Zhang Yuanji, the new abbot of Jianjiguan, held a Zhengdan fast festival in Lushan in the first month of the year. Taoist priests above the deacon level of Shifang Jungle in Jiangxi gathered in Lushan and saw an extremely shocking scene:
Mr. Kuangyu, the mountain god, has flowing sleeves and is more than nine feet tall. He stands on the top of Wulao Peak and looks down on all living beings. Zhang Yuanji then led thousands of Taoist priests to prostrate themselves on the ground and pray for the peace and blessings of Taoism.
The effect of this skill is extremely powerful. Zhao Ran had to sigh after hearing about it. The refining of the void in Longhu Mountain is really no small matter. It reflects the vast range of Zhang Yuanji's spell control and the solidification of the divine shadow. I am afraid that ordinary refining can be done.
Not coming out.
If he enters the realm of refining the void, can he also cast spells at the foot of the mountain and have a miracle appear on the top of the mountain? Zhao Ran shook his head, it's difficult...
Mr. Kuangyu's appearance on Lushan Mountain and the heavy snowfall outside Songzhou City were listed by various journals as the "model rituals" of the Zhengdan Daomen Zhaijiao in the 28th year of Jiajing. Regarding this, Zhao Ran could only brush it off
Wipe away the cold sweat, muster up courage, grit your teeth and move forward.
As the saying goes, the abbot took office with three fires, and Zhang Yuanji's first fire was to burn out his reputation, burn out his morale, burn out his reputation as a cultivator, and make all the Taoists in the jungles of the ten directions return to their hearts.
Immediately after the end of the first month, Zhang Yuanji's second fire was burned out. Jian Jiguan issued an edict, urging the provinces to continue to step up the replacement of county abbots, and clearly prohibited the use of time differences to promote abbots suddenly. The superior Taoist temples used temporary posts in the name of
There are three phenomena: occupying the vacant abbot position, and the old and sick abbot refusing to give up.
County courts that have the above three phenomena will not be lenient once verified, and the relevant parties will be held strictly accountable. The edict requires that we strive to fully realize the Daomen County-level policy before the 30th year of Jiajing, and in the eighth year after the introduction of the policy.
The abbot is fully covered by monks.
Zhao Ran agreed and supported this. Including the vassal departments, there were more than 1,400 county monasteries in the Ming Dynasty. Until today, five years after the edict was issued, the number of monks serving as abbots of Taoist monasteries has only just exceeded
Three hundred, not even a quarter.
No province has achieved full coverage. Even Sichuan, which is the most active in implementing this policy, has so far only achieved it in six prefectures: Songfan, Longan, Baoning, Tongchuan, Lizhou and Wumeng.
The five-year goal of the abbot and all the monks in the Taoist temple under his jurisdiction was achieved.
So even though Zhao Ran dislikes Zhang Yuanji and has a deep grudge against him, he still deeply welcomes his drastic move to promote monks to serve as abbots. However, while welcoming, he is also a little confused and puzzled by his behavior.
Intrinsic motivation.
However, people who do things only ask about the results, not their inner feelings. If Zhang Yuanji can really achieve the goal of the edict he issued, Zhao Ran will not hesitate to give him the greatest support.
In the 30th year of Jiajing, all counties in the Ming Dynasty were appointed as abbots by monks. Regardless of the uneven quality among them, Zhao Ran believed that it was expected that the total trust value would reach 1.5 billion or even exceed 1.5 billion.
In this way, wouldn't those great monks who were promoted to a higher rank in Hedao in eighteen or even fifteen years and are now ranked lower have hope of success?
Then I thought about it, maybe this is also the result of the supervision from behind by the Great Heavenly Master Zhang Yunyi?
In February, good news came one after another. First came the news that Wudang Chisongzi successfully came out of seclusion and was promoted to the 72nd Taoist monk, the Void Refining Monk. For this reason, Qingyi rushed back to Wudang to attend the ordination ceremony of Chisongzi Taoist Master.
Wei Zhizhen and Zhao Ran went to watch the ceremony on behalf of the Zongsheng Hall. Needless to say, it was a lively ceremony.
Zhao Ran made a cameo appearance as an on-site reporter and sent the report of the red pine seed enshrinement ceremony back to Dajunshan for "Junshan Notes" to publish a congratulatory message and article.
Immediately afterwards, Master Lin Zhijiao of the Wenqing Sect successfully came out of seclusion, gave birth to a baby with his spiritual consciousness, and broke through the realm of master training. This is the third master trainer and above in the Zongsheng Hall, filling the gap in the level of master training in Dajun Mountain.
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Zhao Ran and others rushed back to the Dajun Mountain Cave Heaven to watch Lin Zhijiao's refining ceremony. The Zongsheng Hall spent 3.6 million credit quota for this purpose and used up one of the remaining credit quota.
Mostly. Fortunately, the eldest brother should have no signs of breaking through as a master in the past three years, otherwise the Zongsheng Hall would really be stretched thin.
At the same time, after careful preliminary preparations, Luo Zhiqing began to formally retreat to attack the Great Master. This news made the Zongsheng Hall even more happy.
Lin Zhijiao's face was radiant after entering the realm of alchemist. Although she was over sixty years old, she seemed to be younger than when she was in the realm of archmage. This was also caused by the Wenqing Sect's skills.
As a result, the Zongsheng Hall officially established the Presbyterian Hall, which was built on a site beside Junshan Lake. It was composed of Jiang Tenghe, Zhao Liniang, and Lin Zhijiao. However, the Presbyterian Hall of the Zongsheng Hall was different from other places. It was Wei Zhizhen who really took care of the affairs.
And Zhao Ran, especially Zhao Ran.
The real identities of the two senior brothers are more like elders without names. The eldest brother is the general elder, while Zhao Ran is the "executive deputy elder and director of the external liaison department". There is also the Fairy Toad Palace, the general manager of the mountain gate, but this one
Rabbit is also planning to officially retire, and is now using the last one or two months to consider her successor - brackets, recommended candidates, brackets are over.
Song Yuqiao, the master of the Wenqing Sect, lamented to Zhao Ran that Dajun Cave is a good place. Since the sect moved here, the Kun Dao practitioners of the Wenqing Sect have made breakthroughs in their cultivation. In just five years, Lin Zhijiao has broken through
As a realm refiner, she and her senior sister Zheng Yutong formed elixirs one after another. Cao Yuzhu and Zhuang Yuqi also had some insights and prepared to ask for leave from Tianhe Palace and return to the mountain to attack the Huangguan realm.
While sighing, Song Yuqiao also speculated excitedly, maybe this is the rumored luck? The Wenqing Sect's luck has arrived? When he said this, he looked at Zhao Ran who was smiling and said nothing, and added another sentence
: "Well, Lou Guan's luck has also arrived."
Just after Lin Zhijiao's master training ceremony, Zhao Ran received another flying talisman from Pei Zhongze: "What are Zhiran busy with? Are you free these days?"
Zhao Ran hurriedly asked: "Senior Brother Pei is out of seclusion? How is it?"
Pei Zhongze replied: "Dan Sheng's spiritual consciousness has been entrusted with his life. He will be appointed as the Great Master in Qingyun Mountain in three days. Are you free? You and I will have a drink together."
Zhao Ran is not very busy this year, and his position as Du Guan is relatively free. Dao Sect Walking has been given to Qu Fenghe, and the Drought Relief Headquarters has been disbanded, so he agreed immediately.
When Zhao Ran climbed to the gate of Qingyun Mountain again, the Qingyun Hall received him even more wholeheartedly. Many of his acquaintances in Qingyun Mountain came to accompany him, and Pei Zhongning kept hanging around him all day long.
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Pei Zhongze was promoted to Archmage at the age of forty-five, which was in sharp contrast to the embarrassment he had when he met Zhao Ran in Bayan Har Mountain. After the ceremony of conferring the urn, Pei Zhongze placed wine in the room, and Pei almost
The close brothers and sisters gathered together, and the atmosphere was very lively.
Pei Zhongze said: "I made it clear when I came here not to send any gifts, but you still gave me such a heavy gift. It really makes Brother Yu feel bad."
Zhao Ran smiled: "They are all common everyday objects that are interchangeable."
During the banquet, Pei Zhongze sighed: "More than ten years ago, I still remember that I was lucky enough to meet Zhiran in a Buddhist temple. From then on, it was a smooth journey. I became a Taoist priest, became a mage, and became a great master.
Master, when I think about it carefully, Zhi Ran can be called a noble person on my path of spiritual practice. Without Zhi Ran, I would not be where I am today."