Chapter 14 Conferment
As a new disciple, Zhao Ran's conferment contains two ceremonies, the first is to apprentice to the master, and after obtaining the qualification for conferment, he will be transferred to the Huode Star Monarch Hall to confer the urn.
It is to communicate with the immortals, summon the gods, and cast the law book, after the urn, the Taoist monks can ascend to the heavens, according to the Taoist sayings, they have the priesthood, the so-called "green words can reach the heavens", so the law can be seen by the gods.
The conferment is an extremely solemn Zhai Jiao ceremony, not the superficial kung fu that Zhao Ran messed around in Guyang County a few years ago, and there are many items that need to be consumed, especially the key links need to be carried out around the statue of Huode Xingjun, so it should be held in the Huode Xingjun Palace.
Huayun Pavilion has been established for more than 700 years, and the first originator of the museum was destined to be Huode Xingjun, so Huode Xingjun was the main statue of Zhaijiao in the Taoist Hall. The hall is mainly fiery red, and on the shrine in the middle stands the Southern Three Qi Fire Dexing Jun Luo Xuan, holding the mother of the fire, with red hair and a mighty face. On the east and west sides are the five righteous gods of the fire department: the tailed fire tiger move, the room fire pig Gao Zhen, the fire monkey Fang Gui, the winged fire snake Wang Jiao and the fire heavenly monarch Liu Huan.
The statue of the Fire De Xingjun in the Huayun Pavilion has been worshiped for more than 700 years, and it has long been spiritual, and Zhao Ran has only entered the temple, and he feels that he is as hot as falling into the fire cave, but he has no sweat all over his body, which is very mysterious.
Three masters are required to attend the ceremony, namely the transmitter, the supervisor, and the protector. Before Zhao Ran entered the palace, Senior Brother Wei Zhizhen had already given him a brief introduction: Master Transmission was the presiding officer of the ritual and was served by Elder Yan; Master Supervisor was the supervisor of the ritual, which was personally served by Elder Xiahou; and Master Baoju was the recommender of the disciples, this role should have been held by Zhao Ran's cheap master Jiang Tenghe, but Jiang Tenghe "coincidentally" retreated, so Senior Brother Wei Zhizhen took the position.
Wei Zhizhen went out first, and in front of the representatives of the disciples who watched the ceremony, he recommended Zhao Ran to Elder Yan, the master of the transmission, claiming that Zhao Ran had met all the conditions, and he specially applied for the elders' assessment.
There are a total of seven elders in Huayun Pavilion, and there are five at this moment, among which Elder Yan is the master and Elder Xiahou is the supervisor, so the remaining three elders form an "assessment team" to assess Zhao Ran's homework classics. This item is very simple, probably Qi is to extract a certain passage from the primary classics such as "Tao Te Ching", "Duren Sutra", "Morning and Evening Homework Sutra", and let Zhao Ran recite the next paragraph, or explain it. Zhao Ran seemed to have returned to the days when he was studying in the scripture hall of Wuji Academy, and while reciting answers, he couldn't help but look at Zhu Zhimeng in the crowd on the east side.
Some elders occasionally asked questions in Taoist books such as "Shangqing Jue" and "Justice Rune", and Zhao Ran answered them one by one. These books are the classics of the Zhengyi monk's introduction, Zhuo Tengyun and Zhuo Tengyi have already taught the books to Zhao Ran, and at this moment, it seems that Huayun Pavilion should know this.
After assessing the things in the books, another elder checked Zhao Ran's qi sea, and after finishing, he signaled to everyone in the hall, saying that Zhao Ran already had the conditions to enter the Taoist realm and could start refining.
So Elder Yan, the master of the master, handed Zhao Ran a copy of the green words, and Zhao Ran took the green words after cleaning his hands and face, recited them sincerely, and presented them to the statue of Huo De Xingjun. After Zhao Ran finished reciting, he bowed three times, and the green words in his hand suddenly rose slowly, turning into a scorching flame at a height of one zhang, and suddenly disappeared into the eyebrows of the Star Monarch Statue.
Elder Yan ordered someone to put on the iron case, and there were all kinds of spirit fruits, spirit wine, and various ingredients on the desk, Zhao Ran opened his eyes and saw that these objects all exuded a strong aura, which was really a good thing. Zhao Ran knew that the things on this table cost a lot, and this time they were all cheaper.
Elder Yan beckoned everyone to bow to the statue of Xingjun, and after bowing three times, the things on the table began to burn, and in Zhao Rantian's eyes, he could see that the aura in it was condensed towards the statue, and finally entered the center of the statue's eyebrows.
The fire burned very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, there was only a layer of ashes left on the offering table, and I saw Elder Yan take out a piece of it, put it on the offering table, and motioned for Zhao Ran to ask for incense. Zhao Ran invited three pillars of high incense, and as soon as he inserted the incense burner, he saw a little red flame flying out of the center of the eyebrows of the Xingjun statue, burrowing into the coffin, and imprinting a flame stamp on the place where the incense was placed.
Zhao Ran knelt down and bowed under the coffin, recited the "Duren Sutra" again, and then Master Yan asked the supervisor Elder Xiahou, and Elder Xiahou agreed, and Master Yan slapped the stone on the table into Zhao Ran's body - yes, it was slapped into by Elder Yan from between Zhao Ran's eyebrows, and as soon as he touched the skin, it integrated into Zhao Ran's body, Zhao Ran was stunned, only to feel that there seemed to be more things in the sea of qi, but unfortunately he had not yet reached the realm, and he could not look inside, so he could not find out the qiē in his body.
At the end of the ritual, Master Yan, on behalf of Huayun Pavilion, gave Zhao Ran, the newly promoted Taoist priest, all kinds of magic weapons, including tokens, order flags, scriptures, and Taoist robes, and explained the functions to Zhao Ran.
The token can be used to deliver messages, if Zhao Ran has any urgent matter to tell Huayun Pavilion, he can leave his divine thoughts on the token, and then drive the token to fly back to Huayun Pavilion on its own, Zhao Ran has seen Da Zhuo and Xiao Zhuo many times before, and Uncle Xiao Zhuo "shook his hand and threw out a white light from his sleeve, flashing towards the sky" The white light is actually a token, which is the opposite of the effect of the communication talisman, but it can be used repeatedly, as long as the mana is injected into it when used.
The Ling Qi is a defensive weapon, for example, when Zhao Ran sleeps in the wild, he inserts the Ling Qi to his side, which can form a shield within the range of the body, and poisonous insects and beasts cannot get close. Of course, you can also do this when you use it against the enemy, but at most it can only be used to deal with people in the martial arts, and it is debatable how reliable this thing is when you encounter someone who knows a little magic.
The scriptures are actually the three Taoist books given to Zhao Ran by Uncle Da Zhuo and Uncle Xiao Zhuo before, "Justice Runes", "Shangqing Jue" and "Instrument Spectrum", but this time it is a special Dharma Instrument Taoist book made by Huayun Pavilion, and the content of the book can be poured into the brain when you put a cover on the brain, and what Zhao Ran got before was a handwritten copy of Uncle Xiao Zhuo, which must be read and recited page by page.
The other is a robe. Zhao Ran's current identity is already a monk, although he is just a "Taoist priest" who has just stepped into the threshold, but compared with the laity, it seems to be a world of difference. The robe given to Zhao Ran by Huayun Pavilion was made of golden thread, mixed with a small amount of heavenly silk, which could not be penetrated by ordinary blades, and was not afraid of water and fire, and was a good treasure. A flame was sewn on the hem corner of the robe, indicating that it was a first-order Taoist priest. If Zhao Ran enters the Feather Shi Realm in the future, then his flames will increase to two.
Zhao Ran is very satisfied, very, very satisfied, in fact, for the Daomen, the difference between the beginner disciple and the registered disciple is only in the name, and the other life and material treatment are not too much, of course, the registered disciple cannot get the master's mantle inheritance, the master's teaching method and teaching content are determined according to the mood, and when the mood is good, it is common to not see each other for half a year.
At the end of the sadhana, several elders left one after another, and the representatives of the disciples who had come to watch also dispersed in a blink of an eye. For Huayun Pavilion, Zhao Ran's conferral cost a lot of spirit, and he also used a share of faith power, which was not a small thing, but for most disciples, it was not an earth-shattering event. The eighteen Dharma Masters of Huayun Pavilion, each family has its own things to do, and being ordered to come to watch the ceremony is just to fulfill the number of rituals, and some of these disciple representatives will say a few words to the master and fellow disciples after they go back, and some of them don't even mention it.
Wei Zhizhen, Yu Zhichuan and Luo Zhiqing, the three senior brothers of the same sect, stayed behind and took Zhao Ran to the Spirit Sword Pavilion. Lingjian Pavilion is the residence of Jiang Tenghe's first gate, located in the west of the blessed land of Huayun Pavilion. After passing through the pavilions and halls, crossing the unknown few small bridges and streams, Zhao Ran finally followed the three senior brothers to the Spirit Sword Pavilion.
Several laymen greeted him and saluted Zhao Ran under the guidance of Wei Zhizhen, Zhao Ran will be regarded as a member of the Spirit Sword Pavilion in the future, and he is also a member of the right to speak, these laymen are extremely enthusiastic. The three senior brothers had to practice, so Wei Zhizhen asked Zhao Ran to rest first, and if there was anything to talk about tomorrow, Zhao Ran was introduced into a vacant room by several laymen, saying that this would be Zhao Ran's residence in the future.
Zhao Ran was already sleepy, and he fell asleep as soon as he lay on the couch, which was not unusual, every time he was promoted, this time was no exception.
Relax when you're nervous, comfort yourself when you're worried, and don't forget to bless yourself when you're happy!