Chapter 18: Worship the Truth

Yun Tian's face was strange, and then he smiled: "It's okay, you can talk about it carefully." Just be quiet. After speaking, he threw out a broken silver, and was quickly caught by the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper rubbed the broken silver: "Hehe, you don't know anything about the guest officer! That is the Nanshan Quanzhen Sect, there are many disciples, and there are many masters, but it is a first-class famous faction." However, all of them are united in their hearts, and they are all working against the Lord of the Jin Kingdom here! Therefore, they don't talk about the Quanzhen Sect here, lest they be heard by the Jin soldiers and bring about the disaster of killing!"

"Oh?

"That's right! That, if there's nothing to do, the little one will go and get busy first! There are many customers in the store, please forgive me!"

"Don't worry, you can talk about it again. What are the requirements of the Quanzhen Sect for accepting disciples?" Yun Tian shook the broken silver in his hand again, "If you can answer, I'll give you some more." ”

"Oh, noble man! The Quanzhen Sect doesn't come here to accept disciples! You ask me, who can you ask the little ones to?"

"That's it, I'm not hard for you, you can go yourself. Yun Tian smiled helplessly.

"Eh, thank you, officer!"

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A few days later, at dawn, the morning glow was golden.

The morning sun shines on the earth, only to see the rocks on the Zhongnan Mountain piercing through the air, the cliffs are steep, the mountains are full of forests and ancient trees, and the canopy is towering to the sky.

It is surrounded by a circle of mountains and ravines, in which terraced fields are stacked and the dwellings are dense. Outside the mountain, there is a circle of official roads, extending more than a dozen small roads from the official road, passing through the surrounding ravines, leading directly to Zhongnan Mountain, for the transportation of goods and pilgrims.

At the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, there are several Taoist palaces and Taoist temples, built-in Taoist immortal statues, and incense incense burners for pilgrims to worship and incense.

Under the mountainside, there are countless buildings of varying heights, but all the empty places where the terrain is slightly gentle, are covered by continuous blue bricks and tiles. These are the residences of Quanzhen believers, which are well distributed, with morning halls, courtyard wings, public kitchen stoves, Taoist pavilions, and so on.

Further up, the mountain is steep and steep, the number of buildings is becoming more and more sparse, and the volume is wide and tall, where the martial arts disciples are. In addition to the same building as the mountainside, there are also Dharma transmission halls, martial arts arenas, armory rooms, healing homes, herb rooms, and so on. The upper floors of its Taoist scripture pavilion are also filled with martial arts scriptures, and they are guarded by special personnel.

Near the top of the mountain, there is a huge palace, sitting in the north and facing south, the golden top of Stanley, the eaves are warped, there is a plaque directly above the vermilion lacquer gate, and the iron painting silver hook is three big characters - Chongyang Palace.

At this time, at the entrance of a Taoist temple at the foot of the mountain, a masculine young man with a handsome face was standing, that was Yuntian. He washed up last night, changed his clothes, and flew out of Chang'an a long time ago, stopping here, and there was still a little dew on his clothes now.

Yes.

A little Taoist boy wearing a mixed yuan scarf and a cyan Taoist robe stretched out his hand to push open the door of the Taoist temple and saw the clouds.

Xiaodao Tong said: "It's a pilgrim, please here!"

"Definitely. I'm here to apprentice. Yun Tian said with a smile.

"Apprentice, aren't you here to learn martial arts?"

"Not really. Meditate and practice, chant sutras and nourish pills. ”

"That's good, there were always some three-legged cats before, who came to mess around, where is this place? Can anyone come to learn martial arts?" Xiao Daotong complained, "Since you are here to learn the Tao, come with me." It's just that the practice of pure hardship requires patience. You first sweep in the meditation for a few months, and during this time, your daily behavior is no different from that of the disciples in the teaching. ”

"Got it. Yuntian followed the little Taoist into the gate.

After many inquiries before, he knew that although the threshold for the Quanzhen Sect to accept martial apprentices was not too high, it was not low. One of them stumped Yuntian, that is, there was a clear household registration. He was originally a visitor from outside the world, but he lived in the old gentleman's house in a private school for a year, and there was no document in the official mansion. I'm afraid that after some searching, I don't have a clue, and others will think that Yuntian's origin is suspicious and refuse to include it.

Fortunately, for ordinary disciples who do not practice martial arts, the threshold for accepting disciples in the Quanzhen Sect is very low, as long as they do not have martial arts and have a heart for the Tao, they can easily join the sect. This is mainly due to the fact that Quanzhen adheres to the concept of asceticism, basically except for the disciples who concentrate on cultivation, it is difficult for others to persevere, and they will always go down the mountain on their own, which is also the reason for Xiao Daotong's previous words.

Yun Tian thought that he would enter the Quanzhen Sect first, and then slowly try to learn martial arts. And before learning martial arts, you must first understand Taoist terminology, what is both fire and water, jade liquid and pill and so on. It is also necessary to seek the opportunity to learn the location, name and function of the tendons and veins.

For this reason, I have to read all the Dao Sutras in the Quanzhen Sect first, and then find a teacher to recognize the acupuncture points and meridians around my body. It's not like I've had nothing to do in the past few months, so I'll follow the other senior brothers, practice well, and calm down my mind first.

Xiao Daotong signaled to the senior brother Guan Nei, and then returned to the door to receive the pilgrims. A thin disciple next to him stepped forward and led Yun Tian through the back door of the Taoist temple and walked up the mountain road. During the period, turn left and right, and there are many courtyards and houses in the four places, almost making the cloudy sky dizzy.

After a while, the two came to a small courtyard, and the leader said, "This is a new building, and the houses are empty, so find one to live in." You should first walk around left and right today, familiarize yourself with the familiarity, and don't go far and get lost. Tomorrow, there will be a senior brother in charge of chores to teach you how to live, take you to find the way to work, and attend morning and evening classes. There are headscarves, Taoist robes, a few Taoist scriptures and a variety of things in the house, which are enough for you to learn the Tao and live. After about a month or two, Master will come to investigate, and if you can persevere until then, you will naturally be able to get the Tao number and become a member of the church. ”

Yun Tian said, "Thank you, senior brother, for mentioning it." ”

"Well, you can go for yourself. I'm going to go to the temple and sprinkle it. The man did not stop, but turned and walked away.

Yun Tian was not in a hurry to enter, but walked around the small courtyard, and then found a corner house adjacent to the cliff wall and stayed in it.

It turns out that this cliff is not very high, and there is a green bamboo forest on the gentle slope below, and at the top of the cliff, the leaves can reach the soles of shoes. After passing through the bamboo forest, you will cross a small stream diagonally, and gradually see other trees across the stream, and then pass through to the Taoist temple at the foot of the mountain. After thinking about it, Yuntian will go back and forth between his residence and the Taoist temple here, and he doesn't have to turn around on the mountain road, isn't it convenient.

Yun Tian had just placed the clothes, silver and other items he was carrying, when he heard a "ouch" from outside the hospital. He went out to look, and a fat child outside the courtyard was screaming in pain.

"My stomach hurts, like I'm sick. You send me down the mountain and go to see Lang Zhong!" The little fat man's face was round, and his facial features had not yet opened, and at this time he made a painful expression, and his eyebrows, eyes, mouth and nose were pulled together, very happy.

A tall and thin disciple next to him hugged his chest and smiled: "Your parents have already informed me, and it shows that you little ghost has a lot of tricks. It's been an eye-opener for me now!"

Seeing that the plan could not be used, the little fat man snorted and said, "If it weren't for the fact that when my father and mother left, they took all the gold and silver away, making it difficult for me to move an inch, do you think I would have exhausted my tongue on you?

"Do you want to leave? Didn't you say you wanted to join the Quanzhen Sect? Why did you regret it before you could do it?"

"I'm here to learn martial arts, not to drink gruel!"

"Hehe, I don't care. If you want to go up the mountain to practice martial arts, the first hurdle is the cliff, and I guess you won't be able to climb over it, so don't daydream! Besides, your parents have already paid the money, and you can't get it back, and you can only drink gruel with pickles in the next two months. You, stay well!hahahaha!" The master disciple squeezed two sentences, and the little fat man who said stomped his feet, then turned around and left with a smile.

The little fat man was sulking at this moment, and no one wanted to take care of it, so he hurriedly ran into the courtyard, chose a random room, went in and closed the door.

Yun Tian leaned against the door, sighing to himself, another spoiled rich child. The heart is arrogant, everything is simple, and it doesn't work in this world. It is estimated that the child's parents also want him to endure hardships in order to dispel his idea of practicing martial arts. Also, in today's Southern Song Dynasty, the emphasis is on literature and light on martial arts, and parents with a little money will force their children to study and gain fame, so how can they let him learn martial arts.

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At the end of this day, many people entered the hospital one after another, some tall and some short, some fat and some thin. Among them, there are eight or nine-year-old children like little fat people, and there are sixteen or seventeen-year-old teenagers as big as Yuntian.

However, Yun Tian took the initiative to put his age here, and since he entered the private school before, he has become a sixteen-year-old boy.

There were more than a dozen side rooms in the courtyard, and in the evening, only a few rooms were empty.

Those who came before noon were hungry and complaining because they had no lunch to eat. The people after the afternoon were still full of interest, trying on the distributed mixed yuan scarves and cyan Taoist robes, and flipping through a few Taoist scriptures on the table.

One of the people who had just come here heard the complaints of the crowd ran out of the courtyard and found a senior brother on the mountain road, and asked the newcomer why he had no food.

I saw him pacing leisurely, and said to a group of hungry ghosts who were gathering at the gate of the courtyard, waiting for news, "I have inquired clearly." There are two meals a day here, and there is not much oil and water, and the taste is bland. The Taoist Master of Guanzhong was afraid that the newcomer would not have the appetite to eat, so he turned around and missed his work and practice, so he set up a rule. It is said that there will be a blank meal on the first day, and the newcomers will be hungry, and they will be able to eat when they turn back. ”

After everyone listened, there was a lot of discussion.

"How can there be such a statement?"

"That's it, just make people hungry, what if they are hungry?"

"I think it makes sense. ”

"Huh, aren't you crazy?"

"Hey, come less!"

"That's it, there's nothing I can do but go back to sleep, maybe it's better. ”

"Hey, that's all there is to it!"

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And when they all said that, they went back to their houses.

At this time, the sunset burned out, and there was no oil lamp in the house, so everyone had already taken off their shoes and went to bed. Fortunately, the beds were fully bedded, the windows were tight, and the cold wind on the mountain could not blow in, so they could sleep peacefully.

But at this moment, Yun Tian was not in the house, but sat on the roof tiles, looking at the Chongyang Palace at a high place.

He also came in the morning, but he didn't talk to everyone about it. He didn't go hungry, and because he was dedicated to pursuing martial arts and didn't want to get entangled with ordinary people, he stayed on the cliff behind the house.

Seeing that everyone was resting, he jumped on the roof again, looking at the top of Zhongnan Mountain, thinking about going to the top of martial arts in this realm in the future, and looking forward to it more and more in his heart.