"I didn't expect that my Taoist friend would be able to achieve such a level at such a young age. His insights into formations and alchemy techniques make me feel ashamed. He can be called a peerless genius in today's monastic world." Zhang Shicheng couldn't help but sigh.
Unknowingly, the two people had been talking for several hours. The sky was gradually getting dark. Li Siliang, who was idle and had nothing to do, had already drank several pots of tea and ran back and forth to the toilet. The little Taoist priest in the temple didn't know what was going on.
When the time comes, turn on the lights inside the temple.
The two old ghosts in Zhang Shanhai's Knowledge Sea also sighed in the same way.
"I didn't expect that the monastic world would decline to such an extent!" Liu Daonan said.
Huang Shiyin also sighed, "Niubi, it seems that our disciples and disciples are really useless."
"Almost all the orthodoxy has been lost." Liu Daonan sighed sadly.
"Who said the system was lost? Isn't this right in front of us? With this guy here, our hope is right in front of us." Huang Shiyin said with a smile.
"What hope is he? If I choose again, this kid won't even be able to enter the door of my Maoshan Taoist sect, let alone inherit the Taoist tradition." Liu Daonan said.
"At this time, it would be good to have someone to inherit. This guy is quite to my liking." Huang Shiyin was a little disdainful, "Speaking of which, your so-called righteous sect pays attention to both qualifications and character, and you have taken all the benefits.
, I haven’t seen you cultivate anyone. In the end, the body died and the Taoism disappeared, and the Taoism has not been passed down to this day. If you dislike this kid’s poor qualifications, then don’t let him bring trouble to our Onmyoji sect.”
Liu Daonan rolled his eyes, "You think so well. Don't you have no choice now? Oh, just make do with it!"
Liu Daonan knew that with Zhang Shanhai's character, he could not be expected to practice meditation in a short period of time. In addition, Zhang Shanhai's current situation made it really impossible for him to practice meditation. Without resources and power protection, how could he practice meditation? So Liu Daonan was helpless.
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"Let's be open-minded. Niubi, we should be lucky that this guy's talent in cultivation is not too useless. Otherwise, neither of us would be able to cry," Huang Shiyin said.
"Do you have any questions, fellow Taoist?" Zhang Shicheng asked after seeing Zhang Shanhai fall into silence.
Only then did Zhang Shanhai come back to his senses, "Oh, it's nothing. Taoist Zhang, I would like to ask, are there many monks like you now?"
"Sigh. After years of war, liberation, and special catastrophes, there are not many monks with low Taoist skills like Pindao anymore. Maybe there are some hermits hidden in some secret places, or maybe they don't exist at all.
." Zhang Shicheng is already over eighty years old. He has experienced those difficult times, watched his fellow disciples pass away one by one, and also watched the Taoist sect gradually decline.
Zhang Shicheng then said, "Fellow Taoist, I have a foolish opinion. I want to gather monks from all over the world to gather together to study the cultivation method and explore the development plan of the Taoist sect. What do you think?"
Zhang Shanhai shook his head, "It might be feasible to ask the monks to put aside their prejudices and seek common development, but I'm worried that one day we will all gather together and treat them as feudal superstitions, which will be troublesome. Besides, among the monks, it is not necessarily the case
They all have good conduct like Taoist priests. If these wonderful skills of the Taoist sect are obtained by those treacherous people, it will not be the blessing of the Taoist sect."
"What he said is absolutely true." Zhang Daocheng lamented that Zhang Shanhai was not very old, but his words were quite insightful.
In fact, how could Zhang Shanhai say such mature words? He was clearly copying Liu Daonan's words.
"Old Taoist, you are really stingy. After staying here for a long time, I only drank a few bottles of water from you and did not arrange dinner. Is this the way of hospitality in your Taoist sect? Besides, we have been here for a long time, and our main
I haven't seen you solve the problem, so I'm just saying useless words and writing blank checks here." Li Siliang was a little dissatisfied. After drinking tea all afternoon, his stomach was full. When he went to the toilet, he was immediately hungry.
Roll.
"Haha, I was talking about speculation with fellow Taoists and I forgot the time. It's my fault. Dinner should have been prepared in the temple. Let's go have dinner together." Zhang Shicheng said.
Indeed, a big dinner had already been prepared in the Taoist temple, but seeing that Zhang Shicheng and Zhang Shanhai were talking about speculation, they didn't dare to come over and interrupt. This only made Li Siliang a mortal who didn't have the ability to endure hunger like a Taoist monk, so he was so hungry that he couldn't stand it.
Call.
Taoist priests are not like monks, and they are not meaty. The food in Taoist temples is quite good. In the past few years of reform and opening up, the life of Taoist priests has become better. The Chenghuang Temple used to be very prosperous, but during the special period, it was interrupted for many years. When the policy
After it gradually became looser, people began to come to the Taoist temple. In the past two years, the popularity of the Taoist temple has become even more prosperous.
Zhang Daocheng's disciples and grandsons also began to take on some business, making money quickly, and their money bags gradually became richer. Correspondingly, the food in the temple also improved.
In addition to Zhang Shanhai, Zhang Shicheng, and Li Siliang, the current Taoist temple steward and several of Zhang Shicheng's proud disciples were also eating together.
"This is Master Zhang Shanhai. Let's get to know each other. Don't underestimate your uncle. The Taoism is several times better than the master. If you call me uncle, you won't suffer at all." Zhang Shicheng actually asked him.
His disciples, several Taoist priests who were older than Zhang Shanhai's father Zhang Yunyang, were called uncles. Because Zhang Shicheng and Zhang Shanhai were of the same generation, Zhang Shanhai was naturally a generation older than his disciples.
Zhang Shicheng's disciples didn't hesitate at all, calling them "Uncle, Master, Master" one by one smoothly. In the eyes of the monks, this was an extremely normal thing.
Li Siliang didn't have time to care about such trivial matters. He was so hungry. "It's such a west wind and the sun is setting. The life in the Taoist temple is so nourishing, but the canteen of our archaeological team is much richer."
"You're such an old scholar, you're so good at what you get. When my apprentice saw his old friend Pindao coming over, he prepared a few extra dishes, but you're still so talkative. Lian Mu, next time this old Taoist comes, just prepare a few vegetarian dishes.
.Lest he go back and ruin the reputation of our Taoist temple." Zhang Shicheng said with a smile.
"Hey." Chen Lianmu smiled.
"Hey, you are an old Taoist, how can you teach your disciples to be so bad?" Li Siliang said hurriedly, "Doesn't this also reflect that the spring breeze of reform has blown into the Taoist temple?"
After dinner, Zhang Shicheng said to Chen Lianmu again, "Lianmu, go and get those few things from Master's room. Those are specially prepared by Master for your Uncle Zhang."
"Okay, you are an old man. You have already prepared it a long time ago without even telling me. You just let me worry about it." Li Siliang said.
Zhang Shicheng laughed and said, "Fellow Taoist, I have an unkind request, I don't know whether to say it or not?"
Zhang Shanhai smiled and said, "Strictly speaking, I am not a Taoist, so I don't have many Taoist taboos. If you have anything to do with Taoist Master Zhang, just say it."
"I wonder if I can bring a few apprentices to see you when you break the formation?" Zhang Shicheng said.
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