Chapter 95: All Degraded
When he left the hall, he met a young Taoist, full of indignation, but he was also in the Sutra Pavilion. When he saw Wang Cunye, he snorted coldly. When he passed by, he made a low and clear voice: "Shameless!"
Wang Cunye knew that this person had misunderstood, so he ignored him and went down the mountain...
Even if it is the peak of the human immortal, it is not easy to go down the mountain. It took the two of them an hour to get to the foot of the mountain, but this place is a town.
The two stopped at the same time, and saw two mountains standing together, the stone gate sealed the sky, and a town below was beautiful, but the mountains and rivers were beautiful. When you look closely, there were thousands of families in a row. There was a clear river in front of the town, and the river was clear and green, flowing and winding, making it a good place.
The two went down and walked along the bluestone road. There were groceries, bamboo and wood workshops, porcelain, silk, inns, and wineries along the street...
There were not many pedestrians on the street, but they were always very energetic and showed peace. Wang Cunye was stunned and said with a smile: "It's because he is the Taoist sect, but it is extraordinary."
After saying that, he said again: "When we see a carriage, we rent a car to the dock? When will this be done?"
Yang Xuan smiled and said, "Brother Dao is saying."
After searching for a few streets, when they saw the coachman, they went up to speak. Neither of them was a petty person. After a few words, they went to the dock after paying a tael of silver.
The coachman invited the two of them into the car and smiled: "The two Taoist officials also have oil paper buns inside, and they have newly bought snacks. They will use them when they are hungry on the road."
As he spoke, the car moved, and the sound of hooves stepping on the road.
Looking outside, leaving the town, Wang Cunye was a little surprised when he saw the fields of farmland and said, "It's so big, how many people are there on this island?"
"The island has six counties: Public Security Bureau, Zhongyuan, Lanping, Huazhi, Yunshan, and Gaotai, with a population of 300,000." Yang Xuan said lightly, and after saying this, both of them were speechless. Looking out.
I saw the carriage running, and gradually smelling the sea breeze, with the smell of the sea. After a while, I listened to the waves slamming the coast, and the tides were rising and falling.
Yang Xuan and Wang Cunye waited for another half an hour, and the carriage arrived at the dock and got off. They saw more than a hundred ships coming and going on the dock.
Many are ordinary ships. Not to mention this, there is a three-sailing ship not far ahead, with mysterious patterns engraved on it. The flow of spiritual breath shows that it is not an ordinary ship.
He arrived in front of the sailing boat and showed the document. Someone on the boat said, "It just so happened that the boat is about to drive. Come on!"
Wang Cunye jumped and crawled onto the boat.
At this time, a tide came, and some fish that were pushed to the shore by the rising tide splashed. They kept struggling. Yang Xuan waved his sleeves and pushed them all back into the sea with a soft force, without saying a word. He jumped up.
"It's time to start the boat!" Seeing that it came, the boat started to sail and headed towards Annan County, the coast of the sea. At first, I didn't feel it. After a while, the wind was blowing in the sea. The spiritual text on the boat gradually lit up, and a layer of red and yellow light appeared, resisting the surging waves and moving through the sea safely, the speed was getting faster and faster.
The sky was filled with dark clouds. Seeing the heavy rain on the sea, Wang Cunye couldn't help but worry. Can this ship resist?
"Don't be too careful. This sailboat is a magic weapon for masters. Although it is not as good as a flying boat, it is extraordinary. Unless you encounter the stormy waves that are difficult to see in a century, you will not be able to indulge in the sea."
Wang Cunye turned his head, but he saw that Yang Xuan spoke to comfort him.
"I have seen the description in the Taoist sect, but I have not experienced it myself, so I can't help but feel uneasy." After that, Wang Cunye also smiled.
"Oh?" Yang Xuan smiled and raised his eyebrows but said nothing. He retreated into the cabin. There was a platform and a teahouse. He sat down, took out a piece of rice paper and a brush, and painted the view of the sea on his own.
Seeing that he was rising, Wang Cunye did not bother him and turned around and looked at Haitian.
On the black sky, heavy rain was pouring down, hitting the sea surface, rolling up ripples. Wang Cunye looked down, deep, really, and it was hard to see.
"Boom!" With a sound, dragons and snakes rage in the sky, lightning flying across the sky, and the sky of the sea was lit by the dazzling light mark, a little dazzling.
The heavy rain slapped on the light curtain formed by the sailboat, and rippled. Wang Cunye turned around and saw Yang Xuan still wave his hand inside. When he looked forward, he saw a girl leaping on the waves on the paper. The ocean set off her. Thunder in the sky was raging, and there was only one person between heaven and earth.
Wang Cunye was so impressed that he couldn't help but praise: "Friends of Taoism are really wonderful, wonderful!"
Just a good painting, Wang Cunye would not praise him like this. What is commendable is that there is a wonderful and natural Taoist rhyme contained in it, which is amazing.
But after seeing Yang Xuan finish painting, he shook the scroll, rolled it up and said, "I am idle and like to paint. I have nothing to do. I have been immersed in this Tao for thirteen years. Whenever I have some insights, I will fall into the paintings and carry the Tao with paintings!"
When Wang Cunye heard this, he smiled loudly: "If you can't read all the wonderful paintings of fellow Taoists like this, it is really a great regret in life. When you go back this time, don't hide your own personal information, but let me appreciate it carefully!"
"Why do you have to go back? I will take all these calligraphy treasures with you. What's wrong with letting fellow Taoists see them!" As he said that, he untied a wooden box behind him and unfolded the scroll from it, which was about a hundred pieces thick.
Wang Cunye was immediately surprised. He didn't want him to carry it with him. He reached out to take one, sat cross-legged and looked at it carefully.
Each of these pictures has a different artistic conception and is as natural as ever. At first, it was a little childish, but later it was extraordinary, with the flow of Taoist rhyme, or the bright moon, mountains, rivers, or wild flowers, all implicitly this person's understanding of the Tao.
Wang Cunye admired this one by one and couldn't help but frown: "Fellow Taoist, even though I look at your paintings, why are they all painted ladies?"
When Yang Xuan heard this, he was stunned at first, and then sighed: "She and I are childhood sweethearts. Later, for the sake of the Taoist career, they gave up this love. But I missed her very much over the years and often painted her in my spare time!"
Seeing that he was talking casually, Wang Cunye couldn't help but look at him. After thinking about it, he said: "Friends with good fortune, the alchemy books express their emotions, cut them off all of them, but he is pure and untainted, good means and good fortune."
But he sighed repeatedly.
Seeing Wang Cunye say this, Yang Xuan didn't reply, but just smiled slightly, looked at Haitao with his eyes slowly, and stopped talking, but just watched quietly.
The next morning, heavy rain stopped, but the light wind and light rain kept going. In the afternoon, there were winds and waves again.
At this time, the two of them were already familiar with each other, discussing the Tao, either making Kan Li, talking about fire, or calling Huangting, or studying life.
Yang Xuan came out of the Xuanmen with a right and red roots. In his words, Wang Cunye can always benefit a lot.
Yang Xuan was surprised. Although the person in front of him was famous in the county, he did not have a good teacher. He did not want to be so broad-minded, and his views were profound and truly extraordinary.
It was another two days, and I drove westward. The land was faintly visible in front of me. Although the hull itself was a magic weapon, the light shield on the hull was slightly dim after three days and three nights of wind and rain.
"Land! Fellow Daoist, it's almost here!" Seeing the land ahead, Wang Cunye smiled loudly.
Yang Xuan nodded with a smile: "Well, it's time to arrive. Looking at the voyage, you can reach the other side in the afternoon. It's really hard to endure these three storms and rains!"
"Yes." Wang Cunye agreed very much when he heard this.
There is a saying that when you look at the mountain and run to death, you can see that the mainland is also far away. You can see it from afar in the morning and arrive at the land just as it is close to dusk.
Wang Cunye sighed repeatedly: "I have never walked such a long waterway. Although I often take a boat on the Xin River in Hongming County, it is not as vast as the Yunhuang Sea."
Yang Xuan smiled and said, "Of course, it cannot be compared, but I don't know how many steps it takes to get to Annan Dao Palace now!"
It has been a month since the new disciples arrived, and all the foremen and elders knew that on that afternoon, several Taoists came to the hall to discuss with each other.
Before the palace master came, a Taoist was pondering, and someone asked, "What are you thinking about now?"
"Oh, I'm thinking about the fact that I led these twenty people. I've seen all of them, and they are basically qualified. It's really difficult to really choose the top talent!"
A Taoist on the opposite side smiled disapprovingly: "It's the first time you think so. I've taken it a few times and I've removed this heart."
"These people are all three transformations of human immortals. Except for some who use medicines, the others are not rooted, bones, luck and talented. There are too many people, and there is too little porridge, so I am afraid no one can do it if they want to be unyielding."
Another person smiled: "This is a fair statement, but even if it is in it, there is still a difference between good and bad."
Before he could finish his words, he heard a loud noise outside. A Taoist wrinkled, and as soon as he filled his sleeves, the water mirror unfolded in the hall.
After a closer look, he saw more than twenty new Taoist priests making noise in front of the door, and the voices came faintly. These Taoists looked at each other and sneered. They had presided over such many assessments, but had never seen such a bold and arrogant person. At this time, a Taoist said coldly: "Do you think it's okay to siege the front of the hall?"
Before he finished speaking, he listened to a person saying, "That's right, these people will be defamed."
Everyone was shocked and looked up. They saw that it was the palace master who came in and said. The elders saluted together. The palace master nodded and smiled, and sighed: "This material of Taoism also has the meaning of luck."
Everyone was surprised, not knowing why he said this, so he hurriedly asked for advice, and then listened to the palace master: "There are no major differences in the world, and only a few are not weak in nature, either in response to luck, earth veins, ancestral virtues, or at times, but even so, the clear and beautiful aura is always a small number of people."
"The Taoist monks were originally placed above millions of people to select people with a strong foundation and intelligent foundation. Now they have selected more than 600 people in three years, and there are 3,000 in a generation and 20 years, which is several times more than the imperial court's election of Jinshi-the imperial court once elected Jinshi, but only 200 people."
"The people who are selected in this way are not pure. Although they have some foundations, there are also many eccentric people. Therefore, those who should be demoted must be demoted. This group of people is just like this to be effective. What do you think?" The palace master said at the end.
Although some people thought this was a bit too cruel, everyone present was thinking about it. There were only ten places, and they responded immediately: "What the Lord of the Palace said!"
Chapter completed!