fairy family

Chapter 109: Going up the mountain, the position of true succession

When Yu Que heard that his ancestral temple was rated as "medium to low quality", his expression changed and he frowned slightly.

Taoist Master Kuzhu saw this and said with a smile:
"Student Yu, you don't have to worry so much about your appearance. This classification is only used by the wealthy families in the Taoist Palace to classify the potential of the disciples in the palace. At most, it is related to the treatment you will receive when you enter the palace and are granted official positions.

However, for those of us who practice cultivation, man can conquer nature. How can a mere potential determine our path to immortality? No matter how good the positions and official titles are, in the end, what matters is the power of the magician!"

Yu Que looked thoughtful.

At present, there are two assessment envoys in the hall. According to the fragmentary words of Xuezheng and Zhu Jiaoyu, the old Taoist priest Kuzhu is mostly inclined to the master-disciple lineage, while the young Taoist priest Zhongwen is more inclined to the clan lineage.

He pondered in his heart: "It seems that the so-called Tianmiao quality is not taken too seriously by the master and disciple lineage. It has mainly become a means for the aristocratic family lineage to suppress the master and disciple lineage?"

Sure enough, when Taoist Master Zhongwen heard what Taoist Master Kuzhu said, he immediately came out and said:
"Hmph! Senior Kuzhu's words are quite light. If appearance is really as useless as you said, then why is this kind of evaluation method so popular in the world today?
I heard that in the previous dynasty, it was because of excessive indulgence and lack of respect for superiors and subordinates that rituals and music collapsed and tripods broke. "

The other party shouted at Yu Que:

"Yu family son, although this assessment method values ​​family background, it also values ​​character and opportunity. If you didn't get a magical herb by chance, and if you didn't destroy and then rebuild the temple when you opened it, and if you didn't have a good character, even if you could open a temple, you would only be 'lower than average' at best."

Taoist Master Zhongwen sneered:

"Besides, once you enter the immortal world, it's like entering a deep sea. Even if you are a brilliant person, you still need incense and money to practice every day, and every time you rest your mind, you need money. In addition, there are medicine tablets, magic tools, rituals, mansions and so on, which one does not require a lot of wealth to support.

If you don’t take family status into account, you are deceiving yourself and others!”

When Taoist Master Kuzhu heard this, he did not refute it, but sighed and said, "There are no poor families in the upper class, and no noble families in the lower class."

Xue Zheng and Zhu Jiaoyu stood aside and listened quietly to the conversation between the two men without expressing any opinions.

It was not until the atmosphere between the two people in the Examination Yuan became really tense that Xue Zheng finally spoke with a smile:

"Masters, the assessment has passed. Can we report to the Imperial Palace and confirm the status of these two students as Tianmiao Dao Seeds?"

Taoist Master Kuzhu and Taoist Master Zhongwen looked at each other and nodded slowly, but then said:
"We are only conducting the initial assessment to prevent you from cheating and deceiving the Taoist Palace by disguising the Spiritual Temple as the Heavenly Temple. After you pass our test, you will have to go up the mountain for another assessment."

Among them, Taoist Master Zhongwen also said:

“Tsk, if we could directly insert our spiritual consciousness into your ancestral temple and search it from inside to outside, we wouldn’t have to go through so much trouble.

You must know that searching the temple is the most thorough and uncovering, and there is absolutely no chance of finding fake things that are just gilded but rotten inside. "

The man sneered, "It's a pity that you, the master and disciple, don't trust each other, so this is strictly forbidden."

These words reached the ears of Yu Que and Xie Qingjie, and both of them changed color.

Xuezheng and Zhu Jiaoyu, who were standing by, also raised their eyelids slightly.

It should be known that the ancestral temple is where the immortals' life and property lie, and even the entrances and exits are restricted to only the closest relatives. So how can outsiders be allowed to insert their spiritual consciousness directly into it and search it unscrupulously?

Such things are not only a naked humiliation, but if the other party has bad intentions, it can easily affect the foundation and lay hidden dangers if one is not careful.

If the Huangshan Taoist Temple's assessment is to be conducted in this manner.

Yu Que had to consider whether he would take the examination for this palace in the future. After all, he still kept the True Fire Crow in his ancestral temple.

However, in the meeting hall, Yu Que lowered his eyes and did not look at Taoist Zhongwen. He only thought to himself, "The people from the noble families on the mountain are really arrogant and contemptuous."

Then, Taoist Master Kuzhu shouted:

"Okay, without further ado, I have to take you up the mountain now.

It may take at least ten days to reach the mountain, or as long as two or three months. You have half a day to talk to your family."

Hearing this, Xie Qingjie remained silent, while Yu Que cupped his hands in agreement:
"Thank you, Taoist Master."

After he opened the temple, he had indeed not met any of his family members. Now that he was going on a long journey up the mountain, he had to go home and explain some things.

After Yu Que left, Xie Qingjie remained silent.

Taoist Master Kuzhu asked in surprise: "Student Xie, you can also write a letter to your family to contact them and explain everything.

Otherwise, once you get to the mountain, you two will be under strict surveillance and will have almost no chance to interact with outsiders."

Xie Qingjie shook her head when she heard this: "Master, I don't have any family to contact."

Taoist Master Zhongwen couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this:
"Fellow Daoist Kuzhu, this is what you don't understand. This woman went down the mountain without permission and caused quite a stir among several families on the mountain.

But now that she has successfully opened the Temple of Heaven, even though it is not of the highest quality, it has not brought shame to the Xie family. Whether she contacts them or not, someone on the mountain will take care of everything for her."

Upon hearing this, Xie Qingjie wanted to say something but hesitated, but finally chose to remain silent.

When Taoist Master Kuzhu heard that this was all about the misfortunes of a noble family, he didn't bother to pay attention to it and simply closed his eyes to rest.

After confirming that Yu Que and the other two were not a fake Tian Miao, the two assessment envoys looked relaxed and no longer impatient while waiting. From time to time, they even chatted and laughed with Zhu Jiaoyu and Xue Zheng who were accompanying them. Their attitude was completely different from before.

the other side.

After leaving the county school, Yu Que went straight to the homes of Yu and Fu.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the clan’s territory, he was surprised and thought he had come to the wrong place.

The clan's originally large archway entrance had expanded more than three times, and the surrounding alleys connecting to other clans had also become extremely wide, able to accommodate four carriages running side by side.

If you look more closely, you will find that it was other clans that took the initiative to move their clan territory back a large distance.

What made Yu Que smile was that the Yu family did not take the opportunity to move forward, but instead stepped back a little out of courtesy.

Although the refund was not much, it meant that under the control of my uncle, the rules of the family were still in place, and the poor did not become arrogant because they suddenly became rich.

Before Yu Que crossed the threshold, the clansmen on both sides of the archway saw him.

After wiping their eyes, they all shouted in surprise:
"Master Yu Que is back!"

"The Master of the Temple of Heaven is back."

In an instant, people in the tribe were beating drums and gongs, and passing tribesmen and guests all gathered around, creating a lively and joyful atmosphere.

Soon, my uncle, aunt and others came out of the clan land with rosy faces.

They personally welcomed Yu Que, and even the children of the clan held flowers and threw them, as if they had been prepared long ago, just waiting for Yu Que to come home. In the warm welcome, Yu Que responded politely for a while, whispered a few words to his uncle, and then finally left the crowd and came to the newly built Yu Family Ancestral Hall with only a few close people.

It has only been about a month since the Yu family settled here, but in this world there are ghosts, gods and immortals. The newly built ancestral hall is neat and exquisite, grand and majestic, and there is no feeling of being hastily built.

However, the tablets in the ancestral hall are empty, and need to be filled by generations. Currently, only the tablets of my parents are left standing on the altar.

Under the guidance of his uncle, he burned three sticks of incense to each of his parents in this life, and stared straight at the rising green smoke, as if in a daze for a long time.

Yu Que came back to his senses, bowed, and said to his uncle:
"My nephew has only been out for half a day, so he has to go up the mountain today.

Uncle should handle the trivial matters on his own. I would also like to trouble you to give my handwritten letter to Master Huang and say hello to him on my behalf."

When my uncle Yu Le heard this, he was delighted: "Go up the mountain? Go up to Huangshan? Great!"

The other party looked excited, and immediately motioned Yu Que to look at a corner of the ancestral hall:
"Look who that is."

Yu Que turned his head and saw a tall and thin figure standing quietly in a corner of the ancestral hall, looking at him with a smile.

This person was Huang Guishan. Judging from his appearance, he was wearing a loose home robe and his hair was casual but neat, as if he had been staying at Yu's house for a long time.

Yu Que was surprised by this, but he quickly stepped forward and bowed to Huang Guishan: "Master, how are you these days?"

"I am very kind, Master." Huang Guishan quickly supported him, telling him not to be so polite, and said jokingly:

"Thanks to my brother Yu Le, I, as a teacher at an old age, finally have a place to stay. I don't have to stay in a brothel every night."

Hearing this, Yu Que immediately understood that his uncle had somehow successfully persuaded Huang Guishan to live in his home.

This made him happy, and he gave his uncle a look of appreciation and gratitude.

Then, they walked to a room on the right side of the ancestral hall and closed the door to chat.

My uncle and his friends talked about the recent events in the county, picking out the important ones and sighing:
"Que'er, you are really amazing. You jumped up so fast that the whole clan was caught off guard."

Huang Guishan also stroked his beard and smiled:
"That's right. Thanks to you, old man Huang, the president saw me recently and took the initiative to talk to me a few times."

Seeing that everyone in his family was fine, Yu Que was completely relieved.

Then, he told the five people in detail what had happened to him in recent days, including the fact that he used Ganoderma lucidum to open the temple, opened the Temple of Heaven, destroyed and then rebuilt, and was about to go up the mountain.

Of course, he only mentioned vaguely the specific types of Ganoderma lucidum and fire crows.

But even though Yu Que tried to be as straightforward as possible without keeping anyone in suspense, his experiences in the past ten days still made his uncle and others look horrified and frightened.

After Yu Que finished speaking, his uncle and aunt remained silent.

Faced with Yu Que's various problems, they felt at a loss as to where to start, and were not even sure whether to comfort him or be happy.

Huang Guishan heard it and said excitedly: "Your child is really unexpected, he is indeed an extraordinary person!"

The man stood up from his seat and paced back and forth in the hall, even speaking with a bit of shame: "Please take Huang as your master. Sorry, I have delayed you..."

Yu Que immediately said seriously: "Master, what you said is wrong! Without Master's protection, how could I be like this?"

Huang Guishan was suddenly filled with emotion. He looked at Yu Que's divine spirit and slowly became gentle and proud.

"Good, good disciple!"

After his emotions fluctuated for a while, he suddenly thought:
"You just said that you have passed the initial assessment by the assessment envoy, and you are going up the mountain today to continue the assessment?"

Yu Que nodded: "That's right."

"If what I predict is correct, your Dharma lineage will also be obtained this time. As for which Dharma lineage to choose, I have already discussed it with you last time, so I will not elaborate on it.

At that time, if someone wants to interfere with your lineage, you must be extremely cautious and stick to your original intention. "

Huang Guishan's expression became particularly serious as he spoke. He stared at Yu Que:

“In addition, once you go up the mountain, there is a high possibility that someone will tempt you and ask you to join the mountain directly and practice in the Taoist temple from then on.

You must remember that this matter has both advantages and disadvantages, but for you, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages!"

These words were somewhat beyond Yu Que's expectations.

You must know that in the eyes of the world, being able to practice in the mountains, even if it is just a menial job, is the best thing. Why is it different in Huang Guishan's mouth?

"Please help me solve this doubt, Master." Yu Que immediately bowed.

Huang Guishan explained in detail:

“First, you have no connections in the mountains, but you are a treasure in the county school. It is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.

Secondly, the nobles are respected in the mountains, and compared with the county town, it is a real fairy city where there are no ordinary people coming and going, and everyone talking and laughing is like an immortal.

You are in the mountains, your talent is enviable, but your realm is weak, just like a child holding gold, there are too many risks and temptations. "

The man sneered: "The second point concerns your life and property, you must remember it. You must know that no one can take away the quality of the ancestral temple, but your Yin Shen is a precious medicine to others. Not to mention on the mountain, there are many such things in the black market below the mountain."

These words made Yu Que frown.

He had long been worried that since he had opened up the Temple of Heaven with the help of a magical medicine, he would be targeted by some immortals who would want to capture him and use him as a human medicine so as to refine the medicinal properties of the Ganoderma lucidum again.

Unexpectedly, according to Huang Guishan, his worries were not groundless, but there were indeed bad people who would do such a thing!
Before he could think it over, Huang Guishan said:
“Third, this is also the most important point.”

Yu Que immediately came to his senses and pricked up his ears.

Huang Guishan's eyes were sharp and he said seriously:

"The upper limit for those who are specially recruited to the mountain is the inner sect disciples. If you want to obtain the position of the Taoist Palace's true disciple and be promoted to a true disciple, you must either make great achievements and win the trust of the whole palace, or you can only do it through the "examination"!
Otherwise, even in a fight within the palace, the victor can take away his opponent's Taoist partner, Taoist name, Taoist rank, and even his life, but he cannot take away the position of the true successor.

Now that you have left the Temple of Heaven, the true teaching is not an illusory thing for you. However, the competition for the position of the true teaching is fierce, and I am worried that someone will take advantage of your young age and cut off your path to the true teaching."

When Yu Que heard this, his eyes widened and he whispered:
"The true teachings of Dao Palace..."

Although he did not know what specific benefits the word "true teachings" had, the status of this word in many books and rumors was no less than that of the word "Temple of Heaven", and it might even far surpass it.

Such people walking between heaven and earth are the face of a mountain and a palace, and should not be insulted lightly!
(End of this chapter)