"You've done nothing else in the past few years. You've only been busy offending people." The fat man shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Drink the soup quickly and get on your way." Nanfeng stood up to pay the bill.
There was little trouble in officialdom, there were also few bandits and robbers, and he walked quickly. He could walk more than a hundred miles every day. After half a month, the two of them were no more than 800 miles away from Youzhou.
The closer they got to Youzhou, the less hope they had. At that time, there were many people in the inn and wine shop talking about the tiger-skinned cicada. Listening to people's fragmentary words seemed like the place where the tiger-skinned cicada lived. It's not a secret, it's in the canyon on the shady slope of Qilin Mountain.
The tiger-skinned cicada is so magical that not only people in the world of martial arts and Taoist sects are interested in possessing it, but even the imperial court is interested in it, and Yan Feixue, the real protector of the country in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, is also involved.
At this time, the two of them have given up on trying to get Tianchan. People from all walks of life will gather at Qilin Mountain at the beginning of next month. It would be good to go there to see the excitement and broaden their horizons.
In addition, the Ancestral Court of the Shangqing Dynasty is located in Jizhou, not far from Youzhou. You can drop by to explore the situation.
Since he had no hope for the tiger-skinned cicada, Nanfeng shifted his attention to matters related to the Shangqing Sect. Compared with Yuqing and Taiqing, the biggest difference between the Shangqing Sect and the Shangqing Sect was that there were many people in the Shangqing Sect and the ancestral court was There are over 10,000 disciples, and including the side sects, the total number exceeds 20,000, which is the total number of Taoists from Yuqing and Taiqing.
The Shangqing Sect has a large number of heterogeneous disciples, and some branches and even the entire sect are heterogeneous. The Shangqing Sect does not seem to be a harmonious group, and there is a fierce conflict between the heterogeneous disciples and the human disciples.
All that can be heard are these superficial things, and the other thing is that the cross generation of Shangqing Sect is different from that of Taiqing and Yuqing. They are eight-character generations, namely, fog, dew, frost, snow, wind, rain, thunder and lightning. Now it has been passed down to the wind generation, However, Fengzi's cultivation is still shallow at this time, and he is not very popular. Xuezi is in the limelight. Yan Feixue, the real protector of the country, is Xuezi. This person is a Kun Dao, and he is an anomaly.
In addition to Foguang Temple, there was also a large temple in the Eastern Wei Dynasty called Huguo Temple. Huguo Temple was a royal temple. The secret skill of the temple, Pudu Cihang, was also one of the four great magical powers of Chinese Buddhism.
The fat man never threw away his monk's robe, so Nanfeng asked him to put it on in order to find out the location of Huguo Temple.
"You want to steal Pudu Cihang again?" The fat man is not stupid, and he knows that Nanfeng will not ask him to find out the location of Huguo Temple for no reason.
"There is no hope for Tianchan, we can't go in vain." Nanfeng said.
"You are really a thief." The fat man grinned and frowned.
"You don't want to learn?" Nanfeng asked.
The two of them were walking on the road, waiting for passers-by on the other side to pass by. The fat man shook his head and said, "Stop stealing. It doesn't matter if you steal once. How can you steal all the time? Besides, I can't chew off more than I can chew." There are so many.”
"Don't talk about dying yet, let's take a look before talking." Nanfeng waved his hand.
"It's settled, no more stealing. If you dare to go, I'll yell at the door." The fat man was rarely serious.
"Okay, I'll listen to you," Nanfeng didn't force him, "Then I don't care about you, I have to do my own thing."
The fat man nodded repeatedly. His ambition was to be a Buddhist monk and have a good place to go after his death. He would definitely not become a Buddhist monk if he always stole things, but he might become a Buddhist scum.
In the next few days, Nanfeng began to pay attention to inquire about the situation of the Shangqing Sect. Once he inquired about it, he saw hope. Because there were many Taoists in the Shangqing Sect, the conferral of rites was not as strict as that of Yuqing and Taiqing. There were many disciples of the side sects who conferred rites, but The sect will send the list of disciples who have been conferred to the ancestral court, and the ancestral court will stamp the seal. The conferment is completed when the ancestral court goes to the heaven, and the disciples do not need to be present in person.
In addition, since there are many heterogeneous disciples in the Shangqing Sect, these heterogeneous disciples have already had different levels of Taoism before they entered the school. Therefore, when granting religious teachings, they do not follow the step-by-step promotion process. Granted to Lu Dongyuan, which is the second grade.
After discovering hope, Nanfeng began to investigate carefully. From time to time, he would meet some scattered Taoists on the road, make friends with them, treat them to drinks, and then take the opportunity to inquire about the details of the conferment. The situation mentioned by several wandering Taoists was basically the same. In the Shangqing Dynasty, the granting system was very loose. It was given twice a year. On September 9th, it was the main granting, which was the orthodox granting. There was also a supplementary granting on June 6th. As the name suggests, it was the supplementary granting. The investiture was held in the ancestral court of the Shangqing Dynasty. The disciples of the ancestral court were required to participate in the ceremony, while the disciples of the side sects did not need to be present in person and only needed to deliver the roster.
Although the Shangqing sect's teachings are loose, they are not hasty. The teachings only qualify the person to ask the gods to do the magic. It does not mean that the person has the ability to ask the gods to do the magic. Whether he can invite the gods depends on his own aura. Whether the cultivation level has reached the corresponding standard? If the cultivation level is insufficient, even the teaching of the cave cave will have little effect.
The opportunity is there, but how to act needs to be considered. There are two options at the moment. One is to join a certain side sect. The advantage of this is that it is very safe and there will be no accidents. But there are also disadvantages. Once you enter a certain sect, you must be promoted step by step. If you do not reach a certain level of cultivation, the person in charge of the sect will not report beyond the level.
Another way is to cheat, not to enter any sect, and to tamper with the application list of one of the sects. Tianqizi and others had told him before that once he was conferred, even if he was expelled from the sect in the future, all he would lose was his Taoist qualifications. It is not a vocation, the conferment is still valid, and the vocation still exists.
In this way, even if he is discovered and removed from the list in the future, his rank can still be retained.
But there are advantages and disadvantages to doing this. The advantage is that it is fast, unconstrained, can be done in a pinch, the implementation is not difficult, and the possibility of success is very high. But the disadvantage is that once you are awarded the 绯, your identity is determined. Even if you are promoted in the future, you can only be awarded the qing 绯.
He is Tian Yuanzi's disciple and should inherit his master's mantle. His biggest dream is to avenge his master and clear his name. Subconsciously, he also thought about taking over the Taiqing Sect. Once he is entrusted by the Shangqing Sect, he will not be allowed to return to Taiqing in the future. Qingzong also did not recognize his existence, so he became a lonely ghost and would never have an orthodox identity.
When hesitating, Nanfeng once again remembered Tian Yuanzi's teachings. He should not hesitate and waste time, but should quickly consider the pros and cons. The matter seemed tangled, but in fact it was very simple. If you don't teach the method, you can't do it. If you don't do it, you can't find the turtle shell heavenly book. , if you can't find the Tortoise Shell Heavenly Book, you have no hope of avenging Tian Yuanzi. If you want to avenge Tian Yuanzi, you must grant the urn, and the urn can only be given to the pure urn.
Teach it, there is no other way but to teach it.
With some calculations in mind, Nan Feng began to ask about the branches of the Shangqing Sect. In fact, there was no need to ask. Almost all the temples he saw on the road were branches of the Shangqing Sect. All he needed to do was to find one of them and find out more about it. The inside story is that the cuckoo stole the nest.
There are still about twenty days left for this year's supplementary teachings. Not every temple has a Taoist priest who can supplement the teachings. If you want to fool around with others, you have to find those sects that are not big or small. If they are too big, they have strict management and it is not easy to cheat. If you are too young and don’t have a Taoist priest, you won’t be able to cheat.
There is a mouth under the nose, and you can ask questions. From time to time, you can meet Taoist people walking on the road. for his reference.
Nanfeng couldn't make up his mind, so he didn't vote immediately. Instead, he continued north to Youzhou.
As we got closer to Youzhou, there were more Taoists and warriors along the way. Nanfeng looked for Taoists who were alone for advice. Someone pointed him to a Taoist temple. This Taoist temple is called Yuantian Palace. It is located in Qilin Town and has more than a hundred Taoist priests. The Qi training methods and martial arts routines are pretty good.
Nanfeng didn't expect that there was a Qilin Town in Youzhou. He was very happy after hearing about it and secretly thought, God help me. The Qilin Town is located at the foot of Qilin Mountain. In the near future, Qilin Mountain will be crowded with heroes, but everyone's target is the tiger-skinned cicada. , the Taoists of Yuantian Palace are landlords, and they will naturally not sit back and watch outsiders get Tian Chan. By then, their thoughts will be on Tiger Skin Tian Chan, which is convenient for him to take advantage of it.
But there is one thing. I just don’t know if Yuantian Palace has any replacement candidates this year. As long as there are replacement candidates, Yuantian Palace will go to the ancestral court to deliver the list. Even if it is a cave god urn, it can still try to add a higher one. grade.
Having made up his mind, Nanfeng accelerated his pace and traveled day and night, rushing to Youzhou...