After bidding farewell to his cheap master, Jiang Xuan walked out of the courtyard and first exchanged a few words with Zhu Zhihua, who had been waiting outside the courtyard, and then followed Yao Guang, the vice-president of the Taoist Academy, to the Taoist Hall to prepare to become a Taoist.
Recalling the loss in Zhu Zhihua's eyes, Jiang Xuan could only lament that falling flowers follow the flowing water intentionally, but flowing water has no intention of falling in love with the falling flowers.
"Little friend Jiang, you and the dean seemed to have a very happy chat just now?"
Arriving in front of the palace, Yao Guang suddenly asked tentatively.
Jiang Xuan just smiled after hearing this:
"Perhaps Master thought of something happy."
"Well, Dean..."
"Hmm? Master?"
As his steps faltered, Yao Guang almost tripped over himself.
Seeing his unbelievable look, Jiang Xuan just nodded calmly:
"Master has just accepted me as a closed disciple, and is planning to hold a ceremony to accept the disciple when he returns to the mountain next year."
After saying that, Jiang Xuan ignored the wonderful expression on Yao Guang's face and went straight into the Taoist Hall.
………………
An hour later, in front of the library.
Jiang Xuan got off the carriage, looked at Yao Guang waiting in front of the library, and showed a funny look:
"Dean Yao, is there anything else?"
When Yao Guang heard this, he immediately waved his hand:
"Deputy, deputy."
After saying this, he replied:
"This is my first time entering the library. I am probably not familiar with the environment of the library, so I am here to be your guide."
"But little friend, are you driving a carriage over here?"
‘Such a small library still needs the vice-dean as a guide?’
While sighing in his heart, Jiang Xuan also said:
"Master agreed that I should go home to practice Taoism, but also asked me to read Taoist classics at home, so I plan to bring some Taoist scriptures back."
"Dean Yao, is that okay?"
"Deputy, deputy."
"Since it is approved by the dean, it must be okay."
"It's just that ordinary people are not allowed to enter the Scripture Pavilion. Do you need my help to move the classics?"
Looking at Yao Guang's constant show of goodwill, Jiang Xuan nodded decisively:
"Thank you very much, Dean."
Yao Guang waved his hand quickly:
"Vice, Vice, little friend, please don't make a mistake."
"I'm crazy how old my little friend is. If your little friend doesn't mind, just call me brother."
"Thank you so much, Brother Yao."
"Thank you for what? You should!"
After joking and chatting, they entered the library. Yao Guang waved the guard to leave and then introduced himself to Jiang Xuan:
"Look, little friend, the books on these two rows of bookshelves are all spells and heretics."
"This row of bookshelves contains visualization methods."
"This row is for physical training, which is to practice the fine method."
"This is the Heart Sutra of Entrance to the Way."
"Taoist classics, legends and records are all on the second floor."
"My little friend, what are you planning to get this time?"
Yao Guang turned his head mid-sentence and fell silent.
Jiang Xuan, who was holding a pile of books in his hands, poked his head out from behind the book and said seriously:
"You're all here, I'm going to take some back with you."
As soon as he finished speaking, he walked out of the library with a stack of books and put them in the carriage.
Looking at the carriage that suddenly took up a lot of space, Jiang Xuan murmured to himself:
"Although the library is small, it has a lot of books."
"It seems that I still have to pick it up, and I can't just take it as easily as before."
"Choose more useful ones this time and pick up the rest after finishing this batch."
Jiang Xuan was mumbling to himself outside the pavilion, and the guards inside the pavilion also approached Yao Guang:
"Third Uncle, the Taoist Academy has regulations that a Taoist boy can only buy a maximum of three Taoist scriptures or exercises or techniques a year."
"Cultivators who have entered the Taoist realm can only buy 20 books a year. Only those who have entered the Xiantian realm are not restricted from purchasing."
"This person has a very handsome face. Is he from a foreign innate state?"
"purchase?"
Yao Guang looked at his nephew angrily:
"I'm telling you, he is the dean's direct disciple."
"Even if he empties this library today, he doesn't have to pay a penny!"
"Finally, spread the news to me. From now on, let others call me the deputy dean, and don't call me dean again!"
Yao Cheng was stunned, then pointed to the east:
"Who has accepted a disciple?"
"Who is this person from?"
"Do you think?"
"I asked in person before coming here. Can it still be false?"
"As for this person, his surname is Jiang, from Lingtai Town, below Sixi County."
"Other deans don't want to talk much, so don't ask too much. Be careful that trouble comes from your mouth."
Yao Cheng nodded, then rubbed his face, and with a sincere smile, he trotted to Jiang Xuan, who walked into the library again:
"Daozhang Jiang, little Yao Cheng is the nephew of Vice President Yao. Do you need me to help you get it?"
Looking at the guard who bowed his head, Jiang Xuan was silent.
When he came here before, he was not like this.
Shaking his head secretly to suppress the distracting thoughts in his heart, Jiang Xuan smiled at him and nodded:
"Then I'll trouble Brother Yao."
After saying this, he came to the bookshelf where the Taoist classics were placed.
Brand-new Heart Sutras are stacked on the bookshelf, exuding an indescribable aura.
Picking up a book, Jiang Xuan discovered that it contained not only the instructions for entering the Tao, but also the experiences written by predecessors.
However, those opinions are not consistent, and the words before and after are even contradictory. It can be seen at a glance that these annotations are not written by the same person.
"Does the Heart Sutra of Entering the Dao of the Five Taiqi Qi all exist?"
Looking at the Heart Sutra on the bookshelf, Jiang Xuan's eyes flashed:
"What would happen if I introduced all the Wu Tai Qi into my body with the help of my golden finger?"
"When you advance to the Xiantian realm in the future, will you be able to have the Fifth Xiantian?"
"I don't know if I will explode myself."
"No matter, let's try it first."
In a flash of thought, Jiang Xuan placed the Wutai Heart Sutra and some other Taoist Heart Sutras in the hands of the guard.
"Jiang Xiaoyou, haven't you already introduced the Qi into your body? Why did you take so many Heart Sutras?"
Jiang Xuan smiled and explained:
"Master said that the Heart Sutra of Entering the Tao is the foundation of various magical skills and the origin of Taoism. There is no harm in reading more."
"So I thought about taking back some more Heart Sutras to see if I could draw parallels and broaden my horizons."
As he spoke, Jiang Xuan came to the bookshelf where the refining method was placed:
"Brother Yao, can you help me introduce the refining method?"
Yao Guang, who secretly remembered what Jiang Xuan said before, immediately took two steps forward, pointed to the bookshelf and introduced:
"The essence refining method is actually similar to the warrior's body refining method."
"It's just that the body refining method of warriors focuses on combat power, while the refining method of us ascetics focuses more on health."
"Such as the martial artist's "Iron Cloth Shirt", "Golden Bell Cover", "Dragon Elephant Strength" and other techniques are all methods that combine moves and body training into one."
"If these exercises are not practiced to a certain level, they will not only be useless to the body, but will also leave hidden injuries and shorten your lifespan."
"But the refining method of us ascetics is different."
"The refining method was created by our ancestors who were interested in longevity. It was originally intended to extend life span."
"The efficiency of body refining and the power of the same realm are far inferior to those of warriors, but they can live longer."
Having said this, Yao Guang pulled out a book from the bookshelf:
"Like this book "Qingsong Jue", after you get started, people will be like Qingsong, and their Qi will always be in their youth."
"No matter how old you live, you can still be energetic and be able to lift up the sky every morning."
"There is also this book "Turtle Breathing Technique", which was created by the predecessors who watched turtles."
"Although the turtle has a nose, it breathes through the ears, and when sleeping, the breath comes out through the ears. This is called the turtle's breath, and the turtle's life will be long."
"Practice it and prolong your life. A mortal can live a hundred and twenty years."
"I heard from the dean that the little friend values love, and maybe he can give it to his family to practice."
Jiang Xuan's face showed a hint of surprise:
"Aren't the Taoist temple's exercises not allowed to be taught to others?"
Yao Guang smiled and shook his head:
"That was when Emperor Chongzhen was on the throne."
"If the royal family really doesn't allow it, where did those big family inheritances come from?"
"My little friend is the principal's disciple, so naturally I can teach some skills to my family."
"Don't worry, no one dares to question it."
"That is, if your family members are exceptionally talented and want to join the Tao, they still need to come to the Taoist Temple to become a Taoist."
Jiang Xuan nodded when he heard this, and immediately chose some refining methods and started wandering around the library again.