The founding ceremony of the Taoist sect was extended for three days because of Fang Jian's arrival. Next was the Taoist internal enthronement ceremony. Only a small number of people stayed to watch the ceremony, and the rest of the gods and immortals left after the banquet.
The Three Mountains and Two Sects of Taoism, or the "Three Mountains and Two Daos", have a clear concept: the Three Mountains are beliefs, and the Two Daos are sects.
Mount Taiqing, Mount Yuqing and Mount Shangqing are all located in Dongsheng Shenzhou. The Taoist rituals held at Mount Yujing now are to confer titles on the three mountains as 'Grand Masters' and the two Daoist 'Heads'.
Bixia Yuanjun is the Grand Master of Taiqing Mountain and is in charge of all religious affairs of Taiqing Mountain.
Zifu Shaoyang Zhenjun is the Grand Master of Yuqing Mountain and is in charge of all the religious affairs of Yuqing Mountain.
Zixu Yuanjun is the Grand Master of Shangqing Mountain and is in charge of all the religious affairs of Shangqing Mountain.
Zhenbai Zhenjun Tao Hongjing is the headmaster of Zhengyi Dao, in charge of all the Dharma affairs of Zhengyi Dao.
Chen Tuan, the True Lord Xiyi, was the headmaster of Quanzhen Taoism and was in charge of all the affairs of Quanzhen Taoism.
After hearing Ji Zhen'e's imperial edict and looking at the two Taoists he had never seen before, Fang Jian asked the Queen Mother of the West who was sitting beside him in confusion, "Why haven't I seen the True Lord of Purple Mansion Shaoyang and the True Lord of Zhenbai before?"
Queen Mother of the West said expressionlessly, "Call me sister, or I won't tell you."
Fang Jian said, "Then I'll ask someone else." Then he turned around and prepared to ask Dong Wanggong on the other side.
Queen Mother Xi quickly grabbed Fang Jian's arm, rolled her eyes at him, and said, "I'm telling you, why are you asking others?"
Afterwards, Queen Mother of the West explained to Fang Jian, "Zifu Shaoyang Zhenjun and Zhenbai Zhenjun went into seclusion to comprehend the Great Dao over 10,000 years ago. At that time, they were only Golden Immortals. Now that they have been summoned to come out of seclusion, they have already attained the Dao of Taiyi Golden Immortals."
At this point, Queen Mother Xi noticed that Fang Jian's collar was a little disheveled from sitting for so long, and she immediately reached out to straighten it for him. "How many years have you been born? How could you possibly know these two True Lords?"
Fang Jian nodded, and continued to watch the ceremony. At this time, it had entered the next procedure, which was the head of the Zhengyi Dao, Zhenbai Zhenjun, and the head of the Quanzhen Dao, Xiyi Zhenjun, reading out the sect's purpose.
First, Zhenbai Zhenjun of the Zhengyi Dao read out the verses: "Respect Heaven and honor your ancestors, save the world and save people, act on behalf of Heaven, slay demons and subdue monsters, maintain a single-minded focus, and return to the righteous path."
Then, the Quanzhen Taoist Master Xiyi read out the sutra, saying: "Pure and tranquil, inaction, abandon emotions and desires, cultivate the mind and nature within, and save all living beings without. Know the mind and see the nature, and be true to yourself. With both merit and practice, you will attain sainthood and truth."
"Huh?" Queen Mother Xi exclaimed in surprise, "Some of it has been removed."
"What?" Fang Jian turned to ask the Queen Mother of the West, "What was removed?"
Queen Mother Xi smiled and said, "The tenet of Quanzhen Dao, I remember that the tenet of Quanzhen Dao used to include 'cultivating the mind and tempering the character, bearing shame and enduring humiliation', but now it has been removed."
Fang Jian heard this and said, "These two sentences should be removed."
After the whole set of Taoist rituals were completed, another day passed. At noon on the second day, the emperors of the heavenly court and the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of Buddhism all left Yujing Mountain and returned to their own temples.
"Brother, come up and sit in my Yaochi." Queen Mother of the West waved to Fang Jian while sitting in the Phoenix Palace.
Fang Jian shook his head and said, "I don't have time now. I'll come back next time when the peaches are ripe."
Queen Mother Xi raised her eyebrows and said, "You don't have time if the peaches aren't ripe yet, right?"
Although the peaches of the Queen Mother of the West seem to be a lot, one third of them will be consumed by the gods and immortals invited to the Peach Banquet, the remaining one third will be used for subsequent rewards, and the last one third will be sent to Laojun to make elixirs.
Of course, 70% of the elixir made from the peaches goes to the Queen Mother of the West, and 30% goes to Laojun.
This innate spiritual root naturally has its own luck. The fruit produced this time must not be kept until the next time it bears fruit, otherwise it will damage the luck of the spiritual root.
Fang Jian simply smiled, then said to Fairy Yao Hua, the Minister of the Yao Palace of the Queen Mother of the West, "The Great Emperor has arrived."
Yao Huaxianji pursed her lips and smiled, then turned her head to look at the Queen Mother of the West. She was holding the leopard cat and said with an unhappy look on her face, "Get going, get going! My good mood of the past few days has been ruined by these unscrupulous people."
Watching the Queen Mother of the West's phoenix chariot riding away on the clouds, Fang Jian turned around and respectfully saw off the King of the East. The King of the East was wearing a green Taoist robe. He did not ride in any imperial carriage, but came on a crane.
"Emperor Hongqing, if you have free time, you can come to my Zifu Continent for a visit." Dong Wanggong said with a smile, holding a whisk in his hand.
Upon hearing this, Fang Jian immediately bowed and said, "Thank you for the invitation from the Great Emperor. I will pay you a visit someday."
Dong Wanggong nodded slightly, then lightly stepped on the crane's back and immediately flew up onto the crane's back. He then sat down cross-legged and shouted, "Return to the mansion."
Accompanied by a clear and melodious crane cry, the crane spread its wings, carrying fairy light and clouds straight into the sky, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Ji Zhen'e and the Taoist immortals were also here to see him off, but they all stood behind Fang Jian, not as close as Fang Jian.
After seeing off the Eastern King and the Western Queen Mother, Erlang Shen and Sun Wukong approached. Sun Wukong asked, "Fang Jian, would you like to return to Heaven with us?"
Fang Jian nodded and said, "Okay."
At this time, Ji Zhen'e and others came forward. They saw Ji Zhen'e leading a group of boys, and each boy was holding a square wooden box in his hand.
"Emperor Hongqing, Emperor Rensheng, and Emperor Qitian." Ji Zhen'e came before Fang Jian and the other two and bowed.
Fang Jian and the other two also bowed in return. At this time, Ji Zhen'e called over three boys and pointed to the wooden box in their hands. She said, "Thank you three emperors for taking the time out of your busy schedules to come to Yujing Mountain to attend the banquet and ceremony. It is truly an honor for our Taoist sect. This humble gift is not a token of respect, but I hope you three emperors will accept it with a smile."
After saying that, the three boys immediately stepped forward and handed the wooden box to the three of them.
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