As soon as Fang Jian returned to heaven, Heihaier handed him an invitation. Fang Jian took the invitation and saw that it was sent by Ji Zhen'e, the current leader of Taoism.
"The Taoist sect has sent an invitation, inviting all the emperors and gods from the Heavenly Court to attend the opening ceremony at Yujing Mountain." Hei Haier said to Fang Jian.
Fang Jian glanced at the time on the invitation and saw that the conference had already started today, so he said, "Get ready and follow me with a simple pack."
The black boy bowed and said, "Yes, sir."
The Great World of Yamafu, the Divine Land of Dongsheng, and the Yujing Mountain.
Today is the grand opening ceremony of Taoism. The emperors and gods of heaven, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats and true masters of Buddhism are all present. The ceremony is grand and magnificent.
The immortal light is bright and clear, illuminating the universe, and the purple air is rising, stretching across millions of miles.
Immortal fruits and elixirs, delicacies and fine wines, spiritual food and jade cakes, everything is available. Emperors, gods, immortals and Buddhas are all enthroned, and famous immortal masters are all great virtues.
Ji Zhen'e sat high above. Today she was the protagonist. As the leader of the new generation of Taoism, her position was in the middle.
Ji Zhen'e sat on the central throne. On the left were the King of the East, the Queen Mother of the West, Erlang Shen, Sun Wukong and other heavenly emperors and Taoist masters. On the right were the Buddhas and great Bodhisattvas of Buddhism.
Further down are the gods in heaven, the great virtues of Taoism, the Arhats of Buddhism, the true masters, etc.
The entire cloud platform was filled with gods from heaven, Taoism, and Buddhism, with more than a thousand of them. Of course, the largest number of them were from heaven, with 360 Zhoutian Star Gods alone.
Just as everyone was celebrating, a Taoist boy quickly ran from under the cloud platform to Ji Zhen'e and reported in a low voice.
Ji Zhen'e's expression changed slightly, and then immediately became serious. Seeing this scene, the Queen Mother of the West beside her asked, "Friend Ji, what happened?"
The people around also looked at Ji Zhen'e. Upon hearing this, Ji Zhen'e immediately stood up. At this time, all the gods, immortals, and Buddhas who were feasting on the cloud platform turned their eyes to Ji Zhen'e.
After a while, Ji Zhen'e said, "Fellow Daoists, Emperor Hongqing is here."
'Wow'
The gods in heaven stood up first, all looking towards the entrance of the cloud platform. Then the Taoist and Buddhist immortals also stood up.
Ji Zhen'e even personally stepped down from the throne and went to the entrance of the Cloud Terrace to wait. Soon Fang Jian, wearing a Mirojinque Taoist robe and a jade crown on his head, came up to the Cloud Terrace with Heihai.
"I didn't know that Emperor Hongqing was coming. I'm sorry for not coming to welcome you. I hope you will forgive me." Ji Zhen'e came to Fang Jian and bowed.
Fang Jian extended his hand to help Ji Zhen'e up and said with a smile: "Daoyou are now the leader of the Daoist sect. How can you perform such a grand ceremony? Please stand up."
Ji Zhen'e stood behind him and immediately waved to Fang Jian, saying, "Emperor Hongqing, please take the seat of honor."
Fang Jian nodded, and then two boys immediately set up a throne right next to Ji Zhen'e's left.
When Fang Jian walked onto the cloud platform, all the gods and immortals on both sides bowed and saluted him. Even the great masters of Taoism and Buddhism stood up to greet him.
The emperors of heaven stood up and waited until Fang Jian stepped onto the throne before exchanging greetings with everyone.
After greeting the emperors and Daluo, Fang Jian said, "I have come here in a simple manner today. Fellow Daoists, there is no need for formalities. Please sit down."
"Thank you, Emperor Hongqing." The gods and immortals bowed their heads and then sat down.
After Fang Jian sat down, a Taoist boy led Hei Hai to the lower floor to take a seat. At this time, the Queen Mother of the West asked Fang Jian, "Where did Emperor Hongqing go in the lower world?"
Fang Jian glanced at the Queen Mother of the West and immediately said, "In the Western Haotian and Northwestern Youtian, the Chaos Evil God is now extremely rampant in the Three Realms."
Upon hearing this, Ji Zhen'e said, "Please rest assured, Emperor Hongqing. After our sect is established, we will obey the will of the Heavenly Court and go to various realms to eliminate the evil spirits."
Hearing this, Fang Jian immediately asked curiously, "What are the rules for the Daoist sect's opening ceremony today?"
Ji Zhen'e immediately explained to Fang Jian that the so-called opening of the sect was a reform of the current Taoism after Ji Zhen'e became the new leader of Taoism.
First of all, Ji Zhen'e ended the situation in which there were many Taoist sects that were independent of each other, each respected its own thing, and were in a state of disunity, and she defined Taoist beliefs as mainly the "Three Mountains Belief."
The so-called Three Mountains are: Taiqing Mountain, Yuqing Mountain, and Shangqing Mountain. Taiqing Mountain reveres the Supreme Lord Laojun, Yuqing Mountain reveres the Mother of Mount Li and the Taoist Lord Guangchengzi, and Shangqing Mountain reveres the Three Goddesses of the Sky.
Although the Queen Mother Yunxiao and the Queen Mother Qiongxiao had perished in the catastrophe, the Queen Mother Bixiao only said that "the three sisters cannot be separated", so she brought the other two along as well, but the main priest was the Queen Mother Bixiao.
As for Zhen Yuanzi Daojun, he himself did not want to be worshipped, so he was no longer included in this group.
From now on, anyone entering Taoism needs to receive the "Three Mountains Talisman", that is, the Taiqing, Yuqing and Shangqing Mountains Talisman, in order to officially become a Taoist disciple.
At the same time, under the "Three Mountains", Taoism was divided into "two sects", one was "Zhengyi" and the other was "Quanzhen".
If we were to make a simple distinction between the two sects, the precepts of Zhengyi tend to be more secular, allowing marriage and childbirth, while the precepts of Quanzhen transcend the secular world, prohibiting marriage and childbirth and requiring adherence to ceremonial rules and regulations.
Ji Zhen'e redefined Taoism into "Three Mountains and Two Sects". This move greatly consolidated the power of Taoism, making it no longer as fragmented as before with numerous sects.
At the same time, the existing Taoist disciples will be divided according to the precepts of Zhengyi and Quanzhen. Those who enter Zhengyi will enter Zhengyi, and those who enter Quanzhen will enter Quanzhen.
After listening to Ji Zhen'e's introduction, Fang Jian couldn't help but nod and said, "Fellow Daoist Ji is indeed a person who connects the past and the future of the Dao. This move will surely unite the Dao and make it even stronger than before."
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