After walking on the mountain road for more than 40 minutes in the dark night, when they arrived at the entrance of the main hall, An Ruyi and Wu Lan were already exhausted, sweating profusely, and out of breath.
Since Li Yuanze has been cultivating for many years, he has already entered the fusion stage. After reaching this level, a person's physical fitness will already have true energy flowing.
Ye Shaofeng was a little tired, but it was okay, but he pretended to be very, very tired on the surface, which could highlight the master's and theirs' kung fu skills.
Master Jiuyun looked back. When he looked at Ye Shaofeng, there was a kind of ridicule. When he looked at An Ruyi, he only softened slightly. When his eyes fell on Wu Lan, Master Jiuyun's face remained tense. Rang laughed and said, "Little girl, are you tired?"
"Tired, so tired. Seeing how you are improving, you are much better than me," Wu Lan said, panting heavily.
"When you reach the level of your senior brothers, the Zhongshan Road will be like walking on flat ground. Let's go and enter the main hall. This is our Jiuyun Palace,"
It turns out that this is not the main peak of the Quanzhen Sect, but just a side peak of this Taoist holy land. Here, it is just the Jiuyun Peak where Zhenren Jiuyun is located, which can be regarded as his hometown. As a member of the Jiuyun Peak lineage People naturally want to practice here.
Ye Shaofeng is more or less the land of Master Jiuyun, so it is natural for him to be here.
It was very late, but there was already a meeting in the kitchen for cooking. Knowing that the master would be back tonight, the disciples in the kitchen did not rest.
This hall is not splendid, but it is quite impressive. The decoration is like that of Taoist Fengge, with black and white as the main colors. In the front of the hall are three gods. These are the Taoist Sanqing, their ancestors.
After Master Jiuyun came in, he first bowed down to Sanqing, and then all the disciples immediately followed the master and bowed down.
Ye Shaofeng felt that he was a member of the Buddhist family and did not worship him, but after all, he was now the disciple of Master Jiuyun, so he could only do as the Romans did.
Ye Shaofeng also began to kneel down, kneeling to the sky, to the ground, and to his parents in the middle. Ye Shaofeng did not forget his principles.
Kneeling down and worshiping this Taoist statue of the Three Pure Ones is considered worshiping heaven.
After kneeling down and worshiping, some Taoist priests led everyone to the restaurant.
Although this is a deep mountain and old forest, it is basically equipped with modern equipment. It seems to be a themed hotel with the theme of a Taoist temple. The floor is paved with ceramic tiles, and the groups on it are all pictures of auspicious clouds. The strokes on both sides of the corridor are all gods. portraits, as well as some portraits of mythical beasts.
The lights above the head include incandescent light sources and halogen light sources, one next to the other, making them appear bright and elegant.
After beating around the bush, we arrived at the restaurant. The restaurant is not small. It is about the same size as a middle school cafeteria and can accommodate hundreds of people dining at the same time.
For such a big restaurant, it's somewhat deserted inside.
It is said that this branch of Jiuyun Peak has the smallest number of people among the several side peaks. It means that the disciples come here to have a permanent residence. Counting all the outsiders and coming here, they can barely fill half of it. It is so big. The place is simply a waste.
But later Ye Shaofeng learned that in fact, during holidays or important Taoist Dharma meetings, many tourists would come, and even people who came here specially to practice Zen and enlightenment. When these people came, they would naturally choose to eat here, just like It's like eating a vegetarian meal. Many people feel that eating a meal here seems to be a sublimation.
Ye Shaofeng sat down with everyone. The meal he ate was very ordinary, with very little food and no meat.
What Taoists pay attention to is this kind of simplicity and elegance. Although they do not explicitly prohibit eating meat, they do say that they cannot kill animals. They basically do not eat meat, but they do not refuse oil. It is similar to the kind of vegetarian food eaten by Buddhism. These are two completely different concepts.
Ye Shaofeng felt more and more hungry while eating this bland meal. The amount of food for each person is limited. After eating this, there will be no more for you.
Ye Shaofeng finished eating carelessly, and then he still felt hungry, but there was no more food, so he could only endure it.
Moreover, there is no small shop in this wilderness, so even if you want to open a small stove, there is no way.
Wu Lan was sitting next to Ye Shaofeng, knowing that he had not eaten enough. Wu Lan had a small appetite and had almost eaten. He whispered to Ye Shaofeng: "Brother Shaofeng, I won't eat this, you can eat it."
"You just ate that little. No, you need to eat more. The food here is not oily and you will starve if you eat less," Ye Shaofeng said.
Although Master Jiuyun was relatively far away from them, he had excellent hearing. He frowned and said in a loud voice: "Why, our food at Jiuyun Peak is not delicious."
Ye Shaofeng and Wu Lan had already received them. Ye Shaofeng quickly said with a smile: "No, no, how could it be? The food here is the best, I like it very much. This kind of food without oil and water is the healthiest."
"You can't even shut your mouth when eating, so hurry up and eat," said a Taoist priest next to him. This man is the eldest disciple of Master Jiuyun. Just now, even the vertical tree called him eldest brother, which shows that this man has the highest seniority in many lands. The highest one, with higher seniority, naturally has the right to criticize his subordinates, just like in officialdom.
Ye Shaofeng swallowed his anger and continued to eat. He had not been scolded by such a person for a long time.
But before taking two bites, the senior brother started to attack again: "Why do you want to eat other people's food?"
"I couldn't eat anymore, so I gave it to Brother Shaofeng," Wu Lan said quickly.
"Brother Shaofeng, there are no brothers or sisters here. From now on, according to the names in the sect, everyone can only eat so much, and those who eat less have to eat all. It’s also a kind of cultivation,”
"Aren't you sick?" Ye Shaofeng couldn't help but say.
If you are not full, we will not give you more. If you are full, you will continue to finish everything even if you are exhausted. Isn’t this nonsense? Why is this kind of thing still happening?
"Young man, don't be too arrogant. You have to remember that this is the Quanzhen Sect, not a secular place. If you don't like it, you can leave now and no one will stop you. But if you are our disciple Those who are in the sect must follow the rules of the sect. We are all cultivators and we must know how to self-discipline," the senior brother said.
"Okay, okay, my fault, my mistake, I won't eat," Ye Shaofeng put down the bowl and chopsticks, stood up and was about to leave the restaurant.
"Where are you going? It's meal time now. You can't walk around at will. This is the rule of a cultivator,"
"Aren't you all finished eating?" Ye Shaofeng asked.
"Then Master leaves first before we can leave. Everything must follow Master's wishes. Do you understand? Sit down, otherwise, you will be dealt with according to the canon..."