From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 291 Baiyun Ten Commandments
Chen Li looked down at her blue and white school uniform again and couldn't help feeling a little ashamed of herself.

"Even if she's not a star, she's still a little princess."

Chen Li stood there muttering, then coughed twice, her voice sounding somewhat lonely.

Wang Shuhuan had been sitting in his seat. He could not see the scene on the playground from his angle and was a little angry about Chen Li's absenteeism.

"Are you still going to listen or not?"

"Listen, listen, listen. Can you tell me again? I didn't understand what you said just now..."

Wang Shuhuan frowned and said, "If you continue like this, you can find someone else to teach you."

Chen Li quickly came back to her senses and struggled to outline her solution to the problem in the indifferent tone of Wang Shuhuan.

On the playground, the appearance of that girl caused a little commotion among the neatly arranged class teams. The restless teenage boys whispered in amazement in private, and several grade leaders and teachers took a long time to restore the original order.

Fortunately, the girl did not move after getting out of the car. She stood behind Chairman Courtney on the stage and seemed to be whispering.

"Hello everyone! Today, I am very honored to be able to donate some school supplies and teaching equipment to you. I would like to take this opportunity to donate our love to Nanyue Middle School on behalf of Changsheng Group and express our highest respect to all the teachers who work hard in the front line of education..."

Chairman Xu Teni’s speech was broadcast to every corner of the school.

"… In addition to being a small token of our Changsheng Group's appreciation, this is also a token of my niece Xu Yihe's admiration for your school's academic atmosphere and the respect for your students who persist in studying in such a difficult environment. She once told me that she has a close relationship with your school…"

It was a very ordinary sentence, with even the tone of voice not changing much. It just introduced the girl next to her named Ke He.

Chen Li was getting mad at this moment: "You said that this graph should have an auxiliary line from point A through point D? But why do we have to draw the auxiliary line like this?"

"You can't just say it's intuition, right? Isn't mathematics rigorous?"

"Hey, hey, are you listening?"

"How can you take this attitude? I won't lend you the Huang Ting Sutra!"

Facing Chen Li's loud protest, Wang Shuhuan, who had been standing still, suddenly stood up and almost bumped into Chen Li.

At this time, Wang Shuhuan looked doubtful and looked towards the playground.
"What are you doing……"

Chen Li's voice suddenly stopped, because at this moment Wang Shuhuan's eyes were too scary.
It's like remembering, but it also contains unspeakable pain and sadness...
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Baiyun Mountain, Yuchan Palace.

Li Yang and Chi Yanhong gathered the three little ones in the mountain gate together to discuss important matters.

Wang Xin and Zhu Ling knelt on both sides, while Zhao Ziyao knelt in the middle.

The temple was filled with incense, and the statues of the Three Pure Ones were solemn and majestic. Li Yang and Chi Yanhong sat on both sides of the main seat, with a rare solemnity on their faces. Frightened by their expressions, even the usually lively Zhao Ziyao did not dare to joke, feeling anxious. Wang Xin and Zhu Ling were silently waiting for the master to speak, thinking about why they were summoned here today.

Li Yang's eyes swept over the three little ones. The entire hall was silent, so quiet that it was frightening.

Feeling Li Yang's gaze, the three little ones lowered their bodies a little lower.

Li Yang cleared his throat and said seriously:

"Now our Baiyun Mountain lineage is on the right track. In China, it is on par with the other lineages of the Dao League. Abroad, it is also gaining fame, and outsiders dare not look down on it. And we will start recruiting disciples around next year. By then, in addition to you, dozens or even hundreds of disciples will gather together to learn our Baiyun True Law."

"However, there is an old saying in China: 'Without rules, there is no order.' Every industry, every sect, every religion has its own rules. Now that our Baiyun Temple is on the right track, we also need to have our own rules."

Li Yang spoke in a serious voice, pointing out the purpose of today.

He and Chi Yanhong are going to establish the preliminary rules and regulations of Baiyun Mountain today.

Before this, although Baiyun Mountain had sect rules, they were basically verbal and had never been taken seriously. In addition, there had always been few disciples in Baiyun Mountain, and Chi Yanhong and he were busy practicing in the early stages of the revival of spiritual energy, so they had always been relatively lax about the sect rules and regulations of Baiyun Mountain.

Now that we are going to start recruiting students next year, it will definitely not work to continue with this management model after we recruit students.

Although Li Yang himself dislikes all kinds of red tape, he also knows that only appropriate rules and punishment methods can allow a force and a legal lineage to develop more healthily and continue from the tide of the times.

Chi Yanhong, who was standing by, also had a serious expression on his face, and immediately spoke up, "The so-called precepts mean to release, distinguish, and stop. The Great Meaning of the Mysterious Gate of the Mysterious Treasure says: It can release the bondage of all evils, distinguish between good and evil, and prevent all evils."

"Precepts are the key to cessation, and they are the first priority for Taoists to return to the true self. The Heavenly and Innocent Emperor said: If you are a Taoist, you must be a model Taoist; if you are a real person, you must follow the rules of a real person. The purpose of establishing precepts today is to properly restrain the thoughts, words and deeds of the Taoists in Baiyun Mountain, and prevent "evil thoughts and evil desires" and "perverse words and evil deeds."

Li Yang nodded and followed Chi Yanhong's words:
"The ordination of our Baiyun Mountain lineage is different from that of the Quanzhen Sect and the current Dao League. Since the rise of the Quanzhen Sect in the Southern Song Dynasty, the ordination system has emerged in Taoism."

"Investigating its origin, the Quanzhen sect of Taoism passed down the teachings first, following the ancient system, passing them down orally, and not letting anyone talk about the Dao. The purpose was not to pass the teachings on to bandits, but to cultivate the immortals. Therefore, the founder Chongyang passed down the teachings to the Seven True Ones, passing them down orally and teaching them by heart."

"Although my Baiyun precepts are different from the Three Altars Great Precepts, the Three Refuges Precepts, the Three Grades Precepts, the Nine Precepts of the Jurchens, the Great Precepts of the Jade Palace, and many other Quanzhen precepts, the essence is the same. They all require you to accumulate merits and virtues, practice in peace and quiet, and gain a glimpse of the art of longevity as soon as possible."

When Li Yang said this, his aura became more powerful. The three little ones below knew the pros and cons and nodded in agreement.

The Dharma lineage before Baiyun Temple was considered a very distant branch of the Qingwei School within the Zhengyi Sect.

However, as early as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, small temples like Baiyun Temple had little to do with Zhengyi. Only a branch genealogy kept by the old abbot could verify the origin of Baiyun Temple.

What Li Yang said was correct. Ever since the old abbot passed away, the Baiyun Temple that he took over had completely separated from the branch of the Zhengyi Sect. In addition, the authorities did not want Baiyun Mountain to have anything to do with the Zhengyi Sects in the early days, so now all parties tacitly agree that it is an independent mountain with a new legal lineage, and is not among the Quanzhen Yi Sect.

Li Yang stood up, looked around and spoke loudly: "Today I will give you the [Ten Commandments of Baiyun] and will engrave them on the stone tablets in the front and back mountains. I hope you will pay attention to your virtues and not break the commandments. I hope you will soon achieve perfect virtues and complete your merits."

(End of this chapter)