A green carriage was driving briskly on the streets of Chang'an City. The wooden carriage rose and fell on the bumpy streets. Behind the carriage, a group of Taoist priests wearing blue robes followed.
Wang Gui, the genius Taoist of the Shangqing sect and the disciple of the Dharma master Wang Yuanzhi, was sitting cross-legged in the carriage, with a gloomy expression on his thin face.
This time, as a representative of the Shangqing Sect, he went to attend the foundation building ceremony of the Quanzhen Sect established by Qingwei, a rising star of the Alchemy Sect, to congratulate Shu Chuo, the onmyoji warlock who was waiting for death in the Taishi Bureau, and another guy whose name he forgot.
Those who are lucky enough to build their foundation and enter the Tao...
Wang Gui felt a little upset when he thought of the name Qingwei.
I remember that when he was thirteen years old, he became a disciple of the real person Wang Yuanzhi. He established the foundation and entered Taoism before he was twenty years old. Now, when he is only in his thirties, he is only one step away from achieving the breakthrough. It can be said that he has made rapid progress.
At that time, whoever didn’t take a high look at himself, who didn’t say that he was the true seed of spiritual cultivation!
But since the appearance of Qingwei, it seems that the standard for Taoist geniuses and Taoist seeds has suddenly become a hundred days to build a foundation and a year to become a reality. Anything slower than this speed is not considered a genius.
But those guys who said these words didn’t have to think about it in their own minds. Is this speed possible?
It was obviously Qingxiazi who cheated on him...
Alas! The world is deteriorating and people's hearts are not as old as they used to be!
Wang Gui, who was down-to-earth, step-by-step, and upright, was ridiculed by others for his lack of talent, while Qingwei, the cheating dog, was sought after by others, saying that he was the seed of spiritual cultivation.
Simply disgusting!
Thinking of Qingwei, Wang Gui felt a sense of disgust.
Of course, this disgust has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that when I first met Qingwei last year, I was directly hit in the face and beaten up by a damn guy. I was humiliated and was watched by Qingwei.
relationship; it also has absolutely nothing to do with that damn local who now lives next door to Qingduguan and is suspected of being in alliance with Qingwei.
He just hates evil and can't stand a cheating dog like Qing Wei, that's all.
Just when Wang Guizheng was sullenly cursing in his heart... resisting Qingwei, a cheating dog, he felt that the swaying carriage had stopped, and then a voice came from outside the car.
"Zhenren Wang, Qingdu has seen it!"
"good!"
Wang Gui took a deep breath, rubbed his stiff face with his hands, put on a calm and noble expression, then picked up the fly whisk he had put aside, opened the door curtain, and calmly
walked down.
As soon as I got off the bus, what I saw was a sea of people.
These people seemed to be all pilgrims. They carried baskets and placed incense candles in them. They crowded in front of the gate of Qingdu Temple. The queue even passed out of the gate of Qingdu Temple and several people lined up along the street.
Ten meters.
Wang Gui blinked in surprise.
"this is……"
"Zhenren Wang,"
A Taoist priest from the Shangqing Sect stepped forward and explained to Wang Gui in a low voice.
"These are all here to offer incense to Fu Yi, the god on duty, and Zhang Daoyuan, the city god of Xijing. It is said that they were pityed by the Supreme Lord after their death, so they were promoted to gods. There have been many miracles in Chang'an in the past two days.
, so believers gathered.”
"nonsense!"
After hearing what this Shangqing Taoist priest said, Wang Gui immediately waved his sleeves and became furious.
"How can Taishang Laojun care about whether two mortals become gods or not? Needless to say, this must be a trick played by Qingwei. This is simply deception..."
After hearing what Wang Gui said, the Taoist priest from the Shangqing Sect suddenly looked panicked.
Looking at that expression, if he hadn't been concerned about Wang Gui's identity, he would have almost pounced on him and blocked Wang Gui's mouth.
"Zhenren Wang, you just came back from Luoyang, you may not know yet,"
The Taoist priest looked around again and found that no one was paying attention to them. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and whispered.
"The imperial court has issued a notice regarding Fu Yi and Zhang Daoyuan's becoming gods. It is said that the Supreme Emperor Xuanyuan supported the actions of the current saint Sha Tai Buddhism, so he personally showed himself as a saint and promoted Fu Yi and Zhang Daoyuan to gods."
Having said this, the Taoist priest strengthened his tone.
"Master Wang, this is the will of the saint and cannot be questioned casually!"
After hearing that this matter was personally ordered by His Majesty Li Yuan, although Wang Gui still disagreed a little, at least he didn't continue to talk nonsense. He curled his lips and changed the topic.
"Then what about the foundation building ceremony of Qingdu Temple this time? Where is it?"
"Also in the temple..."
After seeing that Wang Gui did not continue to slander Fu Yi and Zhang Daoyuan, the Taoist priest from the Shangqing Sect finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
Standing in front of the door of a god who has appeared several times to 'comment' on others, he, Wang Guiwang, might be able to bear it, but people like them cannot afford it.
"Master Wang, look over there..."
The Taoist priest pointed to the side of the crowd.
"It is said that Master Qingwei of Qingdu Temple did not want to affect the pilgrims, so he opened a special door next to it."
Wang Gui followed the Taoist priest's fingers and looked over, and sure enough he saw a gap in the wall beside the cluster of heads.
"How ridiculous!"
Looking at the 'side door' that was obviously temporarily cut out of the wall, Wang Gui couldn't help but sneer.
"This nonsense sect has no rules. Even something that can be accomplished casually like foundation building requires a grand ceremony, and the ceremony is so nondescript."
After hearing what Wang Gui said, although the Taoist priests present were all members of the Shangqing sect, none of them spoke to him, and some even slandered in their hearts.
"Yes, we can't do such a casual thing as foundation building. But if foundation building is really that simple, how come you, Master Wang, have practiced for eight or nine years before you can achieve it? I guess you are just like Master Qingwei.
It takes a month to build the foundation and a year to make it come true!”
"Okay, let's go see this nondescript foundation building ceremony!"
Wang Gui, who didn't know that the Taoist priests from the Shangqing Sect he had brought with him were slandering him in his heart, waved the fly whisk in his hand, and took the lead towards the 'side door'.
"Senior Brother Pan is the same. He doesn't want to come here to embarrass himself and let someone come..."
As soon as he finished saying this, Wang Gui heard a sarcastic voice coming from the side.
"Ouch! I thought it was some real person who thought it was embarrassing to attend the Foundation Building Ceremony. It turned out to be the 'seed of cultivation' of the Shangqing sect, Wang Guiwang!"
Wang Gui turned his head and saw an old Taoist priest with white hair and beard standing behind him, stroking his beard with a group of young Taoist priests, with a smile on his face.
After seeing him turn his head, the old Taoist priest continued with a narrow look.
"Oops! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I've even forgotten. Master Wang, you seem to have not achieved success yet, and you still can't call yourself a 'real person'. Oops... It's mainly because everyone in the Taishi Bureau is like this.
Yelling, it makes the old master forget that Zhenren Wang, you are just a foundation builder!"
After seeing this white-haired veteran, Wang Gui gritted his teeth silently, then turned around and planned to leave.
"how?"
The old Taoist priest with white beard and hair stood behind him and said in a teasing tone.
"Shangqing is indeed a high-ranking sect. It's just a foundation builder who dares to call himself a real person. He actually doesn't even show respect to the real 'real person' like the old Taoist. Oh my... The old Taoist has really learned the lesson. When I see Qing
When Xia Zi was a child, the old man must tell him that young people nowadays really don’t follow any rules..."
Before the old Taoist finished speaking, Wang Gui had already stopped, turned around, gritted his teeth, clasped his fists, and bowed to the ground in front of the old Taoist priest.
"After graduating from school, I entered Wanggui and paid homage to Master Zhang Jiuzang!"
"Um!"
The old Taoist priest touched his beard with his hand, looked at the bowing Wang Gui with a smile, and raised his hand.
"Master Wang, hurry up and invite me. In fact, I just said it casually. Your Shangqing sect is so powerful. How dare I, a fortune teller, let you, Master Wang, salute you!"
"..."
Wang Gui, who lowered his head, gritted his teeth, straightened up, and said expressionlessly.
"Zhenzhen Zhang, the time for the ceremony is coming soon, so Pindao will take the lead."
With that said, Wang Gui waved his sleeves and said to the Taoist priests of the Shangqing Sect around him.
"let's go!"
"Master Wang, why are you in such a hurry..."
Zhang Jiuzang touched his beard with his hand and looked at Wang Gui's back with a smile.
"The old Taoist is also here to attend the Quanzhen sect's grand ceremony. How about we two sects come together?"
After hearing Zhang Jiezang's voice, Wang Gui not only did not stop, but his footsteps became even more hurried.
"Hahaha……"
After seeing Wang Gui's actions, Zhang Jiuzang burst into laughter.
"Master Wang, there is no need to be so anxious, be careful where you step!"
"Uncle?"
At this time, a young man wearing Taoist robes standing next to Zhang Jiuzang said with a wry smile on his face.
"You don't have to be like this, Shangqing is a major Taoist sect after all..."
"What's wrong with the Taoist sect!"
Zhang Jiuzang touched his beard with his hand and snorted.
"Since he, Pan Shizheng, dares to collude with King Qi to seize Chunfeng's position as your prisoner, he is slapping my Zhanyu sect in the face and giving Wang Gui an ugly look. This is light. After a while, the old Taoist will also give you
A 'big gift' for him from the Shangqing Sect."
"Actually, we can't say it's collusion!"
Li Chunfeng smiled bitterly.
"That is, Song Xuanbai from King Qi's Fortress entered the Taishi Bureau, but he was afraid that Master Qingxia would not agree, so he took Pan Shizheng's route."
"snort!"
Zhang Jiuzang snorted coldly.
"What you are talking about is not collusion, but what is collusion? Chunfeng, you don't need to talk about this matter. The old Taoist has already made up his mind."
When he said this, Zhang Jiuzang sneered.
"That Song Xuanbai is the same. He can't even see the bloody disaster on his body, yet he dares to take my position in the Zhanyu Sect. I'd like to see how he dies!"
"All right!"
Li Chunfeng could only say helplessly when he saw that he could not persuade his uncle.
"Uncle, you must be careful. The Shangqing Sect is really not easy to mess with."
"rest assured!"
Zhang Jiuzang touched his beard with his hand and said with a smile.
"After the 'big gift' is delivered, I will immediately move my bed and live next door to Qingxiazi."
"..."
During the conversation, Zhang Jiuzang and Li Chunfeng led the Taoist priests from the Zhanxuan sect, bypassing the believers who were waiting to offer incense to Fu Yi, Zhang Daoyuan and others, and walked into the Qingdu Temple through this temporary 'side door'.
As soon as he entered the door, Zhang Jiuzang let out an exclamation.