Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 307: Quanzhen Ancestral Temple, the Remains of Dragon Knight Yin Zhiping

Baiyun Temple, the ancestral temple of the Quanzhen Longmen Sect of Taoism, was first built in the Tang Dynasty. Its history far exceeds that of the Tianshi Mansion, Maoshan Shangqing and other Song Dynasty sects.

Of course, from the perspective of Taoist inheritance, Quanzhen is definitely inferior to Zhengyi.

But the purpose of cultivating is cultivation, not to compare who is older or who has cultivated for the longest time. Quanzhen Dandao is now more prosperous, and even Zhengyi Dao has changed from cultivating magic to cultivating life. This is the power of Quanzhen.

In this book, two people who practiced Quanzhen inner alchemy became immortals, Zhang Boduan and Zhang Sanfeng, while only Zhang Daoling from the Zhengyi sect became immortal, so the number of immortals was two to one.

During the Qing Dynasty, including the modern Beiyang and Republic of China periods, Longhu Mountain was no match for Baiyun Temple in the capital, which attracted more attention from dignitaries.

Although Wang Chongyang is the founder of Quanzhen Sect, this is "One Person" rather than Jin Yong's novel. There is no Quanzhen Sect in the martial arts world, and there is no Tomb of the Living Dead.

Although Shaanxi Chongyang Palace is still revered as the first of the three major Quanzhen ancestral temples because of the real historical figure's birth time and region, it was actually built by later generations on the site of Wang Chongyang's practice.

Although the incense is strong, because several outstanding disciples of Wang Chongyang have scattered, there is not much left here. The real leading Quanzhen inheritance in China is the Baiyun Temple in the west of Beijing outside the Forbidden City.

Until the new and old bells were established later, because it is the capital, national Taoist institutions such as the National Taoist Association, the National Taoist College and the National Taoist Cultural Research Institute have all been established in Baiyun Temple.

It doesn’t dare to admit that it is the best in Quanzhen, but it definitely deserves the title.

The highest inheritance here is that Qiu Chuji, the most accomplished, strongest fighter and most famous Changchun Zhenren, who was a disciple of Wang Chongyang, lived and preached here and left behind scriptures. Later, Qiu Chuji's disciple Yin Zhiping built Chushun Hall in the lower courtyard on the east side of Changchun Temple to store Qiu Zu's immortal remains, and Baiyun Temple was then called the ancestral temple of the Quanzhen Longmen School.

In The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Return of the Condor Heroes, these two masters and apprentices are both blind, bad-tempered, lacking in martial arts skills, and are even rapists, but in actual history, they were both famous Taoists.

Because of the Quanzhen Sect's strong reaction, Jin Yong was forced to remove Yin Zhiping's dragon knight's hat and put it on a fictional character in the revised version.

But He Songling didn't care about this, as he was not a Taoist monk. The Trinity School was too extreme and did not worship the Three Pure Ones.

He teased Zhang Zhiwei without any respect, "I thought you had come up with some good idea, but you came here to seek Yin Zhiping's inheritance. So, you want to be a dragon knight too?"

"What dragon rider?"

In that era, Yongzi was still a little kid in his early teens, and there was no famous work handed down from generation to generation. Zhang Zhiwei was subconsciously stunned.

"Well, you know, Quanzhen had a secret back then. Back then, at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, it was like this, like this, like this..."

He Songling, a gossipy woman, conveyed some contents of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and even "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" to Zhang Zhiwei by spreading gossip.

Zhang Zhiwei's eyes widened a little after hearing this. If Zhang's eyes were a slit before, now they are at least... a thick slit.

"Old He, if you are like this, we should end our friendship right now. Once we enter the capital, you must not come with me. I'm afraid that when the Quanzhen Taoist brothers deal with you, they will drag me into it." Although Zhang Zhiwei was also a gossiper and spread rumors, and even dared to make up stories about his own teachers and seniors, he would never dare to make up stories about the famous ancestors in the history of Taoism.

He used to only know that He Songling dared to frame Zuo Rutong everywhere, and he thought he was a fellow traveler. But now it seems that he is clearly a madman who is not afraid of his life.

"Master Quanzhen, you dare to spread rumors. You don't really think that Quanzhen Sect can't do anything to you, do you?"

"What do you mean by spreading rumors? They have no evidence and can't prove my lies. So why do they accuse me of spreading rumors?" He Songling seemed quite interested.

He was relatively poor in his previous life, and any money he had was spent on increasing the Engel coefficient. He had basically never traveled, let alone visited the capital. There was only one time when he had nearly a day's transfer time, and he casually wandered around the capital.

When outsiders come to Beijing, they prioritize the Forbidden City, the flag-raising ceremony, and the Great Wall. Those who understand will understand. He Songling would never have been to a non-famous attraction like Baiyun Temple, nor would he have had time to go.

In fact, the first time he knew the name "Baiyun Temple" and that Baiyun Temple was the ancestral temple of Quanzhen was when he watched "Under One Person". Originally, in his mind, Quanzhen Sect was Zhongnanshan Chongyang Palace, a fictional sect like Peach Blossom Island and White Camel Villa.

His research on the capital was all about the Eight Buildings of Beijing, Hongbin Building, Fengze Garden, etc. In his previous life, He Songling really had the time to comment on the scallion-fried sea cucumber in Fengze Garden.

Even in this life, he is considered a Taoist monk and is very familiar with Taoist classics. However, because he is located in the southeast, he does not know much about the Quanzhen Sect in the north.

He was really interested in seeing the legendary dragon knight ruins.

The two men were extremely fast. Even if Zhang Zhiwei didn't know any escape techniques, they were still much faster than a car. They left Baoding in the morning and in two hours, before lunch time, the two men had already arrived in Beijing.

"Wow, this is the legendary capital city!"

It's not like He Songling had never been to Beijing, but what was the Beijing he visited like? It was one of the most developed cities in the world, with tall buildings and cars everywhere.

At that time, the poor He Songling came here by subway. When he came up from underground, he saw the tall buildings directly. How could he have seen the authentic Qing Dynasty legacy of the old city?
"This is the first time I've seen a city wall in Beijing. It's great. This wall is taller and bigger than the one in Nanjing. It would be a shame to tear it down."

Zhang Zhiwei just thought He Songling was talking nonsense again. This capital had built a towering and tall city wall when Judy moved the capital five hundred years ago. Even when it was bombarded by foreign powers, only some bricks and tiles were destroyed. Has he ever seen a capital without a city wall?
"Hey, what's that look in your eyes? Don't disbelieve me. I'm telling you, this city wall will have to be demolished sooner or later!"

"Okay, okay, please hurry up and find a hotel to stay. We came too quickly, so we have to send a visiting card to Baiyun Temple first. We can visit them after three days."

Zhang Zhiwei felt that it was too embarrassing for He Songling to be like this at the foot of the capital, so he hurriedly chased him inside.

"After all, I am the inheritor of the Zhengyi tradition. To be frank, as a future Heavenly Master, I must show due courtesy when paying homage to the Quanzhen ancestral temple."

(End of this chapter)