Chapter 33 Infinite Merit (Listen to the wind for the fallen leaves, Sanmeng
On the first day of October, Zong Guan summoned all the refiners from all over the world to gather at the Golden Rooster Peak Cave in Mount Lu to recommend Jian Ji Guan to the Abbot of the Zhenshi Hall. This time, the recommendation was even more eye-catching than when the Sanqing Pavilion recommended Yu Zhenren as the real person sitting in the hall. , there are also more Void Refining monks participating.
Seventy-one Lianxu, plus the layman Shen Yunjing, there were a total of sixty-two people participating in the meeting. Only ten people were unable to attend due to reasons such as retreat, important matters, etc.
As the only candidate promoted by Zhengyi, Zhang Yuanji successfully received fifty-seven votes in favor, was elected as the abbot of Xiaguan, and was awarded the title of Celestial Master of the Celestial Sect. At the same time, he also became one of the sixteen real masters. one.
Compared with the former abbot Zhang Yangming who resigned, and compared with the former abbot Shen Yunjing who has now been appointed as the abbot, Zhang Yuanji obviously has a much stronger voice in the True Master Hall, and invisibly serves as the monk in the Ten Directions Jungle. The policy played a huge propaganda role. More Taoist temples and more monks began to really pay attention to and enthusiastically discuss the role of abbot of Shifang Jungle.
On October 5th, Xu Zhenren, who had participated in the Lushan public recommendation, came to Dajun Mountain and was warmly received by Jiang Tenghe and Zhao Liniang. He brought another valuable Bagua Purple Jade Alchemy Furnace that had been lost from the building.
Talking about this treasure, Chen Shandao and Guo Hongjing's face made Xu Zhenren couldn't help but laugh. Then he said with emotion: "The two of them have been in charge of Baojing Pavilion for many years, and they really regard Baojing Pavilion as their own. Take one I’m so reluctant to part with my things when they come out, hehe.”
After the ceremony of paying homage to the Patriarch, bringing the treasures into the building, etc. was completed, Master Xu made a request to go to the Yunxiantai to pay homage to Patriarch Longyang, and Patriarch Longyang agreed.
Zhao Ran had no way of knowing what was discussed on the Yunxian stage. Even Jiang Tenghe and Zhao Liniang didn't know, but Xu Zhenren told Jiang Tenghe: "Zongshengguan must be more cautious in the next few years."
After sending Xu Zhenren away, Zhao Ran pondered the meaning of Xu Zhenren's words while busying himself with autumn harvest matters in various places.
This is the autumn harvest under the direct leadership of the Drought Relief Headquarters, involving nearly one million people in the nine counties affected by the disaster. The final statistical result is that compared with last year, the drought caused an average production reduction of 30%, but the opposite is true. It is said that 70% of the total grain output was preserved, and with the reductions and exemptions from the Taoist clan and the court, and the mandatory rent reduction requirements for the gentry and landlords, no family in the disaster area was displaced, and no one died of starvation due to the disaster.
This was a major victory, and the entire Sichuan province Daomen and imperial officials were dumbfounded. People in Di Bao, "Junshan Notes" and "Bagua" were delighted with this victory in the fight against drought, and even "Dragon" in other provinces. "Hushan", "Lingbao New Theory", "Neidan", "Maoshan", "Inside and Outside the Imperial City" and other newly appeared publications are all discussing the zero death incident in this disaster.
The prestige of Daomen in Sichuan Province has been greatly consolidated and strengthened throughout the province. The news coming back from Jiuzhou Pavilion also shows that the credibility of Sichuan Province has shown a sharp upward trend in the 27th year of Jiajing. In two months, the total credibility value has exceeded the 26th year of Jiajing!
For the first time, the common people felt that the distance between themselves and the monks in the pavilion was so short. Those monks who practiced in the mountains and came and went without a trace were actually by their side, doing their best to protect them.
The names of a group of Sichuan monks became familiar to the common people, and the deeds of many monks became common people's talk after dinner and became legends among storytellers in restaurants and teahouses.
These names include: Dongfang Tianshi, Dongfang Jing, Jiang Tenghe, Zhao Liniang, Wei Zhizhen, Yu Zhichuan, Pei Zhongning, Li Tengxin, Zheng Yutong, Zhu Meng... and so on.
Zhao Zhiran, who lost three years of his life for the common people, has undoubtedly become a hotly discussed star in the streets, and many people have even begun to voluntarily enshrine the portrait of Zhao Zhiran, the Taoist priest of the Zongsheng Hall, in their homes.
On November 1st, Zhao Ran received three huge umbrellas worth tens of thousands of people. The umbrellas were one foot tall and came from the three disaster-stricken areas of Songfan, Longan and Dufu. They were made by the common people through spontaneous meetings. On the umbrellas,
Inside the umbrella lining, there are densely written names, and each name has a fingerprint. Dozens of people's representatives from three places came to Tianhe Palace and held a lively and solemn umbrella delivery ceremony.
Seeing these three umbrellas with thousands of people, Zhao Ran was so moved that he almost shed tears... He assured Taoist Sanqing that this was really not his private operation.
Zhao Ran worked hard for nearly a year, diligently and conscientiously, and devoted himself to the front line of drought relief. Except for the abbot recommended by Zhenshitang, almost all his energy was devoted to drought relief. For this reason,
I have gained the greatest merit since my practice.
The scene when they assisted Xuanci, Zhang Laodao and Qingjun to ascend appeared again. The merit power poured into Zhao Ran's Qi sea crazily. After filling up the merit power Qi sea, he did not stop and continued to fill up the spiritual power Qi sea.
Fortunately, what was slightly different from the last time was that the harvest of merit this time did not happen in an instant, but started after the autumn harvest and continued in recent months, which prevented Zhao Ran from suffering from "abdominal pain like a twist".
And compared to the previous two times, Zhao Ran is now a double-golden elixir cultivation, and the holding capacity of the Qi Sea is several times stronger, and the merit power he can hold is nearly ten times more than the last time.
By the end of November, the meritorious force flowing towards Zhao Ran returned to normal.
Zhao Ran had to run to Junshan Lake, lure the black-armored turtle out, cut the essence and blood twice more, and made two rounds of decoction according to Master Cai's recipe. Unfortunately, the entry of essence essence was not big anymore, so he could only
It was better than nothing. He didn't waste the extra soup and medicine. He called Qu Fenghe and several other second-generation disciples over and divided a large bowl into each other, giving these guys a good drink.
He made some calculations at home and found that the refining capacity of Jingyuan has now doubled. It is estimated that it will only take half a year at most to refine enough mana to polish the golden elixir. By then, he will have perfected the golden elixir.
The day has passed. After he relied on his natal consciousness and entered the realm of the Master, the remaining merit power was enough for him to "squander" it for a long time. This time he really made it!
With the successful conclusion of drought relief, the Drought Relief Headquarters has also been officially disbanded, and its charters, documents, etc. have been preserved. Xuanyuan Guan and the Sichuan Chief Envoy each took a copy of the archive to prepare for the next disaster.
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The relevant monks, lay people, officials, etc. who participated in the drought relief had their own merits and rewards. In terms of describing their merits, there were people who were more interested and experienced than Zhao Ran, so Zhao Ran did not need to interfere too much.
Dongfang Li brought back an invitation from Jiuzhou Pavilion Song Yang Shi Tianshi, and wanted to invite him to Jiuzhou Pavilion to serve as a deacon. Moreover, Song Tianshi also promised that as soon as Zhao Ran was promoted to a master, he would make an exception and promote him to the elder of Jiuzhou Pavilion. This may be regarded as the True Master Hall
It’s a reward for him, and it’s a reward for doing what he likes. Don’t you like being an official? Then I’ll reward you with a decent “official position”!
After Zhao Ran thought about it for a long time, he still chose to decline. After spending fifteen years in Taoism, he had clearly understood that it was really difficult to get a lot of merit by working in Shangguan Liu Pavilion, and he didn't dare to believe it.
To see if the various tasks can cope with the cracking of the thin rope technique, instead of taking risks, it is better to be the abbot of the Ten Directions Jungle. At least this path is clear and promising.
In this regard, Song Tianshi did not force it and expressed his commitment to be effective for a long time.
After reporting to Dongfang Celestial Master, Zhao Yunlou, and Zhou Zhou on various matters related to the drought relief, Zhao Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the Maharaja Cave Heaven.
As soon as they entered the cave, they saw Qu Fenghe leading a group of junior disciples, busy working in the heaven and on earth.
Zhao Ran waved him over and lectured him: "Since I have become the abbot of the White Horse Courtyard, I still have to concentrate more on it and don't always run to the mountain gate."
Qu Fenghe nodded in agreement, and then said: "Uncle Junior Master, the day after tomorrow I will be conferring a speech at the Zongsheng Hall. Your speech has been prepared. It was written by Fengshan. According to your habit, it will be written in vernacular. Please give me your speech."
Have a look?"
Zhao Ran was startled and patted his head, and then he remembered that Qu Fenghe, as the new Taoist disciple of the Zongsheng Hall, was busy teaching the Grand Competition, and he had wrongly blamed him.
But as a teacher, if I make a mistake, I make a mistake, so what can I do? There is no need to explain anything, so I coughed dryly, and while reading the manuscript, I asked: "Is it held in heaven and earth? How many casual practitioners have signed up? Who pays for the room and board?
out?"
"There are twenty-one applicants in total, and the expenses are paid by one's own family."
Zhao Ran nodded with satisfaction, quickly finished reading the manuscript, and returned it to Qu Fenghe: "I won't go, you take good care of it."