From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 303 If Legends Are Not Just Legends
“Since Laozi left the Tao Te Ching in Mount Zhongnan 2,500 years ago and converted to Buddhism, there have been Taoist temples and immortals in the world.

It was passed down from Laozi's conversion to the Hu people until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when Zhang Daoling, the founder of the Heavenly Master, wrote 25 chapters of the Dao Book and founded the Heavenly Master Dao.

During the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Lingbao School, Shangqing School, Sanhuang School, and the Jindan Dao, which advocated the refining of external elixirs, were established one after another.

Later in the Tang and Song dynasties, the Dragon and Tiger Shangqing Lingbao and the Three Mountains Talismans dominated the world's Taoist sects;
During the Song, Jin, Yuan and Ming dynasties, Wang Chongyang founded Quanzhen Taoism, and the talismans of the Three Mountains were united into Zhengyi. The two sects competed against each other. This was the most prosperous period in the history of Taoism in China.

After its heyday came its decline. In modern times, affected by the turmoil of the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, as well as the influence of modern Western countries, Taoism inevitably began to decline and its precepts were abolished.

Taoism, as a collection of thoughts, is like human society and human consciousness, and is passed down from generation to generation. It is born, develops, flourishes, declines, is interrupted, and then something new is born... It is always like this in the world.

"……Um?"

In the mist, when the first paragraph came out, everyone was stunned. This was not what they had imagined!

No one expected this opening speech.

This seemingly real voice was like the sound of a huge bell, clearly reaching everyone's ears. However, it was not as mysterious as imagined. It was the true meaning of the wonderful truth that was only transmitted to those who were destined to hear it.

He explained the thousand-year development process of Taoism in China in a very simple way, and basically used some words that were familiar to the public.

This was also Li Yang's original intention. Some words should not be said too deeply. They should be sticking to reality, not empty talk or nonsense, so that they can gradually influence and change people's cognition.

As the sound spread, Wang Shuhuan, Chen Li and others below felt as if the sound of Tao was wandering in their minds, and they suddenly felt their spirits refreshed and their minds clear.

"Of course!"

With just one word, the emotions suddenly changed, and more than 36,000 people were shocked.

“Although Taoism originated from Laozi, the idea of ​​immortals has been around since ancient times.

Historical records show that Emperor Huangdi "fought and learned about immortality" and "asked for advice from Guangchengzi". He later succeeded in his cultivation and ascended to heaven on a dragon in broad daylight at Dinghu Lake.

It is recorded in Suwen: On the Innocence of Ancient Times: In ancient times, there were real people who lifted up the heaven and earth, grasped the yin and yang, breathed the essence, maintained their spirit independently, and their muscles were as one. Therefore, they could live as long as the heaven and earth and had no end.

During the Warring States Period, people believed that there were sacred mountains such as Penglai in the East China Sea, and as a result, many alchemists who pursued immortality and became immortals emerged, and were called "Fangxiandao". "Fangxiandao" was active during the Qin and Han Dynasties and was one of the predecessors of Taoism in later generations.

In Chinese history, there are too many legends about immortals. "

Everyone heard it clearly, the voice sighed with emotion, as if expressing a myriad of emotions:

"Eat the six qi and drink the mist, rinse your mouth with the sun and take in the morning glow;

I have heard that in the Tang Dynasty, there was Lu Zu who showed his immortality in Xuandong, in the Northern Song Dynasty, there was Sa Tianshi who cursed dates, wrote talismans and cut off demons, and in the Western Jin Dynasty, there was Xu Tianshi who attained enlightenment and killed a dragon in the West Mountain of Yuzhang...

I have heard that in ancient times there were immortals who could ride the wind, fly across the sea of ​​stars, and travel to the North Sea in the morning and Cangwu in the evening...

If immortals really exist, if myths are not confined to paper and pen, if strange stories are not groundless, if immortals are like Taoism, with birth, development, glory, decline, and interruption————"

"------"

The voice gradually became solemn and the story continued slowly until it suddenly stopped at the climax.

quiet,
The entire Longhu Mountain fell completely silent.

No one can describe the trembling and anxiety in their hearts at this moment, but everyone has their own answer.

In the silence, Chen Li first heard her own heartbeat, then Wang Shuhuan's, then the entire Longhu Mountain, and even the entire world.

If legends are not just legends,

If what you have imagined is not just an illusion,
My heart was beating violently. At this moment, Luotian Dajiao, Longhu Mountain, Shangqing Town, China...

The whole world seemed to have quieted down.

They were vaguely aware of what was going to happen in this world.

Perhaps it was a split second, or perhaps it was a pause of several moments, and in the mist, that voice sounded again.

"Now, you need to let go of everything that happened before. This world may have become different... The immortals disappeared from the Yuan and Ming dynasties. This was absurd talk for a very long time.

We didn’t know the specific reason for this change until four years ago, when a new thing appeared on the entire earth…”

The atmosphere suddenly stagnated.
"This Luotian Grand Ceremony will begin today and will last for 49 days. What we want to tell you, and China, is the vastness and breadth of those novel, mysterious, and ancient legends.

In addition to the ceremonies of blessing, worshipping, offering sacrifices, and fasting, the seven major altars each have their own lecture notes.

Xuhuang Altar, hosted by the Taoist leaders Qi Qiansu and Zhang Miaofa. They talked about alchemy;

Chaozhentan, hosted by Taoist Priest Li Yang of Baiyun Mountain, talks about the method of eating qi;
The altar for saving people was presided over by Taoist Wu Peng of Beidi Tianpeng Sect, who talked about thunder magic;

The Demon-Subduing Altar, hosted by Taoist Chi Yanhong of Baiyun Mountain, teaches swordsmanship;
Shunxingtan, hosted by Chen Xiyan of Maoshan School and Sun Boyang of Qingwei School, teaches talismans;

Qingxuantan, hosted by Zheng Zhaoyuan of Yuqing Temple and Wang Xuanyi of Longmen Sect, talks about formations;

The Jingxin Forum is hosted by Zen Master Gao Miao of Mount Wutai, who teaches Buddhist teachings.

During the 49 days of fasting and offering ceremonies, there were many things said. How can one understand them? It all depends on one’s own heart…”

Because all the video equipment prepared by the major media outlets were obscured by fog, they could not capture anything during this opening speech and had to use them as recorders.

Foreign media outlets recorded the content while translators translated and reported it in front of the camera.

It is not just China that is paying attention to this Luotian Grand Ceremony.

As the words fell,

boom!
Another tremendous pressure emerged out of nowhere, and then the white fog that covered the vision of the drone and 36,000 people on Longhu Mountain slowly dissipated.

On the solemn and ancient altar, many people had stood there without knowing when.

There are Taoists dressed elegantly in wide-sleeved Taoist robes decorated with cloud patterns, Bagua, goldfish and lotus, carrying Taoist swords on their backs, staring ahead like quiet ancient trees;
There was a Taoist woman wearing a plain blue robe with clouds and the Milky Way embroidered on it with silver thread. Her hair was neatly tied into a Taoist bun with a wooden hairpin. She was pure and beautiful.
There are monks wearing lotus-red robes, holding rosaries in their hands, looking compassionate and kind.

The five offerings on the altar are clean, the tablets of the 1,200 gods are filled with the smoke of incense, the joss sticks and candles shine brightly on the eight doors, and the silken brocades shine brightly.

Looking from the air, the entire Successor Han Tianshi Mansion was brilliant and glorious, with spiritual flags and precious towers illuminating the ten directions, and cloud-shaped spiritual talismans hanging high and low, a magnificence beyond words.

If you observe carefully, you can count the number of people in each altar, which is 108 people.

I don't know when they appeared, or if they have always been there.
At this moment, the hosts of the seven major altars all spoke up.

Everyone was in a daze for a long time, either bewildered or in deep thought.

In fact, not many people really realize that from this second on, the trace that truly divides the two eras from the development of modern human physical civilization to the present... has officially fallen.

But the shock this trace brought to them was far more than that.

(End of this chapter)