Warlock Notes

Chapter 5 Getting Started
Head?When I heard this, I was stunned and didn't react for a while.You must know that I have only seen the word "master" in martial arts novels. Those master masters in martial arts novels are all extraordinary in martial arts, and they command the heroes all by themselves. They are really domineering masters!

Thinking of this, I was suddenly overjoyed, and my heart was full of joy.I didn't expect that this old man with a fairy style in front of me really has a lot of background, and I was about to become the first disciple of the Maoshan School by accident.Although he is still a Taoist priest in the end, at least he still has the title of head, right?
Just when I was so happy that I almost laughed out loud, the old man coughed and said: "Uh, what, don't think too much, our Maoshan school is different from those martial arts schools of Shaolin school, especially after breaking The Four Old Trends, I sent my disciples to flee in all directions, or sneaked back to the countryside to live in seclusion, or fled abroad. Now our sect is very different from the past. Although the teacher is the head of the sect, but there are no subordinates. One person obeys orders. Alas!"

Hearing this, my restless heart immediately lost.You know which young man doesn't dream of commanding the king's arrogance, but now, although he is wearing the hat of the head, he is a polished commander. How is this different from ordinary people?

But then again, I don't care if the head is not the head. The most important thing right now is that only this Daoist Zhang can save my life. It is impossible for me not to be a teacher just because I am the head of the bare-handed sect, right?
Naturally, I will not let Zhenren Zhang know the little Jiujiu in my heart. I said: "Master, don't worry. Although our Maoshan is falling apart, one day, we will carry forward our Maoshan school and never let you down!"

"Good! Good! Good! I didn't expect you to say such bold words. It's really a blessing to be a teacher. As long as you can remember the oath you made today, you will have no regrets in dying for your teacher!" Zhang Zhenren The happy beard is straight up, presumably what I said has reached his heart.

But my heart skipped a beat, did I swear?Did I swear?
That night, I packed my luggage and prepared to move in with Zhang Zhenren.But who would have imagined that the move he said would be so far away, that he actually moved me directly from Shenzhen to a deep mountain and old forest in Jiangsu!

Needless to say how many times I changed trains during this period, the road into the mountain was not yet open to traffic. When I walked up the mountain for two hours and arrived at the place where Zhang Zhenren lived, I was almost exhausted.

The village where Zhang Zhenren lives is called Gucun. Although it is called a village, there are not many families and it is extremely remote.

Although I myself grew up in the mountains, the mountains in this place are bigger and deeper than my hometown.A mountain range is connected to a mountain range, and there is no end in sight, as if there are only mountains in this world and no plains.The mountain is covered with thick moso bamboo and trees, just like a virgin forest, and this village called Gucun is located in the deepest part of such a mountain range.

This place has no roads at all, and it takes more than 100 miles of mountain roads to go to Shengcheng County, let alone electric lights and telephones, because this ghost place is still the same as ancient society.

However, Zhang Zhenren's home is some distance from the village, because his house was actually built on the edge of the cliff of the mountain.In fact, it is better to say that it was built on the edge of a cliff than to say that it was built on the edge of a cliff, because his house was built with thatch.Standing at the foot of the mountain and looking up, I couldn't help beating my heart, thinking that if there was such a gust of wind, would the whole broken thatched cottage be blown off the cliff?

In my opinion, as the head of a faction, although it cannot be said that there are three thousand followers, no matter how bad it is, there should be a thousand-year-old Taoist temple, right?But now I'm really dumbfounded. Could it be that Zhenren Zhang would be so lost before, I didn't expect this old man to be in such a state, alas, it's really sad.

"What? Lost in your heart?" Zhang Zhenren seemed to have seen what was going on in my heart, and turned to me and asked.

"It's not a matter of loss. After all, I also came from the mountains, and the house in our hometown is not much better than yours. It's just that I heard from the elders that the gate of Maoshan in Jiangsu is very grand. Why... Why is it so broken now?" I expressed the doubts in my heart.

Zhang Zhenren smiled after hearing this, and suddenly showed a look of pride on his face. He said: "The Maoshan Mountain you heard is the Maoshan Mountain in Jurong, Jiangsu Province. Jurong Maoshan Mountain is a famous mountain, and it is the birthplace of the Shangqing School of Taoism. , is respected by Taoists as the "Zongtan of the Qing Dynasty". There are nine peaks, nineteen springs, 26 caves, and 28 pools. Although the Jurong Maoshan mountain is not high, there is a saying: the mountain is not high, but there are immortals. Jurong Maoshan It will have the reputation of the first blessed land and the eighth cave!"

Listening to Zhang Zhenren's words, one can imagine from his description that this Maoshan should be a very ancient place with a thousand-year-old sect altar, and the building is probably extremely magnificent.So I said: "Master, since Jurong Maoshan is so great, and you are the head of a school, why don't you live in Jurong Maoshan, but live in seclusion in this deep mountain and wild forest?"

Zhang Zhenren said: "As the saying goes, Buddhism and Taoism are one family, and our Taoism is also divided into two sects: Xuanzong and Mizong. Jurong Maoshan is the Xuanzong, but the teacher is the Tantra."

I said, "What about Tantra and Sutra, I'm almost confused by you."

Zhang Zhenren gave me a brain collapse: "Forget it, I can't make sense of it with you. Let me tell you this, Xianzong teaches the truth, let you understand the truth first, and then practice. Our Tantric sect teaches magic , first teach you the Dharma door, and then let you realize the Tao."

After saying this, I understand, isn't this one talking about theory and the other talking about technology?I said: "Understood, Sutra is a school, focusing on theoretical knowledge, while Tantra is a factory, focusing on technology."

Zhenren Zhang rolled his eyes and ignored me.

Soon, we came to the thatched cottage.Taking a closer look, although the thatched house looks shabby and crude, but the thatched house is built on the edge of the cliff, and it really feels like living in seclusion.

The thatched cottage is also extremely simple, just a few commonly used utensils, nothing else.Of course, the statue of the celestial master at the top of the room is very conspicuous. Below the statue is an altar, and an incense burner is very simple. It must be an antique hundreds of years old.

As soon as I entered the room, Master Zhang told me to kneel in front of the altar of the Heavenly Master, then lit incense, and read a few words, as for what he said, I didn't hear clearly.After reading, he said to me: "My sect is the Talisman Sect, which majors in spells. After learning my Maoshan spells, in addition to the general exorcism and healing, catching ghosts and staying in the house, and practice content, my sect also has many powerful and powerful spells. Magical effects, such as being able to send Yin soldiers, Yin generals or ghosts, and also use spells such as heavenly soldiers and generals. Therefore, my Maoshan magic is the most powerful in Taoism. It can be said to be a supernatural power. Disciples who enter our sect must have an absolute guarantee of character, and they must be very honest, filial, and compassionate people to learn, so as to ensure that the secret method I sent will be learned by traitors and harm the world!"

I nodded, of course I know this, because I have also heard that Maoshan magic is very powerful, drawing amulets and reciting spells is like a fairy.So I said, "Then when will you start passing on these spells to me? Will you pass them on to me tonight?"

Zhang Zhenren glared at me and scolded: "Now that the master has not finished worshiping, I want to learn the secret method of Maoshan. How can it be so easy!"

I thought it was right, so I smiled embarrassedly.At this time, Zhang Zhenren said: "The secret method of Maoshan is not so easy to teach. When I was a teacher, I went to the mountain to worship my master at the age of seven. After [-] years, I passed the teacher's inspection of my character. Only then did you teach me the secret art of Maoshan, so you have to learn it slowly and patiently."

Hearing this, my mouth is wide open. It takes 20 years to complete the character test, so I have to wait until I am almost 40 years old to learn spells?What the hell kind of rules are this? Isn't this just teasing people?I don't need to mention the disappointment in my heart. If it wasn't for my own life and the need for the old man in front of me to save me, I would have gone down the mountain.

Master Zhang saw how disappointed I was, smiled and said, "But your situation is different. You are facing a catastrophe now, so the character test before apprenticeship doesn't have to be so long. You just need to swear in front of the patriarch, no As long as you can use the spells you have learned to harm people."

"Really?" I was very happy in my heart, so I hurriedly made an oath to the patriarch.

After I finished swearing, Zhang Zhenren suddenly laughed maliciously, which gave me goosebumps all over my body.Such a fairy-like old man smiled maliciously, which seemed really unbearable.

I said: "Master, you are... Is there something on my face, it makes you smile..."

Zhang Zhenren said: "It's nothing, you are now the [-]th generation disciple of our sect, and as a teacher, I announce to you three commandments that our sect must abide by!"

Upon hearing this, my heart skipped a beat, and I finally understood why he looked at me with malicious intentions and smiled, thinking that the so-called rules and regulations must not be a good thing.

Sure enough, Zhang Zhenren then said: "My Maoshan sect has three major disciplines, which are abstinence, shabby clothes, and abstinence from wealth. Abstinence means not getting close to women, which means that becoming a disciple of Maoshan will inevitably lead to extinction. "Ragged clothes means not wearing neat clothes, and there must be holes in the clothes; no wealth means not hoarding wealth, and not leaving overnight money. Anyone who enters my Maoshan gate must first abide by these three rules."

I was really dumbfounded when I heard this. From my understanding, this Maoshan Taoist priest seems to be able to get married. Why can't he get close to women?And still can't wear good clothes, can't have money?You can make do with not wearing good clothes, after all, you can also wear old clothes, as long as you have money in your pocket, you can still live well.But this wealth is really enough. As the old saying goes, although money is not everything, it is absolutely impossible to have no money.If you say you have no money, doesn't that mean waiting to die?
(End of this chapter)