According to legend, Lingbao Tianzun, who lives in the upper realm of heaven, was once reincarnated as Lingbao Lord, roamed freely in Qiyun Mountain, and inspired Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva to achieve enlightenment here.
Where Lingbao Tianzun left his mark on Qiyun Mountain, the later Taisu Shangqing Palace was built.
Huichang Yuan was taken in by Miaoyu and became the gatekeeper of the palace. He was dedicated to his duties and cautious in everything. Every day at dawn, he was the first to get up from the bed and take care of Nuo Da.
The courtyard, every step and corner, and everywhere else, were all swept clean.
When he had nothing to do, he went to the sutra room to borrow various books and read them over and over again.
Every time Miaoyu met Hui Changyuan, she was very satisfied when she saw that he was either holding a bamboo stick or holding a bag of family books and reading them.
She remained silent and just wondered in her mind how long this person had been hiding and whether he could still be educated.
This Huichang Yuan has a very deep understanding. He has read a lot of Taoist books, and he can talk eloquently with others on how to escape from the Three Realms and Five Elements, transcend the world. If he has an argument with others, he can always quote scriptures.
Being clear about the Tao always makes the Taoist theory prevail.
On many occasions, Hui Changyuan was able to speak eloquently to tourists, explaining how Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva was enlightened by the Lingbao Tianzun. Although he became a Buddha, he was actually a person who followed the Tao.
Therefore, after Huichang Yuan’s propaganda, it is clear that learning Buddhism is not as good as cultivating Taoism. This often arouses resonance and applause from everyone.
Miaoyu heard this and saw that although Huichangyuan had many fallacies, it was in line with her consistent intention of "achieving the Tao is far better than becoming a Buddha", so she was naturally very happy.
She couldn't help but have a strange thought in her original strong temperament. She thought that if she relied on Hui Changyuan's ability to understand Taoism, if he gave careful guidance and used his eloquence, if he could resist Huiyun Da
The monk will surely disgrace him.
Therefore, Miaoyu began to follow her own plans and consciously gave Huichangyuan some advice from time to time.
Huichang Yuan naturally listened carefully to the teachings, and thus he understood them thoroughly and made great achievements in Taoism.
Seeing that the time was right, Miaoyu took Huichangyuan to Jiuhua Mountain and deliberately found trouble with Huiyun, aiming to compete with each other.
Huichang Yuanwei was extremely shrewd and understood Miaoyu's scheme. In addition, he had long had a desire for revenge against Huiyun. After several confrontations, the great monk Huiyun was completely refuted.
Defeated steadily.
Seeing that Huiyun was defeated repeatedly at the hands of a gatekeeper from Taisu Shangqing Palace, Miaoyu was so happy that she formally accepted Huichangyuan as her direct disciple. She gave him the Taoist name "Xingzhi" and taught him some real Taoist skills.
On the one hand, strict control.
One year, it was Ciyi's 100th birthday, and Miaoyu took Huichangyuan with her to the Queen Mother Pond in the Snow Mountain to congratulate her.
Although Huichang Yuan was nearly forty years old at this time, he was still able to act well-behaved and smart in front of Ciyi. On his left was "Master Grandpa Longevity" and on his right was "Master Grandpa Wujiang", which made Ciyi smile.
Huanxuan is very fond of this disciple named "Zhixing".
According to Taoist etiquette, disciples can only call a female Taoist priest who is one generation removed from her as "Master", but cannot call her "grandma" or "grandma".
Miao Xin was still in her teens at that time, and had just been accepted as a closed disciple by Ci Yi not long ago.
She was quite curious about the nephew who was much older than herself under Second Senior Sister. She felt amused but also embarrassed when he knelt before her and addressed her as "Sister Aunt"!
But what made Master Ciyi so heartbroken was that not long after her second disciple Miaoyu returned to Qiyun Mountain, she suddenly suffered a serious illness that could not be cured and passed away.
When she was over a hundred years old, she lost Miaoshan and Miaoyu successively, leaving only Miaoxin as her apprentice.
When Taisu of Qiyun Mountain went to the Qing Palace, he had no choice but to recommend Taoist Master Jingchen to be the abbot.
Without Miaoyu's discipline, Hui Changyuan spent some time in Taisu Shangqing Palace, and often went down the mountain to practice alchemy, such as fortune telling for others, reading Feng Shui, and even redeeming the dead and spreading spells. Sometimes three
In five days, sometimes more than half a month, I have gained quite a bit of fame and popularity in places near and far.
Due to the favor of relatives, Taoist Master Jingchen could do nothing against Huichang Yuan's increasingly domineering behavior, but in order to enhance his power, he repeatedly asked for the gold-edged Daochang that Miao Yu had worn during his lifetime, which he regarded as a treasure.
Verbally refuse.
But one morning, Hui Changyuan suddenly came to the dormitory of Abbot Jingchen with his hair disheveled.
He said that in his dream at night, he saw Lingbao Tianzun descending from the realm of Shangqing to the mortal world, and spoke 16 words of mantra for him to remember. It was "The Sect of Shangqing has wisdom in all four frontiers. God calls our people to teach and transform all living beings."
He will also pass on the next "Tianji Xuan Jing" to "benefit Heaven and prosper the world, and support the present and ancient ways."
Jingchen was shocked when he heard this.
Because this is the "Tianji Xuanjing" mentioned by Huichang Yuan, according to Taoist records, the spiritual treasure Tianzun gave it to Emperor Yan, who in turn passed it on to Emperor Xuanyuan and the Yellow Emperor, until the kings of Xia, Shang, Zhou Wen, and Wu.
Although "Tian Ji Xuan Jing" is only one volume, it can cover everything, including fantasy and mystery.
This book is a secret book, and very few people have heard of it, let alone seen its true appearance. Even Taoist Master Jingchen has only heard that "Tianji Xuanjing" seems to be treasured by Senior Sister Ciyi in the Taoist Temple of Queen Mother Pond in the Snow Mountain.
It was very detailed, and the senior sister didn’t reveal even a single detail.
Now, Jingchen doesn't know how her distant nephew has such great supernatural powers, and where he got the "Tian Ji Xuan Jing" from. Is it true that, as he said, he was taught a dream by Ling Bao Tianzun and was granted the "Supreme Purity"?
One sect, with insight into the four frontiers, God calls our people, educates and transforms all living beings." The sixteen-character mantra?
Moreover, he also said, "Huitian prospers the world, and aids the Tao in the present and ancient times." This word clearly contains Huichang Yuan's surname.
If he believed it to be true, I wonder if he would take advantage of this opportunity to make a big fuss? If he didn't believe it, seeing that he had no inhibitions early in the morning, he was so frightened that he would never dare to be so presumptuous as a Taoist and fabricate such a story.
Seeing that Jingchen was silent for a while, Hui Changyuan suggested to her again that he wanted to take advantage of today's ecliptic time to build an altar in front of Taisu Shangqing Palace, so as to fulfill Lingbao Tianzun's wish early.
Do not delay, lest you incur the wrath of the immortals.
While Taoist Master Jingchen was hesitating, Hui Changyuan had already stepped out of the door. He was now shouting in front of the Taisu Shangqing Palace, shouting out dozens of Taoist priests, and setting up a whirlwind arrangement.
At noon that day, we could see the rays of the sun shining thousands of miles away, and the Taisu Shangqing Palace was filled with clouds and smoke. A flagpole was erected in front of the door, and a yellow flag with four golden characters of "Shangling Shenzong" was flying.
Huichang Yuan, dressed in green velvet, ascended the high altar.
Under the altar, hundreds of people had gathered there. There were Taoist priests, Taoist nuns, and tourists watching the fun. There were even believers who had heard the news and admired Huichang's Taoist skills and came to congratulate him.
Huichang Yuan stood on the altar, first waved a fly whisk and prayed in all directions, then clasped his hands, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes and chanted sutras loudly, chanting some words.
The green velvet hood with gold trim on his body swayed gently in the breeze, constantly changing colors, making him look like a fairy coming to earth, a master from outside the world.
Then, Huichang Yuan stood up and chanted a few words loudly, "The Sect of the Qing Dynasty has wisdom in all four frontiers. God calls our people to teach and educate all living beings!" He invited the people under the altar to chant with him.
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At first, only a few people followed Huichang Yuan and whispered in agreement, but eventually they were shaken by the aura in front of them, which showed that hundreds of people followed him and raised their arms and shouted: "The Sect of the Shangqing Dynasty has wisdom in the four frontiers. God calls our people to teach and educate all living beings."
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The green velvet and gold-edged hood that Hui Changyuan was wearing was originally enshrined in a sealed brocade box in front of her spiritual throne after Miaoyu became immortal. No Taoist priest in Taisu Shangqing Palace had ever dared to touch it. Hui Changyuan was
On this day when he went to the altar, he ignored Abbot Jingchen's prohibition and opened the seal for his own use.
Jingchen stayed in her room all morning.
She first heard reports from her confidants, saying that the knowledgeable scholar had disobeyed orders and dared to take the treasured clothes of the late Taoist Master Miaoyu, and then added himself to it. Then she heard bursts of shouts from in front of her.
A wave.
After Jingchen shook his head and sighed, he thought again and again, hoping that Huichang Yuanzhen would do what he said and obey the instructions given by Lingbao Tianzun in the dream.
Guangzong's Taoism has lived up to the teachings and training given by his late master, Master Miaoyu.
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Ever since Huichang Yuan raised the banner of "Shangling Shen Sect" in the name of Taoism, the news quickly spread to the Snow Mountain Queen Mother Chi Taoist Temple.
Master Ciyi could not have imagined that her disciple Hui Changyuan would become so successful after his disciple Miaoyu became a disciple.
Moreover, what makes Ciyi quite proud is that Huichangyuan came to southern Xinjiang three years ago after a long journey, just to make a special trip to see her master and make it clear to her that the "Shangling Shen Sect" does not come from the sect of Master Miaoyu.
, although he was promoted as the sect master, he respected his master Miaoyu as the supreme sect master, and Master Ciyi as the sage master.
Huichang Yuan even repeatedly said to Master Ciyi: The followers of Shanngling Shen Sect are all over the world. They must abide by the law, observe morality, be willing to do good, and must not damage the reputation of Tai Sheng Sect Master and Tai Shang Sect Master anywhere.
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Although Ciyi lives in the Queen Mother Pond in the Snow Mountains of southern Xinjiang, where she has been practicing self-cultivation for many years and has no contact with the outside world, she has been elected to many nominally important positions in religious organizations such as the National Taoist Association. Therefore, she is very important to the country's religions.
The policy of the affairs has always been to advocate strict compliance and to set an example by one's own example.
Therefore, after she had heard the sworn statement from her disciple Sun Huichang, that the purpose of the Shangling God was to love the country and the people, and to promote Taoism, she couldn't help but feel very happy. She had heard that he had a bad reputation as an "evil cult", and she immediately felt it in her heart.
All doubts are gone in one go.
But what makes Ciyi even more upset recently is that her closed disciple Miaoxin left her Jiuwei Mountain Nvwa Empress Temple and spent many days in the capital. This time she took the opportunity to pay homage to the Queen Mother on March 3rd, Christmas.
She has repeatedly advised her, her master, not to be easily deceived by Hui Changyuan and his "Shangling Shenzong" crooked ideas.
Ciyi pondered over and over again, "I wonder who this guy Miaoxin was bewitched and assigned by. He must be trying to get to the bottom of the truth about the Shanghling Shen Sect!"