Uncle Jiu: I am Chen Yulou, the leader of the Xiangling gang

Chapter 11, Fifth-class Receiving

"My disciples at Qianyuan Temple do not follow a single rule. We must follow what we should follow, but we don't have to follow what we shouldn't follow."

"So, I will make the decision as to when you become my disciple and receive the ordination certificate. As for returning to Maoshan, when you have made progress in your cultivation, you can follow me back to the Maoshan headquarters to pay respects to the elders of the sect." Uncle Jiu looked at Chen Yulou and said.

"I understand, senior!"

Chen Yulou nodded. It would be best if they didn’t have to go to the Maoshan headquarters. After all, the Maoshan headquarters was in Zhili, thousands of miles away from the mountain city.

It's so chaotic now, it's not easy to go back and forth.

At this time, Uncle Jiu waved to Chen Yulou.

Chen Yulou immediately walked over and saw Uncle Jiu pull out a wooden box from under the incense table. He opened it and said, "This contains the Dharma letters of Shu Lu."

Chen Yulou immediately looked at the things in the wooden box. There were so many things in it, such as gold ingots, mirrors, green silk, green silk, incense burners, etc. Some of them he knew, some he had never heard of, big and small, there were dozens of kinds.

"When the ceremony is over later, you should serve them one by one..." Uncle Jiu instructed, pointing at the things in the wooden box.

After he finished speaking, Uncle Jiu asked, "Did you remember it?"

"Senior, I remember it!"

Chen Yulou nodded. His memory was now photographic.

Uncle Jiu said again: "These things are offered to the ancestors in heaven. The order cannot be messed up. If there is a slight mistake, it will make the ancestors in heaven unhappy, and Shu Lu will have problems."

"I understand, senior!"

Chen Yulou nodded.

Uncle Jiu was a little worried and reminded him again: "Giving Lu is like giving destiny, you must take it seriously."

Seeing Uncle Jiu's worry, Chen Yulou immediately smiled and said, "Please rest assured, senior. I know the seriousness of this matter!"

Although he only had a vague understanding of Shulu, he was still clear about what Shulu represented.

The Maoshan Sect has a strong background and has people in both heaven and hell, so in other words, the granting of Lu is equivalent to a school degree certificate, and all the gods in heaven and on earth are considered their own.

If you don't accept the tuition, you will be equivalent to being an auditor.

Just like Uncle Jiu, after his death, he was directly appointed as the head of the underworld bank. This is the benefit of Shu Lu.

If you don't receive the blessing of Lu, you may not even be reborn into a good family after death, let alone seek an official position in heaven or on earth.

"Ok!"

Uncle Jiu nodded, glanced at the box of Dharma letters at his feet and smiled, "I have collected these Dharma letters for many years. I originally prepared them for your Senior Brother Qiu Sheng. Unfortunately, this bastard has some talent, but his personality is just like Wencai, a hopeless case of mud."

"I thought these spells were no longer useful, but I didn't expect to meet you, Yulou!"

Chen Yulou was a little surprised, and then asked: "Senior, didn't the two brothers give the teachings?"

"no!"

Uncle Jiu shook his head and said, "Your senior brother Wencai is not talented enough and is not qualified to teach Lu at all."

Wencai's aptitude is too poor. If he were to hold a ceremony to teach, and the ancestors in heaven saw it, they would probably be so angry that they would send down their Dharma bodies to deal with him.

"As for your Senior Brother Qiu Sheng, although he has some talent, he is at most a second-class Huang Lu, or maybe even a first-class Qing Lu. So I plan to let him improve his Taoism a little bit before I hold a ceremony to teach him the Lu. Perhaps the ancestors will have mercy on him and give him a second-class Huang Lu."

"Who knew this bastard would not make progress!" "So, I gave up teaching him, so as not to embarrass myself in front of the ancestors." Uncle Jiu said with some regret.

However, when Uncle Jiu looked at Chen Yulou, the depression in his heart disappeared. After all, after having Chen Yulou as his personal disciple, he had completely given up on Wencai and Qiu Sheng.

Since the two of them have no chance to practice Taoism, when the time is right, he will find a wife for them and let them start a family and build a career. As a master, he will have done his best.

Chen Yulou didn't know what to say after hearing this. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Senior, regarding the rank of the Lu, is the second-grade Huang Lu the highest? Or is there something better above that?"

Uncle Jiu glanced at Chen Yulou and nodded, saying, "There are five levels of Lu in our Maoshan sect. The first level is the Great Supreme Three Five Du Gong Sutra in blue seal scripture, the second level is the Great Supreme Zhengyi Mengwei Sutra in yellow seal scripture, the third level is the Shangqing Three Caves and Five Thunder Sutra in red seal scripture, the fourth level is the Shangqing Three Caves Sutra in gold seal scripture, and the fifth level is the Shangqing Great Cave Sutra in purple seal scripture."

"Among them, the fifth-grade Shangqing Dadongjing Zilu is the best. However, according to the sect's records, no one in my generation, or even in the three generations before that, has been able to be awarded the fifth-grade Zilu."

Chen Yulou was immediately surprised. He glanced at Uncle Jiu and asked, "Senior, didn't you also grant the fifth-level Zilu?"

Uncle Jiu immediately shook his head.

But then he said with some pride: "Although I didn't award the fifth-grade Jinlu, I did award the fourth-grade lower-grade Jinlu."

"Among the dozens of disciples in the entire Maoshan Fifty-four Generations, only your Great Master and I were awarded the Fourth Grade Golden Thousand Ingot. Among them, your Great Master was awarded the Fourth Grade Top Grade Golden Thousand Ingot, which is half a grade higher than mine."

"Fourth-class Jinlu?"

"It turns out that the senior has such great talent!" Chen Yulou exclaimed.

Hearing this, Uncle Jiu smiled proudly and said, "Throughout history, among all the disciples of Maoshan, there are only a handful who can be awarded the fifth-level Zi Lu. Each of them is a well-known and powerful ancestor of our Maoshan Sect."

"As for the fourth-level Jinlu, there are only a few dozen such people in the entire Maoshan Mountain record. A small number of them have also achieved great success in cultivation and become powerful ancestors in history."

"So, don't underestimate the fourth-class Jinlu!"

Uncle Jiu paused for a moment, then looked at Chen Yulou seriously and said, "You successfully established your foundation overnight. Your talent must be superior to mine, and even to your master uncle's. You're guaranteed to be awarded the fourth-grade, top-grade Jinlu."

"Of course, when granting a Lu, it's not just about talent. The Grand Masters will also look at the disciple's character. If the character is not good, they can't grant a high-level Lu."

"I understand, senior!" Chen Yulou nodded after hearing this.

But he was also a little shocked that Shi Jian had actually awarded him the fourth-grade upper-grade Jinlu, which was half a level higher than Uncle Jiu. But when he thought of the powerful pressure from Shi Jian, his future uncle, he was instantly relieved.

Uncle Jiu reminded him again, "If you don't receive the Fourth Grade Golden Lu, don't be discouraged. After all, although the Lu is a sign of recognition from the ancestors, throughout the Maoshan Sect over the past thousand years, there have been some who have achieved success in cultivation by receiving lower-grade Lu."

Uncle Jiu knows the inside story of Shulu.

Simply put, just like the emperor personally selecting scholars, sometimes he would do so according to his own preferences. The same is true for the ancestors in heaven. They also have their own preferences. If Chen Yulou is not liked by the ancestors in heaven, it is possible that he would be awarded a lower-level title.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yulou looked at Uncle Jiu seriously and said, "Please rest assured, Senior. Yulou is not a narrow-minded person and will not care about temporary gains and losses."

"I always believe that heroes are made by the times, but heroes can also make the times!"

Uncle Jiu was stunned when he heard this, then he stared at Chen Yulou and laughed, "Hahahaha... Times create heroes, but heroes can also create times."

"As cultivators of my generation, we must have your kind of courage and spirit."

Uncle Jiu now likes Chen Yulou more and more.

At this moment, a laugh came from the door.

"Brother, you're actually going to accept a personal disciple. Let me see which kid is so lucky?"

(End of this chapter)