The only way

Chapter 46 Introductory Ceremony
"Headmaster is here!"

Qingyue's voice spread throughout the square, as if in the sky, but also in the ears.

After the words fell, on the square, whether it was Jindan Daoist or the new disciples, they all involuntarily quieted down, looking at the head of the Sanqing Taoist Sect who came riding a crane from the sky.

Wearing a gold-rimmed Taoist robe, wearing seven-star boots, wearing a white jade crown on his head, and standing on the back of a slender and elegant white crane with his hands behind his back, from far to near, everyone can see his appearance clearly. The eyes are calm and peaceful, take a closer look at the facial features, and then look at the temperament.

The middle-aged handsome uncle is in charge.

Lingchu saw the face of the head of the sect clearly, and he was a little more happy with the Sanqing Dao Sect in his heart. From this point of view, it was a good sect.

"The year is Dingyou, the sun is shining, and the wind is harmonious. Disciples of the Sanqing Dynasty, the 160th second-generation head of Chonghe, together with all the disciples, would like to offer sacrifices to the ancestors of the past dynasties with clean food, and now welcome the 880th disciple of the sixth generation To get started, I sincerely invite the Patriarch Hall to be opened, and my name will be recorded in the book, so that I can strengthen my sanqing."

The headmaster turned his back to the disciples, said loudly, and then bowed to the gate of the Patriarch Hall to salute.

At the same time, a disciple serving the Patriarch Hall shouted, "All disciples, worship!"

Before arriving at the Patriarch Hall, the Daoist Jindan who led the respective teams had already instructed them, and all the new disciples bowed down to salute following the headmaster.

"clang!"

A clear and peaceful bell sounded loudly, and the ancient gate of the Patriarch Hall, which was several feet high, slowly opened. The moment it opened, bronze lotus lanterns quietly lit up on both sides of the carved jade avenue in the center of the hall, illuminating the whole area. A solemn hall.

"Get up! Come in!"

The head of the sect entered first, without using any spells, but only on foot, and walked up to the high platform in front of the hall step by step.

Immediately afterwards, from right to left, each Jindan Daoist led the new disciples who consciously divided into two groups, walked up the hundreds of steps in front of the Patriarch Hall, crossed the knee-high threshold, and entered the hall respectfully.

Lingchu's group was the third batch to enter. When they crossed the threshold, Lingchu had to support the threshold with both hands and use his strength to cross over. He also helped those eight or nine-year-old children to carry them across the way.

Didn't leg length be considered when designing this threshold?

The disciples didn't dare to be presumptuous, so everyone was silent, you pulled me and I pulled you across the threshold, and then quickly returned to the team, still respectful and serious.

Naturally, Lingchu didn't dare to be presumptuous, and thought about it secretly, with the same calm expression on his face.

Sanqing Daozong did not have many disciples. When they were in the square, Lingchu counted them a little, and they were only in the early four hundred.

Just look at a lot, evenly divided into five states, and an average of one state can only receive less than a hundred people, which is a bit small.

It's no wonder that apart from Qianji Pavilion, Sanqing Daozong is the sect with the fewest number of disciples.

There were more than 400 new disciples in a row of ten people, neatly lined up, standing with hands tied, extremely quiet.

"Sacrificing to the ancestors of the past dynasties, today welcomes the 880th disciple of the sixth generation to start. The disciple must set an example, preach and accept the karma, live up to the ambition of the ancestors, and not fall into the name of Sanqing."

On the high platform, there are densely packed spiritual tablets, going up layer by layer, until at the highest point, there is only one spiritual tablet.

In front of the altar, there was a tall incense burner, on which were inserted three sticks of sandalwood as thick as an adult's arm. On the incense head, there was a little fire light, and there was no trace of smoke, but the whole hall was filled with a light and quiet atmosphere. aroma.

Hearing it calms one's mind.

Under the smell of sandalwood, the nervous new disciples only felt clear-headed and peaceful.

"Kneel!" The mellow and calm voice resounded through the main hall of the Patriarch Hall. The headmaster held a high incense and knelt on the high platform, facing the stacked tablets, kneeling respectfully.

All the disciples quickly knelt down, stretched out their hands, and clasped them in front of their chests.

"bye!"

Push your hands out from your chest, lift them up to your forehead, with your palms facing outwards, bend down, your palms to the ground, and your forehead to the back of your hands.

This is a Taoist gift, and all new disciples must learn it before going to Sanqing.

"Goodbye!"

"Three thanks!"

After the three prostrations, Lingchu secretly raised his eyes and looked at the countless tablets on the main hall. His palms touched the ground paved with jade. The warm touch and the undulating lines on the ground due to carved patterns echoed in his ears. Mellow voice.

"The little mermaid in Pingyun, Yunzhou."

"Disciple Yu Xiaoxiao is here."

"Li Meng from Yanghe, Yunzhou."

"Disciple Li Meng is here."

"Yu Lingchu from Antang, Jiuming Prefecture."

"Disciple Yu Lingchu is here."

Every time a disciple's name is read, the master will burn the corresponding silk that records the detailed information of the disciple in the incense burner, and a jade-made booklet opened on the altar will light up aura, It will appear to record the information of the disciple.

All new disciples had to leave their names in this book enshrined in the Patriarch Hall's disciple book before they could be considered as formally enrolled in the Sanqing Dao Sect, and they were legal disciples of the Sanqing.

Responding loudly, watching the silk being burned, and seeing the name recorded in the disciple book, she was in a trance at the beginning of her life, and then she had a real feeling. Since then, she has been a disciple of Sanqing Daozong.

In the entrance ceremony, in addition to worshiping the ancestors, there is also a ritual of worshiping the sky.

Everyone exited the Patriarch Hall in an orderly manner, only to find that the square was surrounded by old disciples of Sanqing at some point, but the old disciples of Sanqing only stood on the periphery and did not enter the middle of the square.

Under the guidance of Daoist Jindan, the new disciples stood in the middle of the square. The master flicked his sleeves and climbed up the steps in the air, standing among the clouds.

"When the chaos first opened, the universe began to lay. Yin and Yang are born together, and the five elements rotate. Those with clear air rise to become the sky, and those with turbid air sink to form the earth. Dao produces one, one produces two, two produces three, three produces all things, and all things begin Also. The sages of ancient times had the blessings of heaven and earth, and the wisdom of all things. When they first heard the sound of the Dao, they clearly proved that the Dao is manifest.

A mellow and peaceful voice rolled from the clouds, resounding throughout the Sanqing Taoist sect. With the sound of preaching, within the Sanqing Taoist sect, spirit flowers competed to release, swimming fish leaped out of the water, white cranes chirped in the sky, and the rays of the sun shone through. world.

The new disciples, who imitated the disciples of the Sanqing to meditate, seemed to have seen the chaos of the universe, the mystery of the growth of all things, and the establishment and prosperity of the Daozong of the Sanqing.

"I broke through! I broke through to the middle stage of Qi training!"

"My cultivation has also improved a lot!"

"The realm I just broke through has stabilized!"

"Oh my god, you broke through two layers in one fell swoop!"

Gradually, the mellow voice of preaching quietly disappeared, and the rest were bursts of exclamations from new disciples.

It turned out that during the period when the master was preaching, countless disciples unknowingly broke through the realm, stabilized the realm, or improved their cultivation base.

Lingchu also had a look of surprise on her face. She also broke through and practiced Qi on the tenth level.

Moreover, after the breakthrough, he improved his cultivation a little bit. This is simply, listening to the king's teaching once is better than cultivating for a year.

No wonder besides the new disciples, many old disciples came.

(End of this chapter)