Chapter 136: Learning Success and Severing Worldly Ties
Time flies, like flowing water. Long Qi and the other two have been studying Taoism with Ling Xiang for three months now. It's amazing how quickly those with special and natural spiritual roots can improve. In just three months, the two have already made some progress in their techniques. Long Qi even broke through a realm not long ago and is now at the foundation-building stage.
At this rate, I think I will be able to catch up with Lingxiang in less than half a year.
Although Lingxiang taught well, she felt extremely unhappy when she thought of this.
As a master, I'm actually being overtaken by my apprentice. How can this be right?!
But unfortunately, she herself had a residual spiritual root. Even though she was proficient in all kinds of techniques, she still could not improve her cultivation to a higher level. She was so angry that she was fuming for the past two days. Even when she saw Long Qi, she was furious and just couldn't stand him.
Xinyi's cultivation level is higher than hers to begin with, so with a little guidance she could naturally get closer. This brat actually wants to take advantage of me. The more I think about it, the more irritated I feel.
But even if she watched him surpass her with tears in her eyes, there was nothing she could do, because he was her own disciple.
Because of his spiritual roots, Honeysuckle was able to practice magic very smoothly, but it was difficult for him to improve his cultivation. Fortunately, he was now very calm and did not feel unhappy because of the progress of Long Qi and Xinyi. Instead, he devoted himself to his practice.
Seeing Honeysuckle like this, Lingxiang felt deeply relieved.
After all, there is always someone at the bottom, so that her master will not appear incompetent.
But even so, Lingxiang did not dare to neglect Jindong's practice, and often looked for other ways for him to practice, hoping that one of them could become his opportunity. Today, she pulled Jindong out again.
"Now that you've been practicing the Five Elements of Magic for some time and have read books on talismans, I think you probably understand why I asked you to practice these two subjects."
Honeysuckle smiled when he heard this. He was indeed a little hasty at the beginning and actually finished reading the only book on fan skills first. However, when he read the book on talismans, he discovered Lingxiang's good intentions.
At that time, when Rendong received the fan given by Lingxiang to Suidong, he was only concerned with his happiness. Later, he noticed that the patterns on each fan slip were different. After he finished reading all the books on talismans, he realized that there were runes on each fan slip. Except for the two bamboo slips on the outside, the other twenty bamboo slips had runes on them. The imperial decrees and the five elements of heaven were painted on them. It was really ingenious.
No wonder Senior Sister Maidong said when she came that day that Lingxiang wanted to make Suidong into a spiritual treasure rather than a weapon. It was because of this.
He took out Suidong from his waist, opened it, threw it into the air, and then made a hand gesture. The pieces of the fan separated, and the runes on the fan seemed to come alive and surrounded Honeysuckle.
When Lingxiang saw this, she couldn't help but feel happy.
"You actually made Suidong gather spirits!"
Only objects that gather spiritual energy can be used as spiritual treasures.
Lingxiang suddenly felt that she was a useless master. Now even Rendong could apply what she had learned, so she really had nothing more to teach him.
This made her feel a little sad.
She taught them everything she knew, and yet they all turned out to be so outstanding. No wonder the old master in the world always kept some tricks back when teaching them, so that he could save her face at the critical moment. Look at me now.
Lingxiang couldn't help but sigh, her face looking extremely lonely.
When a son grows up, he is no longer under the control of his mother!
They are all like this, how unfilial!
Honeysuckle was performing his magic with great pride, but seeing Lingxiang's expression made him extremely confused - was there something he did wrong?
He quickly put away the spell and asked, but Lingxiang just waved her hand and then walked towards Xianyunju. Her back looked like a hunchbacked old woman, leaving only Rendong standing there in a daze, not knowing what was going on.
That morning, the sect sent a Taoist child to Xianyun Residence, saying that the Sect Master had something to discuss and that all disciples should wait in the Qinsi Hall. However, Lingxiang had disappeared early that morning, leaving Long Qi and the other two perplexed.
Arriving at the Qinsi Hall, all present were those who had been promoted to the inner sect or were personally taught by the emperor. Long Qi spotted Liu Xia immediately, who was talking to Cheng Qi's Zhao Wuyang. Zhao Wuyang seemed much taller now, and while his face still looked a bit childish, he wasn't as timid as before, but rather had a calm demeanor.
It's only been a few months since we last met, how could there be such a change?
Long Qi was about to go forward and greet them, but he heard the Taoist child in front of the hall singing:
"The Master is here!"
Everyone quickly lined up in two rows and bowed in greeting.
Following the word "excuse me", it was seen that in front of the hall, except for the master, several elders were present.
Seeing this, Long Qi was puzzled. Could something have happened again? He forgot to glance at Xin Yi, who was standing beside him. Xin Yi also didn't understand what was going on and only responded with a look.
He asked everyone to stand still, and then he heard the real person Shangqing speak.
"You have been in my Yuanqing for some time, and you have learned something more or less. But some of you may have healthy parents or wives and children at home. Since you have entered the Taoist sect, you will inevitably have to end these worldly ties. Some of you may have living parents, and this is also a kind of practice." He said this and glanced at the Taoist master Qianyuan beside him.
After receiving instructions from Shangqing Zhenren, Qianyuan Zhenren bowed and said to the crowd, "I believe you all understand the Master's intention. If we cultivators want to continue seeking immortality, we will inevitably live longer than others. Regardless of whether we can achieve enlightenment or not, we must eventually let go of those worldly ties."
"I've gathered you all here today to send you down the mountain. First, to allow you to gain experience and test what you've learned. Second, to return home and renounce your worldly ties. If you can't let go, it only means your path has ended here. If that's the case, don't worry about it. Everyone has their own destiny. There's no need to be bound by these things. Just follow your heart."
After hearing what Master Qianyuan said, everyone was either shocked or calm. Some of them had heard about this before they came to seek the truth, while some of them were indeed alone and had no worries.
After waiting for everyone to talk for a while, Zhenren Qianyuan cleared his throat and everyone immediately quieted down.
"Three days from now will be an auspicious day. You all should go back and pack your things now. I will see you off in three days. Regardless of whether you have a home or not, you must go down the mountain to gain experience."
After True Man Qianyuan finished speaking, a group of elders, led by True Man Shangqing, actually bowed to all the disciples. The disciples were shocked and knelt on the ground one after another, but they were very confused.
At this time, Master Chengxin spoke up and said, "Don't panic. This is as it should be. Everyone is born of parents. But to sever your earthly ties is like cutting out the heart and flesh of one's parents. If you return in the future, what we are doing will serve as an apology to your earthly parents. If you don't return, it will serve as a vindication of the master-disciple relationship we've cultivated over these days."
If these disciples really had to go down the mountain to end their worldly ties, I think only a few would come back. Otherwise, the mountain wouldn't be so sparsely populated. Most people still couldn't let go, just like He Zhifu of Liangcheng.
The reason Magistrate He could see through the fox demon's methods was because he had practiced in the Yuanqing Sect for some time. That's why he offered such a grand gesture of respect to Lingxiang when he saw her. It was a formal ceremony of apprenticeship! And it was during his time down the mountain to train that he gave up his cultivation, unable to endure his mother's pleading.
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