Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 405 The Three Mountains of Talismans are Now Gathered
Compared to Sanmaoshan and Longhutianshan, Gexuanshan has a relatively small number of true Daoists, with only three.

Besides Master Qingye and Master Xiuming, there was also a middle-aged Taoist priest of the Xiu generation. He was originally a Taoist priest from Baopu Taoist Temple in Wu Province, but he felt that the place was too noisy, so he came to Gexuan Mountain to cultivate in peace.

"Besides the Daoist Master, does Baopu Daoist Academy have any other true Daoists?" Gu Zhao asked.

Master Xiujing nodded and smiled, “Wu Province is prosperous and has many Taoist temples. There are quite a few true Taoists. My senior brother Xiuji has also cultivated inner breath true qi, but his home is in Lincheng, so he did not come with me.”

“Besides, Huangxian Palace, Meihua Ancient Temple, Tongbai Palace, Zhengyi and Quanzhen all have true Taoist practitioners,” Master Xiujing said earnestly. “Although the number of true Taoist practitioners in a single temple is certainly not as great as those in Sanmao Mountain, Longhu Tianshan, Feiyun Mountain, etc., the total number of practitioners is definitely not small.”

Gu Zhao nodded. The Taoist office also had statistics on the number of true Taoists; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to find Master Yuanhe of the Lüzu Temple and would have gone directly to Master Xu Ning and the others who were chatting.

However, some true practitioners are low-key and unwilling to be entangled in worldly affairs, so they do not cooperate with the system's personnel registration. Therefore, Gu Zhao always asks about it when recruiting new people to avoid missing any.

After all, every old Taoist priest is a natural member of the Great Luo Palace... no, a precious asset!
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhao looked at Daoist Ming Chong and said with a smile, "It seems that we still have plenty of reserves."

Master Mingchong also smiled and said, "Everyone has done a good job, which is a blessing for the Taoist sect."

Gu Zhao nodded and looked at Daoist Qingye and young Daoist Xiuming sitting to the side, "I won't bother with formalities. Are you all ready to leave with me?"

Master Qingye, Master Xiujing, and young Taoist Xiuming stood up and raised their hands in greeting.

The next moment, the lightning seed entered his body.

……

"I want to see Daoist Xiu Huai! I am Ge Qifeng from Gejia Village, the 72nd generation descendant of Ancestor Ge Xuan!"

At the entrance of the Taoist courtyard of Chongzhen Palace, which is off-limits to tourists, a teenager was making a fuss about wanting to go in, but was stopped by two Taoist priests.

At this moment, he jumped up and down and said, "When I was born, my mother dreamed that a red dragon flew into her arms. When I was little, the cats and dogs around my house would swarm around me. Three days ago, I dreamed that I turned into a red dragon and soared in the clouds!"

"Let me tell you, I am absolutely a born cultivation prodigy!" The young man gave himself a thumbs-up. "Not accepting me would be your biggest regret!"

"As long as I can cultivate, I will definitely reach the Qi Refining stage in three months, the Foundation Establishment stage in one year, the Golden Core stage in three years, the Nascent Soul stage in five years, and I can reach the Deity Transformation stage and then ascend to the Great Ascension stage within ten years!"

The young man said confidently, "You might even need me to help you ascend to immortality!"

The two Taoist priests, "..."

"Don't give me any nonsense like 'give me two Taoist books and let me go back and read them myself.'"

The young man anticipated the two Taoist priests' reactions. "There's an old saying that a master can lead you through the door. I don't have any foundation yet, so I can't understand any of those things."

"But I'm very talented. If you teach me, I'm sure I'll learn quickly. And it has to be Master Xiu Huai who teaches me personally; you all certainly can't teach as well as Master Xiu Huai."

The surrounding crowd burst into laughter.

"You don't even know the most basic things, yet you dare to come to the abbot of Chongzhen Palace. You're really brave!"

Can you recite the Tao Te Ching?

"At the very basics, do you know what 'dragon and tiger' means?"

"Let me ask you something more sophisticated: 'Infant Maiden,' 'Old Woman and Golden Man,' do you know what I'm talking about?"

"Adjust the heat, do you understand?"

In a small courtyard not far away, Gu Zhao looked at Daoist Ming Chong and said, "Goodness, everyone knows quite a lot."

Master Mingchong laughed and said, "The most popular thing on the internet right now is the interpretation of various Taoist classics. If you pay a little attention, you can come up with some explanations."

Gu Zhao asked curiously, "What's the most popular classic text?"

“The fundamental texts of several sects are quite popular,” Master Ming Chong replied. “The Zhengyi sect’s *Fawen Jing*, the Shangqing sect’s *Dadong Zhenjing*, the Lingbao sect’s *Duren Jing*, the Quanzhen sect’s *Chongyang Twenty-Four Secrets*, *Da Dan Zhi Zhi*, and *Jin Dan Da Yao*, as well as Zhang Sanfeng’s *Da Dao Lun*, and the *Taiyi Jinhua Zongzhi* attributed to Lü Zu, etc.” Gu Zhao laughed, “They’re all quite ambitious. I thought they would be most interested in *Dao Fa Hui Yuan* and *Fa Hai Yi Zhu*.”

Master Mingchong laughed and said, "Those are all techniques, they don't even have any magical power. What use are Taoist techniques?"

Just then, Daoist Qingye, Daoist Xiujing, and young Daoist Xiuming woke up one after another and bowed to Gu Zhao in unison, saying, "Greetings, Sect Leader!"

Gu Zhao waved his hand, then gestured for the three of them to sit down. He pointed outside the courtyard and asked, "Has anything like this happened before?"

Xiu Ming immediately replied, "Although it's not that exaggerated, there are indeed some who desperately want to become my disciples, but the security branch stationed on the mountain has persuaded them to come down the mountain."

Just then, two uniformed security guards walked over from a distance and came to the entrance of the temple to persuade the boy to leave.

"I'm not leaving!" The boy lay down on the ground. "I want to become Master Xiu Huai's disciple. He'll definitely be able to see my talent!"

"Who is Daoist Xiu Huai?" Daoist Ming Chong asked.

“My disciple,” Master Qingye stroked his beard, “has a good temperament, but unfortunately his talent is limited. He has not yet cultivated true qi, so he became the abbot of Chongzhen Palace to play his part.”

As soon as Master Qingye finished speaking, a middle-aged Taoist priest with a square face walked out of the Taoist temple on the other side.

"Abbot!" The two Taoist priests bowed in greeting.

"Master Xiu Huai!" Tourists who recognized the middle-aged Taoist priest greeted him.

Master Xiu Huai said to the boy who had been helped up by the security guard, "You've got the wrong person. I haven't even mastered the Dao myself, how could I be qualified to teach others?"

"Xiu Huai." A voice rang out softly, though not loud, but everyone around heard it clearly.

"Master?" Master Xiu Huai recognized the voice.

"Although you lack talent, you are upright and righteous, and you can be called a virtuous person. There is no need to belittle yourself." Master Qingye said solemnly, "Cultivating the Tao is about cultivating the heart, not about methods or techniques."

"Yes!" Daoist Xiu Huai bowed and answered, his face expressionless, but he was shocked inside.

"Who is speaking?"

"Can't see anyone?"

"Thousand-mile sound transmission?"

The next moment, a white cloud slowly rose from the neighboring courtyard. Everyone looked up in surprise and saw two old Taoist priests, a middle-aged Taoist priest, and a young Taoist priest standing on the cloud.

Everyone:! ! !
The tourists didn't recognize Master Qingye and the other two, but they did recognize the last one. This person's appearance and identity had already spread far and wide, almost rivaling the fame of top celebrities in the entertainment industry.

Master Mingchong!

“We’re going to visit Brother Mingchong, and we’ll come back in a while,” said Daoist Qingye to Daoist Xiuhuai.

"Respectfully seeing off Master!" A hint of envy flashed in Master Xiu Huai's eyes, then turned to joy, and finally to a sense of relief.

He suddenly felt a tightness in his hand, and subconsciously clenched it, feeling the warmth of the material. Looking down, he saw it was a sandalwood bracelet.

A voice rang in his mind, "I'm giving you a golden bracelet to keep you healthy and free from all diseases. If you're truly destined to be with me, it might even lend you a helping hand. What happens next depends on your fate."

Master Xiu Huai's pupils contracted sharply, and he bowed again, "Thank you for your kindness, senior. I am deeply grateful."

Then, as everyone in Chongzhen Palace watched, the white cloud flew higher and higher until it disappeared into the clouds.

(End of this chapter)