From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 298 All the Immortals Gathered (asking for monthly tickets~~)

Wang Shuhuan, Wang Xianghong and Chen Li came down the mountain and searched the Internet for information about Jiangxi's "Luotian Dajiao" after they got a signal.

Upon checking, I found out that this "Luotian Grand Ceremony" had already started to build public opinion.

Daomeng has official accounts and public accounts on Weibo and WeChat.

After three years of development, the number of fans on the Daomeng official blog alone has reached a staggering number, having already exceeded the 50 million mark, and is still growing.

In these three years, Daomeng has only posted three Weibo posts.

One is the "Sword Huntuo Dance" performed by the female Taoist priests of Qianyuan Temple, and the other is the completion ceremony of Taoist temples in various provinces.

There was another one in April this year.

The content is very simple: On the third day of the eighth lunar month this year, which is the twenty-fourth day of the ninth lunar month, the Luotian Grand Ceremony will be held at the Heavenly Master's Mansion of the Han Dynasty in Longhu Mountain, Jiangxi Province.

It didn't say who organized it or who participated, just a line of words.

There have been nearly 200,000 discussions in the comment section of this Weibo post.

Every bizarre speculation will trigger crazy discussion.

Every netizen feels like an ancient eunuch, jumping up and down because of the teasing, but just not knowing where to put his strength. Others are just playing the game of being reluctant but also welcoming, holding the lute with their faces half covered.

It was not until a few days ago that the follow-up publicity for this Luotian Grand Ceremony was officially carried out.

First, there is a list of the Luotian Grand Ceremony.
There are Ge Zhenjun's Tiantai School, Lushan School, Qingcheng School, Bojiadao, Gezhaoshan School, Qionglongshan School, Longhu Sect, Tianzhuguan School, Baiyun School and so on, totaling ninety-seven lineages.

There were only the names of the lineages, and even no information about which Taoist priests were in each lineage. However, this list still caused an uproar on the Internet.
When the time comes, heaven and earth will come together, and for a time, the entire Chinese media seems to be promoting the list and the Luotian Grand Ceremony.

Before the Chinese residents could react, another piece of news exploded on the Internet like a nuclear bomb.

This Luotian Grand Ceremony will also invite several major domestic media and well-known foreign media to provide real-time coverage.

It exploded. The internet was completely blown up.

Now any normal person would know that something is wrong with this Luotian Grand Ceremony.

Every Chinese citizen who opens their mobile phone will see the major media and bloggers following up on the real-life events of the Luotian Grand Ceremony. Even primary school students know about it.

In another month and a half, a Taoist meeting will be held at a place called Tianshi Temple in Longhu Mountain.

A blogger dug out the time of the last Luotian Grand Ceremony, which was exactly four years ago.

At that point in time, the Taoist temples in major Taoist temples across the country suddenly disappeared and some public opinions on the Internet began to ferment.

What is going to happen?
As time approaches, the stations and airports near Longhu Mountain in JX Province are crowded every day in August.

Seven days later.

Longhu Mountain has been closed to the public and people are not allowed to go up the mountain. Some internet celebrities and journalists are waiting at the foot of the mountain, and photos and videos of the vigorous and thin old Taoist priest are leaked from time to time.

These Taoists, who had been in seclusion in China for nearly four years, began to be exposed to social media for the first time.

On Mount Longhu, the Taoist priests and staff were so busy that blisters appeared on the corners of their mouths. Their eyes were red as they carefully checked every detail of the arrangement.

There is no way, this Luotian Grand Ceremony is really too important.

There is still a month before the official ceremony, and the huge Longhu Mountain has been decorated with a huge bronze statue of Zhang Daoling, the founder of the Heavenly Master, standing in front of the mountain gate.

The bronze statue is coated with a layer of gold foil, which shines brightly under the sunlight, as if the ancestor of heaven has really come to the world.

The mountain roads were all covered with countless colorful brocades. Both the inner and outer altars looked extremely grand and solemn. The wooden altar board, the chariot banners, the colorful flags, the ritual instruments, the incense sticks, the candles, the spirit banners and the treasure towers were all transported up the mountain in truckloads.

This is almost a national effort, and the authorities have given the green light in all aspects. The grandness and cost of the sacrificial ceremony four years ago were far less than this National Day.

The staff and Taoist priests from various sects went up along the mountain road and found that seven huge altars had been built on the hillside of Longhu Mountain.
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The Sihan Tianshi Mansion, also known as the Longhushan Tianshi Mansion, is the 1983th Taoist Cave Heaven and the nd Blessed Land, and the ancestral temple of the Zhengyi School of Taoism. As early as , the Sihan Tianshi Mansion was officially announced by the Chinese government as a national key temple protection unit.
The Tianshi Mansion covers a large area and has many buildings including the Jade Emperor Hall, Tianshi Hall, Xuantan Hall, and Wanfa Zongtan.
It was noon at this time. On the mountain road, more than thirty Taoist monks went up, and after observing the various altars under construction, they stopped outside the Tianshi Mansion.

They come from different places:

The first ones were Li Yang and Chi Yanhong. After these two great gods were invited to the Tianshi Mansion, they were basically asked for their opinions and guided the establishment of various altars one by one.

Then there is Qi Qiansu who brought with him all the innates of the Taoist Alliance. This is the first time that the Taoist Alliance has gathered together since its establishment after the ninety-six lineages of the Taoist Alliance were stationed in scattered places.

Finally, there were several big bosses from the Special Bureau who were recruited, as well as a group of Buddhist monks from Mount Wutai.

Several officials from the capital followed closely behind, with beads of sweat on their foreheads.

"I didn't expect it to be so hot here in Jiangxi. Even though it's August, it's still abnormally hot."

"You've been wearing the Five Qis to the Origin Talisman all the way, so why are you complaining? How many months of salary do you normally need to save up to buy one talisman?"

"Don't be ridiculous. If your family hadn't received two more kilograms of spiritual rice than us last year, your body would have melted in the sun long ago."

"Stop talking, we've arrived at the Tianshi Mansion!"

As soon as Xie Yu said this, the officials below fell silent instantly.

Li Yang and Qi Qiansu naturally also heard the voice behind them. They smiled at each other and expressed their understanding.

The temperature in Jiangxi has been abnormally high recently. The monks can tolerate it because of their cultivation, but these officials are basically ordinary people. They really can't stand being exposed to the sun with them all day long.

After the staff pushed open the gate of Tianshi Mansion, a group of people filed in and went directly to the largest Jade Emperor Hall in Tianshi Mansion. In addition to guiding the placement of various altars and equipment for the grand ceremony, their work in the past few days was basically to sort out the ceremony process.

This needs to be detailed to every moment, and no one dares to be careless.

The area that each Taoist priest is responsible for was determined and notified as early as April.

In the Jade Emperor Hall, the six innate cultivators from the Taoist Alliance, Qi Qiansu, Chen Xiyan, Zheng Zhaoyuan, Wu Peng, Sun Boyang, and Wang Xuanyi, were all present. The heads of other major Dharma lineages, such as Zhang Miaofa, Chen Junchang, and Wei Chaoyang, also participated in the meeting.

On the Baiyun Mountain side, Li Yang and Chi Yanhong sat on the east side.

Wang Xuanyi is a newly promoted innate master of the Taoist Alliance, from the Longmen Sect. He is also the sixth innate master of the Taoist Alliance. At this time, the Taoist Alliance has all its branches, sufficient personnel, and its foundation has been revealed.

By the time everyone had settled down, Qi Qiansu, a Taoist priest and the chief priest of this Luotian Grand Ceremony, had a rare look of fatigue on his face.

"According to this progress, all the altars will be ready in two days."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall showed relief on their faces.

"It is an honor to have all the monks from different sects gather together. Now that the altar is almost ready, it will be our home ground next."

Qi Qiansu looked around. Over the past few years, his prestige as the leader in the Taoist Alliance had grown. After breaking through to the seed stage, he was truly the number one in the Taoist Alliance.

"Attention, this Luotian Grand Ceremony does not need to be very secretive or blindly follow the ancient system. Our primary task is to demonstrate the mystery of Taoism and make the outside world understand what Taoism is as much as possible."

Li Yang and Chi Yanhong understood what Lao Qi said, which translated into something like "try not to do those mysterious things that ordinary people can't understand, and try to make some grand scenes with special effects so that people can feel awesome when watching them."

After all, it is being broadcast live across the globe and even the entire world. Now no country in the world has announced the fact of the revival of spiritual energy. Everyone is waiting for big brother China to fire the first shot.

Li Yang nodded: "Although it is a grand ceremony, this one is definitely different from the usual Luotian Grand Ceremony. Since the higher-ups want to use this opportunity to make the fact of the spiritual energy revival known to the public, I think we should focus on popularizing and explaining the concept of cultivation so that ordinary people can quickly accept the practice."

"Exactly!"

Since both the big guys, Li Yang and Qi Qiansu, had spoken, the other Taoist priests naturally would not raise any opinions.

The purpose of this Luotian Grand Ceremony is to let the people know what these so-called practitioners are, why they exist, the concept of practice, and the meaning of various Taoist teachings...

Once everyone understands this, they will gradually accept the existence of spiritual practice, integrate it into their thinking, and change the old consciousness into a new one.

"We have initially decided on seven altars, each of which will have at least one Xiantian presiding over it, for both prayers and fasting as well as for preaching and performing the Dharma."

Qi Qiansu spoke in a solemn voice and said clearly: "The seven altars of the Luotian Grand Ceremony this time will be hosted by the Dao League, Baiyun Mountain, and Wutai Mountain respectively."

“The Void Emperor Altar is hosted by Poor Daoist and Zhang Miaofa, and mainly teaches the alchemy method;
Chaozhentan, hosted by Taoist Priest Li Yang of Baiyun Mountain, mainly teaches the method of eating qi;

The altar for saving people was hosted by Taoist Wu Peng of Beidi Tianpeng Sect, who mainly lectured on thunder magic;
The Demon-Subduing Altar is hosted by Taoist Priest Chi Yanhong of Baiyun Mountain, and mainly teaches swordsmanship;

Shunxingtan, hosted by Chen Xiyan of Maoshan School and Sun Boyang of Qingwei School, mainly teaches talismans;
Qingxuantan, hosted by Zheng Zhaoyuan of Yuqing Temple and Wang Xuanyi of Longmen Sect, mainly teaches formations;
The Jingxin Forum is hosted by Master Gao Miao of Mount Wutai, who mainly lectures on Sanskrit.

Preaching the Dharma certainly does not mean reading scriptures or directly imparting specific methods of practice, but it is to let the people have a basic concept in their minds. At the same time, it also requires innate masters to perform appropriate performances.

At first, the Taoist Alliance was extremely opposed to the official insistence on incorporating the Buddhist teachings of Mount Wutai.

It has never made sense since ancient times for a Taoist fasting and prayer ceremony to allow Brahma to get involved.

But the higher-ups have also spoken, and what they are doing this time is unprecedented.

This is not just a Taoist event, but a grand event for the entire Chinese nation. We should not use the ancient system or the Luotian Grand Ceremony held previously as reference.

In the end, it was the number one figure and Qi Qiansu who spoke at the same time that confirmed the position of the abbot of the Jingxin Altar in Mount Wutai.

Li Yang was not surprised by this.

In fact, in his earlier speculation with Chi Yanhong, they thought that the official ceremony should be the "Putian Dajiao" or the "Zhoutian Dajiao".

According to the Biography of Yisheng Baode Zhenjun, the most solemn activity in Taoist fasting and offering sacrifices is the "Nine Altars and Three Offerings".

The upper three altars were called "Putian Dajiao", which was presided over by the emperor and worshipped 3,600 deities. The middle three altars were called "Zhoutian Dajiao", which was presided over by the dukes and nobles and had 2,400 deities.

The lower three altars are the "Luotian Grand Ceremony", where worship is offered by the people and only 1,200 deities are offered sacrifices.

This grand ceremony was extremely grand and solemn both inside and outside the altar. The manpower and material resources consumed were more than ten times that of ordinary ceremonies. It was simply not something that the Taoist Alliance or the few families in Baiyun Mountain could afford to host.

The real organizer should be the official.

Among the three great ceremonies, the Universal Great Ceremony is the most important. Zhang Shangying of the Northern Song Dynasty wrote in the "Golden Scrolls and Tou Jian Yi": "There are thirteen emperors, the three emperors of Xuhuang and Taishang are the true essence of Taoism. ... The thirty-two emperors of heaven are the ones who govern the world and bring about changes. The Emperor of Heaven and the Emperor of Ziwei are the emperors who bring about images in the sky. The Emperor of Xuhuang and the Emperor of Earth are the ones who give birth to the three origins and nine qi.

However, apart from the addition of a meditation altar from Mount Wutai, the rest of the grand ceremony still mostly follows the ancient system, with a total of seven altars set up.

The main altar is the "Yuanshi Xuhuang Altar" presided over by Qi Qiansu and Zheng Zhaoyuan. It is the center of Luotian Dajiao, where people learn from the upper realms, hold fasts and practice Taoism, and mainly lecture on alchemy.

The contents of the seven altars are also very particular. The alchemy, qi-eating, sword, thunder and talismans are basically all taught by masters in their respective fields.

It's not that there are no other factions in the country, such as Yin magic, Nuo magic, water magic, and Gu magic, but these are not up to standard, and no masters have been produced, so they are abandoned.

Li Yang understood that these seven altars basically represented the future direction of the cultivation world in China.

Do you know what an official and upright sect is? It is of great value.

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