Xiaoyaoshanjun

Chapter 141 Going up the mountain
A few days later, when Tian Buli was sweeping the floor, a Taoist priest came over quickly.

"Master, this is a letter from Master!"

Tian Buli held the broom in both hands, a puzzled look on his face, and started muttering.

"Why write a letter when we are so close?"

The Taoist looked helpless and handed the letter to Tian Buli. "I went to deliver food to Master and saw this letter. Master must have gone out."

Tian Buli took it and opened it, and found only a few words on the paper.

[Traveling out, closing the door]

"Close down?" Tian Buli couldn't understand, "What does this mean?"

"It means we are closing the door and not accepting guests." The Taoist sighed, "This year the weather is good, and the Taoists from Yanxia Mountain will not come down to pray for rain. Since the Taoists from Yanxia Mountain are not coming down, there is naturally no need to watch over this Taoist temple."

Tian Buli suddenly remembered that this Qifu Temple was an official Taoist temple that entertained Taoists from all walks of life. It could also be said to be a hotel exclusively for Taoists. It was not a place for mortals to burn incense and worship gods.

The reason why it has become like this is mainly because these superstitious people are the mothers and wives of various officials and dignitaries. They condone and defile the pure land of Taoism.

Tian Buli asked, "What would happen if we don't open the door and don't receive guests?"

The Taoist said: "There will be someone knocking on the door and shouting. If you ignore her, she will keep shouting. When you open the door, she will politely call you Taoist priest."

Tian Buli discovered that the thinking of these powerful old ladies was the same as those old ladies in the countryside. They never tried to recognize themselves, never believed in gods and Buddhas, and many people actually did not welcome them at all.

After discovering that the world was full of troubles, Tian Buli simply pushed his hands aside and threw the broom in his hand to the ground.

"I'll go too!"

Tian Buli shouted, ran towards the wall, and climbed over it to get out.

He actually ran away!

As for this year's tribute, how to explain the abbot's running away, it has nothing to do with He Tian Buli.

There are no relatives or friends in Qi Tian Palace, so I look for the immortal fate at the foot of Lingshan Mountain.

We didn't stop at any time along the way, nor did we go to the small town at the foot of the mountain to rest.

This time I went up the mountain alone along the road, and I met many men, women, young and old wearing Taoist robes on the way. We all nodded and greeted each other and then passed by each other.

The mountain road was long, and as we walked, we met three Taoists coming down the mountain, a young female nun and two young male Taoists.

The three Taoists on the opposite side recognized Tian Buli, and Tian Buli also smiled and took the initiative to greet them.

"My fellow brothers and sisters, how is my uncle?"

Wei Ming took a quick look before recognizing him. "So you are Senior Brother Tian from Liuyun Peak. Last year I heard that you went into the mountains for half a day and then left. What's good in this world? It's much faster to practice in the mountains."

Weiming is very young, and his tone and mentality are very youthful. He is unlike Tian Buli who always sounds boring when speaking.

"Junior sister is right. I usually practice in the mountains. This time I feel that I have learned the basics of Yanxia Gong. I am planning to go to Master to report."

The two young male Taoist priests next to him were looking at Tian Buli. They were not his senior brothers, but disciples of the mountain sect who were younger than Weiming.

Wei Ming’s master is Yu Lei Zi, and the masters of these Taoists are Yu Lei Zi’s disciples. Only when they have reached a certain level of practice will they be recommended to Yu Lei Zi by Yu Lei Zi’s disciples.

Most of the disciples in Yanxia Mountain are like this. At the beginning, they are the third and fourth generation disciples who teach the Taoist techniques on behalf of their master. After they stand out, they will become disciples of the next generation until they are noticed by the master and accepted as disciples.

There are also some people who show talent and aptitude when they first become apprentices, so this part doesn't require so much effort.

It is equivalent to the difference between becoming an official directly and becoming an official through the imperial examination.

There were not many disciples in Yanxia Mountain originally, but the number increased after it was established. Over the past few decades, except for some who went down the mountain and never came back, there are still more than a hundred disciples. If slaves and outer disciples are included, the number is even higher.

Weiming had met many people and had some understanding of many of the senior brothers and sisters in Leimai, so he naturally looked at Tian Buli with the standards he knew.

"You only learned Yanxia Kungfu last year. What can you learn in a year? You may not even be able to cultivate Qi."

Tian Buli smiled, "Junior sister, please don't underestimate me. Although I didn't know any Taoist magic when I went up the mountain last year, I have now learned three Taoist magics: wall-penetration, levitation, and lightning strike."

Weiming showed an expression of disbelief, and looked at Tian Buli's face and eyes seriously.

"Really? How did you learn it? I have been in the mountain for three years, and my master said that my Taoism skills are not good enough and refused to teach me." Tian Buli looked around.

"There are no outsiders here, so I'll show it to you, maybe you can understand something."

Most of the disciples of Yanxia Mountain know some Taoist magic. Taoist Liuyun only said that they should try not to perform Taoist magic in front of mortals to avoid trouble.

It naturally has nothing to do with the disciples within the sect. Besides, practicing Taoist magic is also a form of discussing Taoism.

Wei Ming said happily: "Show me your skills! I chant sutras and meditate every day. I don't know anything except boxing and swordplay. Let me see your Taoist skills!"

Tian Buli flipped backwards and his body quickly fell into the air, chanting the levitation spell.

Both levitation and wall-passing require spells, but palm thunder does not.

While pinching the key points with his left hand and chanting incantations to keep himself afloat, Tian Buli gathered his magic power in his free right hand and hit a stone on the hillside outside.

In the eyes of Wei Ming and others, Tian Buli flew up, raised his hand and summoned lightning, which directly smashed a head-sized stone in the distance into pieces with a bang, leaving a hole on the ground!

"Good!" Wei Ming cheered loudly, "Brother, you are very capable!"

The two male disciples also looked at Tian Buli in a much more polite manner, not regarding this young man as an ordinary Taoist who wanted to get close to his uncle.

Just now I thought this man was not worthy of Weiming, but now I dare not offend him.

Wei Ming didn't care about anything else and shouted, "Brother! Can you teach me the Taoism?"

Tian Buli put away his Taoist skills and dropped them on the ground. After he stood firm, he said modestly, "If you practice diligently every day, you will naturally learn the Taoist skills. Don't rush into anything."

Weiming simply couldn't listen to such words.

Even if I listened to a thousand or ten thousand sentences, I wouldn't be able to understand a single word.

"Brother, how did you learn so quickly? How did your uncle teach you the Dao arts? Why is Liuyun Peak teaching Dao arts faster than our Leifeng Peak?"

Weiming kept asking questions, and after seeing others showing off, he also wanted to have it urgently.

Tian Buli didn't expect the little girl to be so anxious, so he said patiently: "Master said that my talent is 10,000 times higher than that of ordinary people. I can learn both cultivation and Taoism faster."

Hearing this answer, Weiming immediately lost his temper.

"My master also said that I am smart." Wei Ming gave himself face and said modestly: "He said that I should learn the basics first. Martial arts and Taoism are all minor. Nourishing the heart and gathering energy, and communicating with heaven and earth are the fundamentals."

Of course, Tian Buli could not oppose Yu Leizi, "Master uncle is right, Taoism is just like martial arts, they are just techniques to support oneself, only longevity is the great way, we must not lose sight of the fundamental and pursue the trivial."

Wei Ming smiled and said, "Brother, let's talk about Taoism when we have time. Master often tells me to hang out with you more and build a good relationship with you!"

Tian Buli felt that someone like Yu Leizi would not say that. Most of the cultivators were aloof and would not curry favor with anyone, let alone say such things in front of their disciples.

"We'll talk about it later. I should go and see my master."

"Okay! I'll take you there, brother!"

"No, I can do it myself."

Tian Buli declined the Taoist female's hospitality and ran out again.

The Taoist priests I met before were all experienced and powerful, and they were all reserved and sensible with each other.

Now after meeting the young Taoist priest, Tian Buli found that it was better to keep a certain distance.

You should move around less often. As for practicing Taoism, no one knows who can complete it to the end.

Most of my colleagues cannot actually reach that step, and those who have great ambitions do not rely on their fellow Taoists, but cultivate themselves to become immortals.

You can make friends while traveling, but it all depends on fate. There is no need to make friends with anyone specifically, as that would be a disadvantage.

If you invest in qualified practitioners like a mortal, your own spiritual heart will also decline, and you will become more and more like a mortal.

Discussing Taoism is not about listening to other people's opinions, but about expressing your own opinions and cultivating your Tao heart!
If you believe in someone else's way instead of your own, you might as well take that person as your master.

(End of this chapter)