Chapter 128: Asking questions [Added update for 'Han Xiaojiang']
"Uncle, what are the specific assessments in the Taoist Academy assessment?"
On the way, Chu Chen learned from the master Boyunlei.
Guangping Taoist Temple, like Baihe Academy, is not located in Guangping County.
It is located in the secluded mountains forty miles west of the city, and complements the Baihe Academy in the east and west, just like the two bright pearls of the county.
Taoist Yunlei looked back at Chu Chen;
"Zhenyi, can you learn the "Three Official Sutra", "Pure Purity Sutra", "Tao De Zhen Sutra" and "Tai Shang Ying Pian"?"
Chu Chen nodded: "Master taught me, so I understand a little bit."
"That's enough. Just take these exams. The rest of the additional exams are up to the dean of the Taoist Academy, and my uncle doesn't know about them either."
Chu Chen was a little surprised:
"Uncle, you don't know either?"
"Well, you are adding a special case. According to the rules, additional assessment is required, otherwise it will not be fair."
Chu Chen nodded: "That's true. If you jump in line to enter the Taoist temple, if you don't add additional tests, how can others be convinced!"
"Well, it's good that you can understand." Taoist Master Yunlei nodded: "Actually, with your conditions and your achievements, you can easily get a place in the Taoist Academy. There is no assessment at all. It's a pity that you missed the day.
Already."
Chu Chen smiled, feeling helpless.
When the Taoist temple was recruiting immortal officials, he was still playing in the Chen family's backyard, in a daze.
Taoist Yunlei patted Chu Chen and said: "Don't worry, my uncle has a friendship with the dean. We studied together in the Taoist Academy back then. We are classmates. He won't embarrass you too much. Of course, he won't make things too difficult for you."
I'll help you cheat, it all depends on your ability."
"Thank you, uncle! I will be very satisfied if I have a chance."
Chu Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
Exams always make people nervous unconsciously.
However, with the help of his uncle, he can rest assured.
He doesn't need acquaintances to cheat or anything like that.
He feels that having a fair chance to compete is very precious and difficult.
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"Fellow Daoist Yunlei, you have been here in Guangping County for so many days. You are so busy and you don't come to me to reminisce about old times. These two days have come one after another. It's rare. It's really rare."
Cang Qingzi, the dean of the Taoist academy, laughed and teased Taoist Yunlei.
The Taoist temple only belongs to the fairy court.
The position of dean is also an immortal position and is quite important.
The dean of a Taoist academy in a county shall be a junior or fifth-grade immortal official.
The Dean Cang Qingzi in front of me has a high level of Taoist cultivation. He is a fifth-grade immortal official and has the same grade as Master Yunlei Taoist, but his status is slightly higher.
While speaking, Cang Qingzi's scrutinizing eyes fell on Chu Chen from time to time.
Chu Chen felt like he was being seen through. The "Five Zang Yuanjun" protector who was transformed into Yuanling in his body could circulate the mana and essence in his body on his own to resist external invasion.
"Friend Cang Qingzi, don't make fun of me."
Taoist Yun Lei laughed and pointed at Chu Chen beside him.
"This is my nephew Chu Chen, whose real name is Chen Chu. He is a descendant of the Chen family in Guangping. His nickname is Lingxiao. His name is Zhenyi Taoist. He is the apprentice of my master's junior disciple."
Cang Qingzi was slightly surprised:
"The Chen family, is it the Chen family in Guangping?"
Taoist Yun Lei nodded: "Yes, it is the Chen family in Guangping."
"Zhenyi, this is the dean of the Taoist Academy. I'd like to meet you, senior Cang Qingzi."
Chu Chen had been waiting quietly at the side and did not interrupt rashly. When his uncle spoke, he performed the junior salute and paid homage to the dean of the Taoist Academy.
"Junior Zhenyi pays homage to senior Cang Qingzi!"
Cang Qingzi nodded slightly:
"That's right, I didn't call you dean. It's quite prudent. In the past, many young monks who used the back door would call them dean as soon as they met. I don't like this the most. Even if I haven't passed the examination, I still deserve to be called dean!"
Chu Chen smiled awkwardly, unable to answer the question.
This dean seems to be hard to get along with.
This was because the great uncle had an old relationship with him.
Otherwise, your temper will become even worse.
Taoist Yunlei obviously knew the other party's temper very well. He waved his hand and said:
"Okay, Cang Qingzi, it's not like I'm looking for you to open a back door. The assessment should be assessed. After so many years of friendship between you and me, I will still make it difficult for you, and use the heart of a villain to judge the heart of a gentleman!"
"Hahaha, if you didn't say it earlier, you could have just said no earlier. If you think I'm just showing off, I'm afraid you'd open your mouth and embarrass me."
As soon as he heard Taoist Yunlei's words, the seriousness and scrutiny on Cang Qingzi's face disappeared without a trace, and he immediately became pleasant, amiable, and his elder style was fully displayed.
"Senior nephew Zhenyi, come here, let's take the assessment."
Chu Chen was in a daze, surprised by the change in dean Cang Qingzi's attitude.
However, he was not disgusted, but appreciated it very much.
Before, Cang Qingzi's face was serious, full of scrutiny, and his attitude was not good. It was entirely because he didn't want to get behind him and was afraid that his friend would say something, so he had a cold face now.
Once you hear that you are not moving behind, the other party will return to normal.
He couldn't dislike such a principled person.
The Taoist entrance examination is, as Master Boyunlei said, divided into two parts.
The first part is to examine the Taoist scriptures.
In front of the altar in a side hall of the Taoist Academy, three Taoist scripture teachers asked questions, and Chu Chen answered them face to face.
A scribe refers to a lecturer who teaches scriptures and is proficient in the scriptures.
Chu Chen has only studied the "Three Officials Sutra", "Qingjing Sutra", "Tao De Zhen Jing" and "Tai Shang Ying Pian" so far.
Cang Qingzi didn't mean to embarrass him. The examination questions asked by the three scripture masters all came from the above Taoist scriptures and did not exceed the outline.
The questions asked were not too remote or profound.
Taoist Master Xu Ping was able to basically cope with what he had learned through "passing the scriptures", and he answered all the questions.
This is considered the face of Master Boyunlei, and Dean Cang Qingzi did not intentionally make things difficult.
After the examination by the Taoist scribes.
Cang Qingzi nodded, and then the three scripture masters retreated.
Taoist Yunlei smiled and said:
"Cang Qingzi, how are you? How is my nephew?"
Cang Qingzi nodded lightly: "I'm reluctant. My understanding of the scriptures is only superficial and quite satisfactory. However, for my age and my cultivation level, it's pretty good."
Taoist Yunlei smiled and did not answer.
Zhenyi had only studied Taoism for a few months, so it was already very difficult for him to have a profound understanding of Taoism.
However, he did not answer the question but asked:
"What's the next test?"
Cang Qingzi smiled and said: "It's very simple. Ask questions and ask questions."
After saying that, Cang Qingzi took Taoist Yunlei and Chu Chen to a towering stone monument on the mountain behind the Taoist temple.
Cang Qingzi:
"True meaning, I ask you, what is an immortal official? You go under the stone tablet and write down your inner voice to understand it with the divine knowledge book. This is your assessment. If you can be recognized by the stone tablet, you can enter the Taoist Academy!"
Chu Chen nodded and walked towards the stone monument without thinking too much.
On the other side, Taoist Yunlei's face turned ugly and he complained:
"Cang Qingzi, you...what do you mean? I understand that you don't want to use the back door for me, but you...what do you mean? Isn't this embarrassing!"
Cang Qingzi waved his hand: "As ordered by the superiors, you have to ask questions about the additional quotas. In fact, this is also very simple. As long as your nephew has a good mind, there is no difficulty at all. I don't need him to give too good advice.