"Knock knock ......", melodious, loud bells echo in the valley for a long time.

In the early morning, before the sun penetrated the clouds and came to the world, the bell rang incessantly.

The surrounding villagers woke up from their sleep before they could work in the fields.

"Child, mother, why did this bell ring early in the morning, could it be that something big happened in this temple?" a villager asked his mother-in-law.

Before he could open his eyes, he began to mumble.

"Have you forgotten, today is a major event in the temple, and I heard that real people are going to be there. The daughter-in-law of this household got out of bed while packing up her clothes.

"Dead ghost, get up. The woman said.

The man rolled over and went back to sleep. The woman kicked the man on the bed, kicked the man awake, then put on her shoes, picked up the comb on the table, and shouted while combing her hair: "Get up quickly, hurry up and sign up with the baby." ”

"What's your name?" the man asked impatiently after a long time.

"Today is a big day for the Taoist temple to recruit disciples, I heard that the old immortal accepted disciples for the last time, hurry up to register our children, miss this opportunity and it will be gone. ”

"Huh?!" the man cried out in surprise, and suddenly sat up from the bed, muttering, "I almost forgot about it." ”

So, in a hurry, he dressed up, and while getting dressed, he pulled his throat and told his children to get up. The two of them were so busy.

Some farmers in the village also got up early, and they also wanted to win a chance for their children in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You must know that this legendary old immortal has boundless mana, if he can become his closed disciple, it will be how many blessings the ancestor has cultivated!

Although they are villagers near the Taoist temple, the so-called buildings near the water, but at the foot of the mountain, the post house and inn are full of apprentices from all over the world.

It is said that this recruitment is limited to children over the age of eight and under the age of 15. But there are still many young people and adults who come here. Because for martial artists all over the world, it will be a great creation to become a disciple of Wudang and a disciple of a real person.

Of course, there are also messengers sent by several major sects in today's martial arts.

Since the guest rooms on the mountain had already been filled up a month ago, the Taoist temple had to temporarily requisition housing at the foot of the mountain for guests who came from afar, and even arranged for some people to live in the homes of nearby villagers.

This grand apprenticeship ceremony naturally attracted the attention of the imperial court. There are also some officials in the DPRK and China who intend to arrange their children to participate in this selection contest through connections, and they inquired about it early a few months ago and became active.

After all, the Wudang faction is clearly known in today's martial arts. There are more than 10,000 disciples of the sect, and there are countless believers, and Zhang Zhenren is even more famous. Legend has it that the Holy Lord has been in the mood for a long time, and has repeatedly sent people to summon him, but the real people have refused on the grounds that they are in retreat or not in the mountains.

When the emperor heard that this old immortal was more than a hundred years old, he was envious and did not want to be embarrassed too much. This time, when I heard that the real person was out of the customs to recruit apprentices, I was secretly happy in my heart, and secretly sent an envoy to the top of the mountain for a secret meeting.

By this time, the messenger had washed himself and sat quietly in his room, thinking about something.

When he came to Wudang Mountain this time, he still had another important thing assigned by the saint in his heart. He knew that if this matter was not done, his future would not be guaranteed.

The secret letter of the Holy One is still in his sleeve. For him, Zhang Zhenren is full of mystery. Although he was a member of the court, even Emperor Taizu and the current saint were polite figures, he naturally did not dare to make a mistake, and the unhappiness in his heart immediately disappeared.

The head of Wudang, Chongxu Dao Chief, has clearly informed him that the real person will leave the customs at the time of Chen, so let him wait patiently.

Fasting, and the disciples will bring it into the room. The envoy was also a little impatient, and he also wanted to see Zhang Zhenren's demeanor earlier. So, he opened the door and walked out.

After the door opened, the two guards outside the door immediately bowed their heads and said, "My lord, what do you command?"

"Don't make a noise, the official wants to go out for a walk, you don't have to follow. With that, he walked out of the room.

Master Hu was dressed in an official uniform, walking in the foggy view, and not many people paid attention.

Unconsciously, Master Hu has come to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, which is located in the northeast of the Taoist Temple.

A nine-storey attic, separated by a wall on three sides, behind the attic is a cliff, the main entrance is a circular arch, the door is carved in stone with the big character "Tibetan Scripture Pavilion", the entrance wall is engraved, Wudang is heavy, idlers do not enter. Except for the Taoist priest who guards the attic, idle people are forbidden to enter and exit.

Master Hu stopped at the door, and the Taoist priests of the Hidden Scripture Pavilion were busy cleaning the road in the courtyard at this time.

In the courtyard, a Taoist boy saw Lord Hu, hurriedly walked out of the main entrance of the attic, walked to the round gate, and stepped forward to say, "May I ask Lord Hu, what are your orders?" ”

Master Hu thought for a moment: "Little master, there is an old man in this official - Master Guichen, who remembers that he once served in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion. I haven't seen you for many years, and I want to find a master to catch up. I don't know if the master is still here, and I'm afraid to disturb you, it's a bit presumptuous. Master Hu thought to himself, instead of hiding it, it would be better to be direct and avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. This little Taoist boy knows his identity, and it seems that he is not low in this view.

Although Lord Hu is not a martial artist, he has also heard that there are tens of thousands of books in this scripture pavilion. There are not only Taoist scriptures thousands of years ago, but also martial arts, but also heard that there is a collection here, many martial arts have been lost for a long time, and its status is not inferior to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion of Zen Gate.

Xiao Daotong is about thirteen years old, belongs to the Xuanzi generation, the Taoist name is Xuan Sizi, the common name Li Yusong, is the closed disciple of the fourth generation of Wudang head, talented and intelligent, good books, never forget, like to meditate, deeply loved by his teacher.

Unlike many disciples of Wudang, this son likes to read since he was a child, and he likes Taoist classics in all dynasties, especially Tao Te Ching and other classics. It is rumored that he once discussed with Zhang Zhenren, and Zhang Zhenren was strange and entrusted with the important task of taking care of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion.

Why don't this Xuan Sizi like to take care of things, he walks around the mountains all day long with scriptures, and the deputy deacon handles trivial affairs.

But don't underestimate this Xuan Sizi's youth, the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion is important, he will naturally not be sloppy. All the books in the collection are displayed according to their number, and the important classics are carefully kept, and to see such collections, you must have his permission to smell the fragrance of books under his guidance.

This boy is usually rare to see, but recently the ancestor has been out of the customs, and it is the Wudang faction recruiting ceremony, and he came to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion early.

The master and nephew of the head of the sect have already informed him of the relevant matters, and he also specially told that many masters of the sect have come to Wudang recently, and he hopes that the uncle will strengthen his vigilance and so on.

This Xuan Sizi, with a smile on his face, replied seriously: "Oh, it's Guichen-master." He was originally a deacon here, but was later transferred to the deacon of the Jingle Palace. If the adults reminisce about the old days, they are also bothered to move to the Jingle Palace. Xuan Sizi bowed to Master Hu.

After hearing this, Master Hu returned the salute and smiled: "Thank you master for your advice, this official will leave and beg for mercy." ”

Xuan Sizi said to a Taoist priest beside him who was sweeping the leaves on the road: "Senior Brother Yunwuzi, I also bother you to take Master Hu to Master Guichen. ”

The Taoist priest looked up and was stunned, but when he saw his uncle squeezing his eyebrows at him, he hurriedly responded: "Well, the donor is here, please." He put down his broom and stood beside Master Hu.

Master Hu thought about it, saved a lot of effort, and then raised his legs and left.

Watching him walk away, there was constant laughter inside and outside the Scripture Pavilion. This Xuan Sizi laughed for a long time, and suddenly made a straight face: "Okay, okay, cheer up, today is my Wudang ceremony, all disciples should act cautiously, in case the unscrupulous people take the opportunity to disturb the little master's reading Yaxing." Later, this little master will go to the main hall to see the master and his old man, and you all give me a little cleverness. If there is anything important, report it quickly. ”

The disciples said, "Yes." ”

Xuan Sizi walked into the attic and said to himself: "This old naughty boy, I want to give this little master, and recruit a large number of little uncles to come out, it's messy, it's messy." ”

This Lord Hu, under the guidance of "Yunwuzi", soon met Master Guichen.

"Yunwuzi" turned to leave, and the head of the Daoist Guichen hurriedly saluted: "Lord Hu has been absent for a long time, please come inside." ”

Master Hu hurriedly returned the salute: "Master Guichen, I haven't seen you for a long time, please." ”

The two walked into the inner room, and the chief of the Guichen Dao closed the door tightly, and the two talked secretly.

After about a stick of incense, Master Hu walked out of the room, and Master Guichen went out to see him off.

Hu Dadao: "Master Guichen, I hope to pay more attention, Hu is grateful." ”

Guichen hurriedly gave a salute: "Lord Hu is serious, and the poor Dao must go all out." ”

Lord Hu walked back to his residence, Dao Tong had already brought breakfast to the room, and Lord Hu finished washing up and hurriedly ate it.

Although this Taoist temple is coarse tea and light rice, but for the court officials who are tired of eating the delicacies of the mountains and game, this vegetarian food can be regarded as a delicacy, and after eating, they feel very appetizing, so they ask the guards to ask for another one. While eating, Lord Hu suddenly stopped his chopsticks, looked at his official uniform, and realized something.

At this time, at the foot of Wudang Mountain, it was already crowded. Children who have already registered, accompanied by their parents, line up early at the bottom of the mountain.

The road to the top of the mountain has long been guarded by many first- and second-order disciples of Wudang. The mountain gate was also sealed by Wudang's disciples.

On the mountain gate, the vigorous and powerful word "Wudang" looks shining in the soft sunlight.

The people who practiced martial arts from the rivers and lakes also wanted to line up to enter the mountain, but were dissuaded by the Wudang disciples. The crowd pushed and shouted, and they had to go into the mountain.

After hearing the report, Chongxu Daoist let out a long laugh and sat in the main hall with his eyes closed.

The disciple who was waiting for a reply waited outside the door, and after a while, he called the disciple in and gave some orders, and the disciple hurried down the mountain. Chongxu is still waiting, waiting for the Taishi Ancestor to come out of the mountain. As the sixth generation head of the Wudang faction, Chong Xu is a disciple of the fifth generation of the head, although he is also a lot older, sometimes he also feels that the Taishi ancestor is getting older and younger, and a lot of age has to accept apprentices, this generation is chaotic.

The rules of the Taishi Ancestor were soon passed down, and many masters and masters liked to accept apprentices in this way, and when they were passed on to themselves, some of the disciples in the Guanzhong were even higher than their own.

Let's just say that Xuan Sizi, although he is only a teenager, but when he started, he was personally received by the four generations of heads, and his seniority was higher than himself.

However, many young Taoist children follow their masters to retreat or cultivate, and rarely look at their faces, which saves a lot of cumbersome etiquette.

If you think about it carefully, Wudang's acceptance of apprentices is also a major feature, even if it is a well-known Zen sect, it will not be so deliberate. Over the years, Wudang has produced many talents, which can be closely related to this initiative.

Over the years, from the temples to the rivers and lakes, many famous figures have studied under Wudang, and many of these people have been apprentices by their ancestors since childhood. Even among today's Xiaodao children, whether they are martial artists or cultivators, there is no shortage of geniuses.

This time, Taishi Zu accepted apprentices, I don't know what it means, he had asked Shi Zu before, but Shi Zu said: Heavenly opportunities must not be revealed. sent himself away, but the ancestor also clearly informed that this time he only recruited a few juniors, and it was the last time to accept apprentices.

Chong Xuan thought secretly, Master Ancestor, how many times have you said this, I guess you have forgotten it.

Thinking and thinking, rushing into the void and entering the nothingness. When the disciple saw that the door was closed, he stopped disturbing and closed the door. There is still some time before the start of the ceremony, and the head of the house has been working hard for many days, and he is tired enough.

This rush is in the void, and it seems that he hears the Taishi Ancestor calling himself.

The apprenticeship ceremony is about to begin, Chong'er, so bold, you dare to be lazy.

Suddenly, I felt some pain in my jaw, and I opened my eyes unconsciously, and I was about to cry out for pain, and my mouth was covered by someone.

When he looked at it, it turned out to be the ancestor.