shun, Du Yue'er, Ashin, Xie Donghui, and Gao Xiaohong were already drinking kung fu tea.
Qi Feiyang introduced them, Yiqingzi bowed to them, Liu Shun and others got up to return the salute to Yiqingdao and invited him to sit down and drink tea.
It didn't take long for Tan Xue to come, she and Liu Shun are old acquaintances, and she is even better friends with Du Yue'er, so it is inevitable to have some affection when they meet.
Qi Feiyang also introduced Xie Donghui and his wife, only saying that Tan Xue was his good friend, Gao Xiaohong saw Tan Xue's peerless face, turned his head to look at Xie Donghui, Xie Donghui only shook his head slightly, he also saw Tan Xue for the first time, I don't know what the relationship between her and Qi Feiyang is.
Du Yue'er asked the waiter to serve the food, and during the banquet, Liu Shun and the others saw that Yi Qingzi was only a teenager, his face was childish, but he behaved decently, his words and deeds were moderate, and he saw that Qi Feiyang respected him very much, and they were secretly surprised in their hearts.
And Tan Xue is down-to-earth and generous, every word she says makes people listen very comfortably, Gao Xiaohong heard that she is in the jade business, and women are born to like jewelry, and they chatted with her hotly, saying that they would take the time to go to her store to buy jade.
Qi Feiyang had told them in advance that he was going to consecrate the statue of Qingxu Daojun the day after tomorrow, and invited a few of them to watch the ceremony, because the day after tomorrow happened to be a weekend, and Yang Bishan would also rush back in advance to participate in the consecration ceremony.
In addition, he only invited Chen Weiren, the village head, Uncle Quan, and a dozen or so elders from the village to participate.
After the meal, Qi Feiyang and Yiqing Daoren returned directly to Sanhe Village.
He sent Yoshikiko to the Taoist temple, and Uncle Wangcai came out of the gate and helped Yoshikiko carry his luggage to a quiet room.
Uncle Wangcai has no children and no daughters, and is a five-guarantee household in the village, Qi Feiyang invited him to the road to watch the gate, and also invited Aunt Osmanthus and Aunt Mei Ying, who are in difficult conditions at home, to help cook and clean, the salary of the three people is 2,000 yuan per month, with this stable income, it is already a big problem for them.
Qi Feiyang first took Yi Qingzi to the main hall to salute the statue of Qingxu Daojun, and then took him to visit the Taoist temple.
Although the scale of Qingxu Palace is not large, it still looks very magnificent, and when you enter from the gate and look at the high hall in the courtyard, it feels very grand.
At 8 a.m. on January 18, Qi Feiyang came out of his home wearing a gray Taoist robe, followed by Qi Wenli and his wife, Lin Feng and his wife, Yang Bishan and Feng Xiuying, all of whom were wearing vulgar clothes and wearing a yellow ribbon diagonally.
They walked to the gate of the Taoist temple, where Ha Mo and the village chief Quan Shu and others were already there to help arrange the venue, and dozens of chairs had been set up in the square.
The gate of the Taoist temple was closed, Qi Feiyang pushed open the gate and entered, while the others stayed in the square to help.
After a while, Liu Shun, Du Yue'er, A Xin, Tan Xue, Xie Donghui, Gao Xiaohong, Chen Weiren, and Liao Wenhui also arrived, and sat with Qi Wenli and chatted.
Not long ago, Qi Feiyang fulfilled his promise and took the time to build a dantian for Chen Weiren and teach him to practice qi, and now he has entered the entry realm of the qi training period.
Then a dozen elders from the village arrived, and Hammy gave yellow ribbons to all the guests.
At 9 o'clock, everyone rushed in, went up the stairs, saw that the gate of the main hall was closed, and the Yiqing Daoist and Qi Feiyang wearing yellow Taoist robes stood at the door, and when they came in, Qi Feiyang whispered inside, only to see the two gates slowly open, and the Yiqing Daoist entered the hall first, standing in front of the statue of the Qingxu Daojun, Qi Feiyang and the others followed in, and lined up in three rows behind the Yiqing Daoist.
The Yiqing Taoist led everyone to bow to the statue and saluted, lit three incense sticks and inserted them in the incense burner on the offering table, and began to recite the mantra of the pure altar, and then recited the mantra of the god of purifying heaven and earth, and then picked up the brush in front of the offering table and recited the mantra.
Then put the "Pure Water Talisman" in the inkstone, light it and flush it into the water and mix it with cinnabar and then pour it into the inkstone, and write the "Qingxu Daojun Treasure Mirror Talisman" on the Bagua Mirror with a brush, and immediately recite the Treasure Mirror Mantra after writing.
Ha Mo stood outside the hall with a mirror, the mirror faced the temple door, shining sunlight at the door of the hall, Qi Feiyang and Lin Feng stood at the door of the hall, they also held a mirror in their hands, Lin Feng took the light from the mirror outside the hall door, and reflected it on Qi Feiyang's mirror, and Qi Feiyang projected the light refracted into the statue. The implication is to bring the three gods of nature, the sun, the moon and the stars into the temple, so that the statues of the gods enshrined in the temple inherit the aura of heaven and earth and create the well-being of all people.
After the consecration, Yiqing Daoist and Qi Feiyang took towels to wipe the dust off the body of the idol, and then, Yiqing Daoist used a needle to tap the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hands and feet of each idol, which means that the spirit is enlightened.
Then he used a brush to point at the eyes, ears, nose, etc., of each idol to send spiritual energy.
After doing this, the Yiqing Taoist took a Chao Wat in his hand, silently recited the mantra in his mouth, and stepped on the gang step on the gang list while reciting it.
Everyone knelt on the cloth mat and prayed silently, hoping for the blessing of the Taoist.
Uncle Wangcai brought a copper basin with clean water and a willow branch, and the Yiqing Taoist sprinkled the willow branch with water and sprinkled it on everyone's head to bless them.
Everyone stepped forward in turn to offer incense and salute, and in this way, the simple consecration ceremony was completed.
Ha Mo led everyone to visit the Taoist temple, and then walked around the village, and at noon they ate at Carpenter Li's house, and the meals were all delivered by Ah San Restaurant.
After Liu Shun and Tan Xue left, Yang Bishan asked Qi Feiyang to take her to the Houshan Cave Mansion, and as soon as she landed, she twisted Qi Feiyang's ears and asked him to confess why he invited Tan Xue to watch the ceremony.