On the first day of the new year, the sky is bright, the sun is rising, and the sky is filled with purple clouds.

　　　　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　die in The bell rang nine times in a row, resounding throughout Baiyun Mountain and Jizhou Prefecture.

The New Year Dharma Ceremony has officially begun!

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The New Year Dharma Assembly at Baiyun Temple is an annual event in Jizhou. Many local and even surrounding temples and Taoist temples have arranged their Dharma assembly in advance or in advance. to the end of the previous year, or to the tenth or fifteenth day of the new year.

Not only to avoid the ritual ceremony at Baiyun Temple, but also because they will all be invited to attend the ceremony.

The hosts and contemplative directors of various families have come to Baiyun Temple to observe the ceremony. Where can I host my own Dharma assembly?

Baiyun Temple adheres to Taoist concepts. Although it is a worldly person, it will not be extravagant. The New Year Dharma Assembly only invites fellow Taoists to watch the ceremony, and does not invite people to gather.

So many thoughtful wealthy businessmen, families, and ordinary farmers gathered at the foot of the mountain and saluted solemnly towards Baiyun Mountain, but they were blocked by the Taoist priests from the mountain gate and were not allowed to go up the mountain.

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After the nine bells rang, there was the sound of chanting sutras. This time, even Lu Zheng changed into a Taoist robe and mingled with the Taoist priests of the Yuan generation. , chanting sutras orally as a background board. .

Then the Taoist priests of the Ming Dynasty formed a column, placed altars, offered incense, and prayed and recited speeches.

The next moment, dozens of Taoist priests with hundreds of years of cultivation were doing the same thing. Countless white clouds gathered, misty and misty, and Baiyun Mountain was completely shrouded in white clouds, like a fairyland.

Priest Mingyu suddenly appeared in the sky, riding on the clouds at his feet, and landed in front of the altar in the square of the front hall. In his hand was a silk scroll.

After a rite of worship to ancestors and praise to heaven, the scroll flew by itself without any wind. Suddenly it flew to the sky, and then turned into a white light that filled the sky. People within a hundred miles could feel the physical and mental excitement. light.

The next moment, the white clouds stretched for a thousand miles, began to spread with Baiyun Mountain as the center, and then turned into rain, like a fine drizzle, falling finely.

After that, there are real people giving lectures.

Every year in Baiyun Temple, a profound real person will show up to explain the way of practice. This is also one of the important reasons why many practitioners come to watch the ceremony.

How can ordinary people be qualified to hear a powerful man who has practiced the Taoism for thousands of years give lectures?

Even though Lu Zheng relied on his own efforts to practice, he wouldn’t mind listening to more of the master’s training scriptures.test.

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The New Year Dharma Assembly was held from Yinshizhong to Sishizhong. After the real person preaching on the stage left on a cloud, the New Year Dharma Assembly at Baiyun Temple was over. It's over.

Master Mingyu invited fellow practitioners who came to watch the ceremony to have a meal together, and Lu Zheng also returned to the back hall to have dinner with his fellow practitioners in the temple.

At the end of noon, Baiyun watched the gifts and sent all the comrades down the mountain. Then the people waiting at the foot of the mountain swarmed up the mountain to burn incense and pray on the first day of the new year, praying for everything to go well in the new year.

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Everything went well at the New Year Dharma Assembly, and there were no problems along the way.

In the next few days, Lu Zheng and Yuan Jing continued to visit and make friends in Baiyun Temple as before.

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On the fifth day of the lunar month, go down the mountain.

Driving quickly, Master Mingzhang took Lu Zheng and Yuan Jing to the junction of Sanjiang Road and Yinan Road. This is a three-way intersection, one heading west, leading to Lingbei Road. , one to the southeast, leading to the states of Inan Province.

“From now on, go all the way, and after passing Yangzhou, you will reach Huizhou.” Taoist priest Mingzhang said to Lu Zheng.

"Yes." Lu Zheng nodded, cupped his hands to Taoist Master Ming Zhang and Yuan Jing, "Master! Senior brother! Then I will take this path!"

Yuan Jing warned, "Be careful along the way, pay attention to everything, don't be careless."

Taoist Master Ming Zhang, "..."

Lu Zheng, " …”

Lu Zheng nodded, “Brother, don’t worry, I’ll save you.”

Gu Si/span went from Yizhou to Jizhou and happened to pass through Yinan Road on the way back. This is naturally the case, and the Jinhua Sect is located in Huizhou, east of Yinan Road.

Lu Zheng could just go to Jinhua to return the "Nine Heavens Golden Que Cave Zhenhua Shenfa".

He is an outsider of Baiyun Temple. He will not embarrass the Jinhua Sect because he is the direct evangelist of Baiyun Temple, and because he has a layer of skin from Baiyun Temple, he can make the Jinhua Sect pay more attention to him.

If Taoist Master Ming Zhang follows, the Jinhua School will not look good.

The best way is for Lu Zheng to go to the Jinhua sect himself. The Jinhua sect naturally knows that Baiyun Temple gives face, and because they are all members of the same Taoism, not to mention that Lu Zheng is only an outsider of Baiyun Temple, so He will not fool Lu Zheng, but will sincerely help Lu Zheng find the most suitable return gift for him.

So the few people reached an agreement, and Taoist Master Ming Zhang took Yuan Jing back to Tonglin County, while Lu Zheng set off on his own to go to the Jinhua Sect in Huizhou.

　"You now have two hundred years of Taoism, and you are also responsible for the Taoism. Even if you encounter a thousand-year-old demon, as long as you escape in advance, the other party will not be able to do anything to you, so you just need to be more careful and don't step into the trap on your own. "Taoist Master Mingzhang said.

"Yes, disciple understands." Lu Zheng nodded, feeling more and more that it was a great opportunity for him to meet the old man in the cave.

It turns out that the earth’s magic is so awesome!

With a wave of his hand, Taoist Master Ming Zhang led Yuan Jing all the way to the west, while Lu Zheng turned to the southeast.

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　“Jade Seal! Time Travel!”

　“Whoosh!”

When at Baiyun Temple , Lu Zheng was worried about attracting the attention of various old monsters in the back mountain, so not only did he not use the light of luck to improve his cultivation, he also did not even travel through time.

So after parting ways with Taoist Master Mingzhang, Lu Zheng quickly turned into the woods beside the mountain road, found a remote corner, jumped on the big tree, and immediately Traveled back to modern times.

Sure enough...

Even if I explained it in advance, I still received a lot of messages on my phone.

Lu Zheng first called Lin Wan back and talked to his mother for half an hour, promising to pay attention to it in the future before traveling back to ancient times again.

"Jade Seal! Improve!"

Traveling back to modern times, the most important thing is to improve the strength.

"Buzz!"

After the eight rays of light of luck were consumed, his strength in all aspects increased on average, and then he entered the cool-down period again.

"Jade Seal! Improve me again! This time it's invisibility!"

In the past ten days in Baiyun Temple, although Lu Zheng did not practice, he will The principles of these spells are all understood.

　“Buzz!”

“This time it’s a dream spell!”

　“Buzz!”

“Finally It's puppetry and enchantment!"

"Buzz!"

"Huh——"

Lu Zheng took a long breath and felt He could not help but stretch his body after using several spells with his arms, and finally felt satisfied.

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“Keep going!”

This is not an official road. Lu Zheng just walked along the trail, although he soon got out. We went up the mountain, but soon entered the dense forest again.

I looked up at the sky. It was almost noon.The sun shines through the gaps in the trees, and it's actually a nice day.

Lu Zheng lowered his head and looked ahead, but there was no end to the path. "Good guy, this road is quite long. Let's walk for a while, and then go find Lin Wan for lunch at noon."

So Lu Zheng continued to move forward, turned a corner, and saw a small convoy parked on the side of the road. Several people were getting off the car under the protection of guards. In the dense forest on the side of the road, there were still There is a ruined temple looming.