On the ninth day of the second lunar month in spring, Long Dahai’s golden elixir celebration was held as scheduled.
The village had already made preparations. On the day of the celebration, there was an endless stream of monks coming to participate in the celebration from morning to night.
Most of them were monks who participated in the Golden Elixir Ceremony, and most of them were acquaintances from Yushan County. Although some of them returned to the county, some stayed here in Beiyan Mansion.
Two monks from Yushan County have been promoted to the realm of golden elixir one after another, which makes the people of Yushan County look good.
Among the families here in Beiyan Mansion, only one Jindan family member from the Bai family came here, but there was also Master Hongyun who represented the Yunxiao Sect.
As for those families who had had contact with the Long family, including the three villages and towns of the Long family and the families around the winery, most of them sent people to congratulate them. Even the Ding family, who had had conflicts with the Long family, lowered their heads and the clan leader came in person.
This is the deterrent force of becoming the Jindan family. Many small families want to have a good relationship with the Long family, and those who have had conflicts with the Long family will take this opportunity to improve their relations.
The Long family is naturally very generous. As long as they come with sincerity, they will welcome everyone.
When the banquet was about to start at noon, a sword light flew from the north of Longjia Villa and fell in front of the door where the visitor came.
"Welcome, Master!"
Long Xiaochuan immediately came forward and greeted him respectfully.
"You're welcome, Xiaochuan. We haven't seen him for many years. The stubborn young man back then is now much more stable."
The person who came was none other than the current county head of Yushan County, Taoist Sanjian, the supreme elder of the Yushan Sect. He saw Long Xiaochuan, a former inner disciple of the sect, and said with emotion.
Long Xiaochuan looked at Sanjian Taoist and said: "Thanks to the cultivation of the sect back then, Xiaochuan is what he is today. My uncle has been waiting for you for a long time. Sect Master, please come with the disciples."
Sanjian followed Long Xiaochuan into the Longjia Villa. Along the way, all the monks from Yushan County stood up and saluted him.
Seeing this, Sanjian's heart changed, and some of the complaints in his heart immediately disappeared.
"Meet the sect master!"
Long Dahai came out to greet him, and then invited Sanjian to the main table. Here were the monks of the Li family, Bai Ning of the Bai family, Hongyun of the Yunxiao sect, and the elder of the Zhang family.
They are all old acquaintances and we can chat together.
Then the auspicious time arrived and the luncheon began.
The crisp music of chimes sounded all around, and Long Dahai walked to the center of the courtyard, bowing in all directions.
"Today is the grand ceremony of Qinghu. It is to celebrate the success of the golden elixir and the hope of cultivating Taoism."
"Everyone is here to congratulate you. Qinghu is honored. With this glass of wine, I wish you all success in cultivating Taoism and sharing eternal life!"
After Long Dahai finished speaking, he put the wine bottle in his hand to his mouth and drank the purple liquid spirit wine in one gulp!
The monks took the wine glasses, stood up and shouted: "Be with the Tao forever!"
Then drink up the glass of wine, and then the luncheon begins!
Long Dahai exchanged glasses with the guests at the main table, and then stood up.
His son Long Yuan is holding a wine glass, and his daughter Long Feier is holding a wine gourd. They are now on both sides behind Long Dahai.
The three of them began to take turns toasting to the guests sitting in the courtyard.
A toast to each table.
Regardless of whether the monks at the banquet table were male, female, old or young, tall or short, fat or thin, or whether their cultivation level was high or low, Long Dahai had to salute and toast.
Today at noon, the Long family held a banquet with 188 tables, all of which were filled.
At the end of the round, Long Dahai's expression did not change, but he was still drunk and his mind was a little confused.
"I thought that by being promoted to the Golden Elixir, I could maintain my original intention, but now I know that my heart is full of joy, which is revealed through the power of wine."
Long Dahai felt sober and drank one hundred and eighty-eight glasses of wine. Finally, he bowed to his guests and returned to his small courtyard.
Han Xiuya and the other three wives immediately helped Long Dahai, who was swaying a bit, back to the house.
It's a pity that there is something else to do at the dinner, otherwise Long Dahai would have wanted to sleep with his wives.
Now I have no choice but to meditate to sober up and refine the spiritual power in the wine.
Since the year Long Dahai was promoted to Jindan, the purple liquid spirit wine aged in Xilin Winery has not been sold.
Today, the Long family uses purple liquid spirit wine to entertain their guests.
Many visitors discovered the generosity of the Long family, and the fine wines and delicacies satisfied their appetites.
After the luncheon, no one left, but were waiting for the highlight of the day.
When evening came, everyone ate dumplings. Some people actually ate more than a hundred, which shows how delicious these dumplings are.
Then comes the focus of today, Long Dahai explains his insights into advancing to the Golden Elixir.
This can be said to be the most anticipated thing for the foundation building monks present.
Everyone came to the Mengzhuang Township Forest Farm, and when the time came, Long Dahai, wearing a blue golden elixir monk's robe, sat on the podium.
Looking at the mighty Long Dahai, the scene immediately became silent, looking forward to Long Dahai's lecture.
Upgrading to the golden elixir is the second important bottleneck faced by monks. Some monks have easy foundation building, but they are stuck in the realm of fake elixirs for decades. Finally, they use the barrier-breaking elixir to break through, and end up in a miserable end.
In the spiritual world, Jindan can only be regarded as a low-level monk, but it is only one step away from an intermediate-level monk.
There are many Jindan monks, but compared to the number of monks the human race has, there is probably one out of tens of thousands.
But except those monks who have no family, no master, no inheritance, no guidance, no resources, etc.
This proportion will be significantly reduced.
Just four words, Dharma couple, land and wealth, can filter out most people.
Therefore, the Immortal Alliance encourages monks who have advanced to teach the Tao, forming this custom of communication.
Long Dahai sat on the throne and began to talk about the false elixir. He continued to preach on how to survive the thunder tribulation and spent the whole night.
When the morning glow filled the sky, Long Dahai and some sober monks left together.
As for the monks who have gained enlightenment, they will sit here in meditation. After they wake up, they will leave their thanks and then leave on their own.
The celebration ended after Long Dahai finished speaking.
There are only a few families left with deep friendships.
The second elder of the Zhang family is in Yushan County, and the first elder is here as a representative.
After Long Dahai finished teaching the Taoism, the great elder found Long Dahai and the two came to a quiet room.
The great elder looked pleased and said happily: "Dahai, when I saw you back then, I felt that you had a special temperament. Now you have achieved the golden elixir, and it will be even higher in the future."
Long Dahai respectfully replied: "Thank you for your good advice, the Zhang family will also live long."
The Great Elder talked to Long Dahai for a long time, and then got down to business.
Great Elder: "Dahai, you and my second brother were promoted to Jindan at about the same time. We will definitely have many contacts in the future. I came here today because I want to reach an agreement with your Long family and form a family alliance."
Family alliance refers to the fact that two families communicate a lot with each other, marry each other, create a foundation and develop together, and are as close as one family.
Long Dahai did not expect that the Zhang family would make such a suggestion. He looked at the eldest elder and said with a smile: "The Zhang family and the Long family have been married, and Zhang You and I are as close as brothers. The two families can form an alliance and develop together."
Long Dahai politely rejected the Grand Elder's proposal to form an alliance with the family. The Long family did not need such a close alliance.