That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 312

The Taoist ranks third, the word generation Yun, and the layman's surname is Bai, so he was bestowed the Taoist name Baiyun by Qiu Ye.

He became enlightened at the age of three, and he was familiar with ten thousand volumes of Taoist scriptures since he was a child.

He started to write at the age of 30, and it took more than ten years to complete "Commentary to Nanhua Jing", "Commentary to Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing", "Commentary to Wenshi Zhenjing", "Commentary to Huangting External Scenery", "Huangting Inner Scenery" The six major commentaries, including "Commentary" and "Commentary to Taishang Induction Chapter", are the most talented and learned people among the twelve immortals of the Taoist school. Knowing the title of Dazheng is far more than other ordinary Dazheng.

In the tenth year of Taiping, Bai Yu received the decree of teaching real people and presided over the compilation and revision of Taoism.

Based on "Orthodox Daozang" and "Zhengming Daozang", maintaining the framework of three caves and four supplements, the scriptures other than three caves and four supplements are sorted and classified according to different contents, and are divided into three caves, four supplements, Taoism There are six major categories, including collections of essays, Taoist arts, Taoist rituals, and the history of immortal preaching.

The scriptures collected by each department are arranged in order according to the origin and time of the Taoist school, and the index of the catalog is constructed.

The entire revision process lasted eight years and was completed at the end of the 18th year of Taiping. After the new Daoist Code came out, it was regarded as a great merit by the Daoists. Therefore, a word "Zi" was added to the name of Baiyun Dao to show respect. From then on, no matter the peers or the juniors, they all respectfully call him Baiyunzi.

Bai Yunzi came to the gate of the tall and spacious Yuqing Palace and stood there. Not long after, two more people came one after another.

One of them looks to be about forty years old, tall and tall, although his temples are slightly gray, but he can still see how graceful he was when he was young, and his masculinity has never been compromised by the years. He is dressed in a black Daoist Taoist robe, with a sword belt on his shoulders, cloud shoes on his feet, and a five-sacred crown on his head. He lacks elegance, but he has an aura of power without anger, and he has the majesty of a suzerain.

The other person is extremely old, with white hair, wrinkles on his face layer upon layer, and cloudy eyes. The same Dazheng robe looks empty on him. He is holding a green cane in his hand, half It's a rickety body, the bones of the Tao are still there, and the fairy spirit still exists, but it's just getting old, and it's inevitable that the body will feel like a rotten tree.

The former is Tianyun, Qiuye's great disciple, who was a hero when he was young. He used to be a stunning figure, who subdued demons with his sword, and left in a huff. I don't know how many women have been swayed by him. Taoist disciples are regarded as the best candidates for the next Taoist head teacher.

It's just that Tian Yun was hated by Qiu Ye in the future because of his association with the peak masters of various veins, so he was not able to be established as the first disciple for a long time. To this day, the position of the first disciple of the Taoist sect is still vacant.

The latter is Wu Yun, the second disciple. Speaking of which, this Wu Yun is also a very legendary figure. His real name is Taoist Wu Ya, and he is a Taoist loose immortal. Traveling in the clouds, until by chance, they met Qiu Ye who was not trapped in Xuandu at that time. The two agreed to three gambling fights due to a moral dispute, namely fighting wine, discussing Taoism, and fighting skills. The three fights lasted three years and were divided into three times. Carried out, and finally ended with Akiba's complete victory.

After that, Wu Yun kept his promise to worship Qiu Ye as his teacher and became Qiu Ye's second disciple. The word "old man" is added to the suffix of his Taoist name to show his age.

The three disciples, Tianyun, Wuyunsou, and Baiyunzi, each have their strengths and weaknesses.

When it comes to family background, Tianyun is naturally the most orthodox. He is both a disciple and a long-term disciple. Occupying the word "dichang" is undoubtedly a great name. It is because of this that Tianyun can be regarded as the most orthodox peak. supported by the Lord.

In terms of cultivation, old man Wuyun is the highest. Since he entered the Taoist sect, he was first taught by the Daoist Master, and then he was in charge of the Dharma Palace. He studied many ascending methods of the Taoist sect. It is several floors higher than it was then.

Although he hasn't made a move for many years, Zhenren Zhangjiao once praised him as saying that all methods lead to the same goal, and all dharmas are accessible. He is not enough to be the elder of Wu Yun's teacher, and the two of them can be regarded as friends of Taoism.

Bai Yun, who is only known for his talent and learning, undoubtedly lacks confidence in front of the two senior brothers, so he has been dormant for more these years, letting the two senior brothers fight, until today when he had to fight, he really stood up, hoping to be able to win the battle. Take millet from the middle.

After all, in addition to the two sects of the Peak Master and the Palace Master, there is also a huge force that cannot be underestimated, the Daoist Masters of various places. If they can win their support, it might be impossible to take a risk.

As for the other fellow apprentices, even Qi Xianyun, who is the most loved by Qiu Ye and his wife, they are not worth mentioning in front of these three senior brothers.

The three of them stood in front of the Yuqing Palace, forming a three-legged confrontation. After all, they were all high-spirited people who had practiced Taoism for many years. Even though they were fighting each other to the point of life and death, their faces were still as warm as spring breeze.

Firstly, they greeted each other, and then exchanged greetings, and then exchanged a few innocuous maneuvers between the words, so it was considered as an end, and the real words and swords should be reserved for the Yuqing Palace to discuss matters.

In the end, Tianyun walked into the gate of the palace first, old man Wuyun followed closely behind, and Baiyunzi followed behind.

Entering the main entrance, there is a long corridor leading directly to the deep main hall. The corridor is about ten feet wide, and every nine feet on both sides stands a huge column about ten feet high, which can only be embraced by four people.

The sound of the whole long corridor is silent, the top cannot be seen from the height, and the head cannot be seen from the length. The three of them walked one after the other, as if they were in the universe.

However, no matter how long the passage was, there was no end to it. When the three of them reached the end of the long corridor, they saw two statues of heavenly gods with a height of thirty feet. A hall with a circle above and below is the main hall of Yuqing Palace.

The Yuqing Hall occupies a vast area. There are a total of [-] white jade pillars in the hall for support, and black jade paves the ground. On the dome, mercury is used as the Milky Way, and pearls are used as stars.

Inside the hall, there is a statue of Taoist ancestors enshrined in the south, back and north. Under the statue of Taoist ancestors, there is a white jade high platform. The platform is divided into three floors. Where the candidate disciples are located, the number of futons is variable. There are four futons on the left and right sides of the third floor, corresponding to the masters of the Eight Meridians.

Under the bluish-white light emitted by the faint pearl, all the powerful people in the Taoist sect gathered together. At this time, there were nearly a hundred people in the hall.

The positions of the real person in charge and the first disciple are both vacant, that is, there is no most venerable person. Bai Yunzi, as the person in charge of this discussion, led everyone in the hall to worship the Taoist statue together.

After worshiping, everyone returned to their seats and sat in rows on the floor in the hall.

Tian Yun's face was indifferent, and after taking a deep look at Old Man Wuyun, he went straight to the leftmost seat on the second floor of the Baiyu High Terrace and sat down.

After Tianyun took his seat, Wuyunsou also walked to the rightmost seat to take his seat. The two were on the left and the right, and the difference between them was clear at a glance.

Bai Yunzi walked up to the third floor of the Baiyu high platform, he didn't dare to take a seat, but stood on the side where the head teacher was, and looked around the hall.

Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, who had already regained his arm, sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, as if he didn't notice the three people who just walked in at all.

The white-haired and childlike Tianquan Peak Master also remained motionless, while the Tianshu Peak Master and Tianxuan Peak Master both lowered their eyes and nodded in unison, wondering what they were thinking.

The Master of Tianji Peak had no expression on his face, and was watching the Chief of the Punishment Division.

The head of the Punishment Division seemed to have sensed it, and turned his head to look at Tianji Peak Master.

After the two looked at each other, the master of Tianji Peak snorted coldly and turned his head away.

The head of the Punishment Department smiled indifferently, and continued to close his eyes and rest.

On the other side, the master of Kaiyang Peak was talking with the master of Yaoguang Peak in a low voice, and not far away were the masters of the Daozang Palace and the Palace of Chuanfa Palace who were facing each other, their expressions were dignified and silent , just knowing each other with eyes.

There are also people who are outside, their faces are indifferent, and they are completely irrelevant.

Hundreds of people with various attitudes, all in sight.

After a long time, Bai Yunzi finally opened his mouth and said slowly: "The discussion of Yuqing Palace begins now."

(End of this chapter)