The next day, the sun rose, and its warmth shone on the small hill behind Li Village, illuminating the houses on the top of the hill.
Wu Daosheng opened the door to greet the first rays of sunlight. Following his daily morning ritual, he lit three sticks of sandalwood and placed them in the incense burner in front of the portrait of the Taoist master.
A wisp of green smoke rose up, and he bowed respectfully to the portrait, took out the "Dao Xuan Ganying Pian" that he had read aloud yesterday and prepared to read it.
At this time, Li Xuefei came out rubbing her eyes. Seeing her senior brother preparing for the daily morning prayers, she greeted him, "Good morning, senior brother! What scriptures are you going to recite today?"
"Well, today we're reciting the Daoxuan Ganying Pian. Go wash up quickly. I'll teach you how to recite the scripture later."
Wu Daosheng didn't even turn his head and simply responded
Li Xuefei put on a new dress today, a white dress with a beautiful bow, her walking posture became more upright, and she had some extraordinary temperament.
Wu Daosheng also changed into a new blue robe, which he had tailored last night. He had sewn six sets in total, three of which were for his junior sister, and the remaining three were for himself.
He also made a set of Taoist robes according to the costumes of Shinto temples. It was the same faded style as the one he wore before. Yin-Yang patterns were sewn on the front of the clothes, and Tai Chi Bagua diagram was sewn on the back of the cloth. This was the symbol of his school. He made it very seriously and would only wear it on solemn occasions.
It was just that he had come to a different world and did not have the right cloth and materials to sew new clothes, so he could only make do with what he had, and only today did he change into a new robe.
After washing up, Li Xuefei tidied her hair into flowing clouds, and then she came to the hall and bowed to the portrait seriously.
When she saw her senior brother's neat and clean new robe, her eyes narrowed into crescents and she circled around him several times.
"Brother, you've become more handsome again! Where did you get this outfit? It feels so luxurious!" Li Xuefei didn't remember that the two of them had bought this kind of clothing before, and she was a little curious.
Wu Daosheng glanced at her and said, "Stop talking nonsense. I sewed these last night. There are three sets for you. Put them in the closet. After you finish your morning class, go try them on to see if they fit you."
Li Xuefei smiled happily and felt even better today!
The two of them were sitting cross-legged in front of the portrait of the Taoist Master. Just as they were about to open the scriptures and read aloud, a sudden noise came from outside the door.
Wu Daosheng walked out of the door with some doubts and saw a group of villagers walking towards the house.
The leader was Uncle Li, who was walking forward with his elderly Third Uncle, and eighteen villagers followed behind him.
The villagers quieted down when they reached the front yard of the house. Third Uncle, leaning on his cane, came up to Wu Daosheng and bowed. "Young Master, I'm sorry to bother you! On behalf of the villagers of Li Village, I thank you again for your kindness! I heard today that you can listen to a scripture recited by Young Master here. I've come here shamelessly, and I hope you will agree!"
Wu Daosheng quickly returned the greeting, "No need to thank me. It's perfectly fine for the old man to listen to the Taoist morning service! It's just that the hall is a little small and can't hold too many people, so I can only ask you to listen outside the door."
The Third Uncle waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay! We can just sit on the stone pier in the courtyard. I'm just afraid of disturbing the young master."
Wu Daosheng politely replied, "I dare not!" and returned to the room to prepare for morning lessons and read the scriptures.
Li Xuefei glanced curiously at the elders outside the door, and asked with her chin in her hand, "Brother, why are Third Uncle and the others here?"
Wu Daosheng glanced up at the portrait of the Taoist ancestor and smiled gently. "Those who hear the Tao, with a pilgrim's heart in mind, cleanse their minds of distracting thoughts and naturally gain enlightenment. Listening to scriptures more often can elevate the spirit and forget worries!"
After that, the two stopped talking and began to recite scriptures during their daily morning classes. Wu Daosheng placed the scripture on his knees, opened the first page and began to read. In order to let the villagers outside the door hear clearly, he used a little magic power to bless the sound, so that the sound could spread for a long time.
"At the beginning of the universe, chaos was undivided, formless and shapeless, silent and desolate. Tao gave birth to one, one gave birth to two, two gave birth to three, and three gave birth to all things. Myriad things are everywhere, mysterious and profound, the door to all wonders."
The sound of the Tao rang out in Li Xuefei's heart like a long bell. Then she saw the universe opening up, the energy dividing into yin and yang, the transformation of yin and yang evolving all things, the rising sun bringing all things back to life, the night falling and the world becoming silent, the cycle repeating itself to form the Tao text, which sank into her brow.
Wu Daosheng was a little surprised by his junior sister's sudden realization, but then he understood it after thinking about it!
He secretly admired: Junior sister is indeed a born Yin-meridian Taoist, she has extraordinary understanding!
Then he immersed his mind in reciting the scriptures. Suddenly, a golden light rose in the whole room, as if there was a law in heaven and sincerity would work.
The villagers outside the door seemed to understand something, and they all listened attentively, with a relaxed smile on their faces from time to time. Everything was said without words.
Soon after, Wu Daosheng turned to the last page of the scripture and continued to recite
"A cultivator must discard desires and preserve the true self, cleanse imperfections and embrace the new, cultivating both the inner and outer self. Only then can one ascend to the ranks of the immortals and be ranked among the gods. Free from worries and boundless in action, one can wander freely beyond the Three Realms and roam within the Five Elements."
The last paragraph of the scripture, under the blessing of Wu Daosheng's magic power, exploded in Li Xuefei's mind like a thunder. She seemed to see a fairyland outside the human world, where immortals were talking loudly in the building and fairies were dancing in the attic. She was immersed in that world and traveled proudly between heaven and earth until the eternity of heaven and earth.
At this time, the morning class was over. Third Uncle and the others opened their eyes blankly, thanked Wu Daosheng profusely, and left the courtyard with a feeling of reluctance.
They gained a lot of insights and felt that their bodies had undergone subtle changes. Even their walking became lighter. Especially when Third Uncle came, he still needed Uncle Li's support. When he left, he could walk on his own with a cane.
When the twenty people reached the bottom of the slope, they looked back and suddenly felt that the simple house was emitting a divine light, which made people feel intimidated and respectful.
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