Chapter 119: Founder of Shangqing Sect

"I heard all sorts of nonsense." Li Daoxuan wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling that this meditation was very dangerous.

I wanted to regain some spirits, but I never expected that I almost sent myself away.

Things in the Zhao family are really messed up. Zhao Laoer actually committed adultery with his father's concubine.

If people knew about this, the concubine would probably be stuffed into a pig cage and sunk to the bottom of the river. What was even more terrifying was that the concubine seemed to be plotting against her.

It turns out that good-looking people need to pay more attention to safety when they go out.

Li Daoxuan made up his mind to stay away from the other people in the Zhao family. After drinking a sip of water, he concentrated on writing a Taoist scripture.

Then all three black fish appeared in his eyes. Li Daoxuan muttered something silently and lay drowsily on the bed.

Entering the illusion, the six books of talismans, Taoism, magical powers, magic weapons, formations, and alchemy appeared before the eyes again.

Li Daoxuan chose the talisman, and a courtyard appeared in front of him, but with an extra street than before.

Li Daoxuan looked at the street with some curiosity. He had not been here since he was ordained, and he had never expected that the illusion had changed so much.

A street suddenly appeared in the originally empty place, and dozens of small houses were lined up in a row, with red walls, green tiles, bluestone paving roads, and lush vegetation. It was truly a beautiful sight.

This kind of scenery is like a painting, making people linger.

Although he didn't know what major changes had taken place in the illusion, Li Daoxuan still thought it would be a good idea to visit Uncle Jiu first.

Following the street, Li Daoxuan found the familiar courtyard gate. He knocked on Uncle Jiu's gate, and saw the gate open.

I saw Uncle Jiu, wearing a green robe, holding a saw in his hand, doing carpentry work in the yard.

"You're here?" Uncle Jiu said with a smile.

"I haven't been here for a long time. I have a lot of things to do outside. I hope Uncle Jiu can understand." Li Daoxuan said respectfully.

"It's okay, I know you're busy." Uncle Jiu smiled and pointed at the stone chair. "Let's see if your skills have declined first, then we can talk about other things."

"Of course. Uncle Jiu, you have to watch carefully." Li Daoxuan smiled confidently, picked up the brush from the stone table, dipped it in cinnabar, and wrote on the yellow talisman.

However, while holding his breath and concentrating, the yellow talisman was drawn. Holding it in his hand, he could also sense the changes in the magic power.

Uncle Jiu looked at the yellow talisman and nodded to Li Daoxuan with satisfaction.

"Yes, your skill in drawing talismans has improved again. It seems that you haven't fallen behind in this subject while you were out there."

"As the saying goes, one's skill becomes obsolete if he doesn't practice it, and this talisman will naturally become obsolete if he doesn't draw it. I will keep Uncle Jiu's teachings in mind." Li Daoxuan said with a smile. He was not as restrained as at the beginning. He poured tea from the teapot on the stone table and drank it in one gulp.

Seeing Uncle Jiu doing carpentry work, he asked curiously, "Uncle Jiu, what are you doing?"

"Just making some furniture." Uncle Jiu said with a smile.

"Furniture? But I see that Uncle Jiu's house has enough furniture and utensils, so why do you want to make furniture?" Li Daoxuan was a little confused.

"It's just what others need." Uncle Jiu said again.

"Others?" Li Daoxuan thought of the street that appeared in the yard and asked Uncle Jiu again. "Uncle Jiu, when I came in just now, I saw a street outside the yard. I wonder if there are any changes here?"

"Haha, this story started a few days ago." Uncle Jiu couldn't help laughing when he heard Li Daoxuan's question, and he explained to him the changes during the days when Li Daoxuan was not here. It turned out that Uncle Jiu was sitting in the yard drinking tea one day, preparing to meditate before going to the backyard to reclaim wasteland. Who knew that in this illusion, there seemed to be the sound of a bell ringing from the avenue. This sound was very strange, and people could clearly feel it coming from far away, and then going straight away.

Uncle Jiu opened the gate in the direction of departure, only to see that the chaotic fog was broken and the world outside the yard expanded. Then a street appeared, stretching for hundreds of meters, with dozens of households, looking like a small town.

Uncle Jiu was a little surprised. He stepped out and knocked on the doors of the small courtyards. Who knew that someone actually opened the door.

"The person who opened the door was a Jurchen woman, wearing Taoist robes from the Wei and Jin dynasties. I asked her name, and she told me my surname was Wei, and my given name was Huacun. I would live here in the future, so we would be neighbors. Since her family was short of furniture, she asked me to help make a set, and she would thank me." Uncle Jiu smiled and looked at Li Daoxuan and continued.

"Do you know who this Jurchen is?"

"Wei Huacun? But his courtesy name is Xian'an?" Li Daoxuan looked at Uncle Jiu in disbelief, waiting for his confirmation.

"Of course it's this brand name." Uncle Jiu said with a smile.

"Oh my goodness, it's the grandmother!" Li Daoxuan's mouth was crooked. He never expected that the new neighbor would be such an important person.

Although the Shangqing Sect has been in decline since the Ming and Qing Dynasties among the Taoist sects, and many of its techniques have been passed down as branches and integrated into various Taoist sects, its essence has not changed much. For example, their Baiyun Temple is also derived from the Shangqing Sect and has been passed down to this day. It can be said that the Shangqing Sect has a very significant influence on Taoism, no less than the influence of Patriarch Wang Chongyang on the Quanzhen Sect.

Who is this Wei Huacun? She is the first generation of the Grand Master of Shangqing Sect, and can be regarded as the ancestor of Shangqing Sect, Madam Wei of Zixu Yuanjun.

It is really surprising that such a person would live in this street.

"If you say so, you can be regarded as the ancestor of the Qingwei lineage. However, the first and the last are the masters, and heaven and earth are the teachers. You must be respectful, but you don't have to flatter her so much." Uncle Jiu put down the work in his hands and sat on the stone chair and said. "I see that the lady likes to be quiet and not active. If you flatter her, you may be belittled. It is better to visit her with the mentality of seeking the truth, and it may be effective."

"Thank you for your guidance, Uncle Jiu." Li Daoxuan bowed earnestly. "But the day when the Chaos Mist is broken, Uncle Jiu, I'm afraid, will be the day when I will be ordained."

Li Daoxuan told Uncle Jiu about the time when he was ordained. After listening, Uncle Jiu was silent for a moment, then looked at him with a gratified smile.

"I didn't expect that within a few months, you have become a Taoist priest. You are extremely talented and only appear once in a thousand years. You must stick to your original intention and don't go astray."

"I will remember Uncle Jiu's teachings." Li Daoxuan thanked him again. "If Uncle Jiu hadn't taught me the art of Taoism and talismans every night, I wouldn't have been able to receive the talisman so easily. As the saying goes, there are many good horses, but few good horse trainers. Uncle Jiu is a good horse trainer to me."

"Haha, kid, you are just good at talking and bragging about your ability to run a thousand miles." Uncle Jiu made a rare joke.

The two chatted for a long time, and Li Daoxuan told them about the Zhao family.

Uncle Jiu pondered for a moment and said, "The matter of the Zhao family is probably not simple. I also know about the Immortal Mother you mentioned. This deity was once worshipped by the White Lotus Sect, and often taught people to escape suffering and enjoy immortality. Although some famous and upright sects also worship the Immortal Mother, they are only a minority after all. At present, the White Lotus Sect is still the most popular sect that worships the Immortal Mother. There are also folk sects such as the Luo Sect, the Western Mahayana Sect, the Jiuzu Mountain Mahayana Sect, the Zhai Sect, and the Wenxiang Sect. In addition, there are many evil sects, so the courts of all dynasties have regarded the Immortal Mother as a wild god."

"But these small sects are just minor ones, not as powerful as the White Lotus Sect, which is omnipresent. You can see the Immortal Mother in the Zhao family, so it is likely that a White Lotus Sect believer has been to the Zhao family."

"If my guess is correct, Mr. Zhao's matter is probably related to the White Lotus believers."

"I have seen the White Lotus Sect's magicians. They use evil magic from all directions and drive ghosts and gods to do evil. If you see them, you need to be careful. Don't fall into their evil magic and end up in danger. When doing things in the Zhao family, you need to listen to all directions and watch all directions, and make a perfect plan."

"There may be evil zombies in the Zhao family's old house. When you go there, you'd better bring the thunder talisman peach wood sword and the six dings and six jias to protect yourself."

"I know." Li Daoxuan nodded.

"Well, go do something now, and deliver these tables and chairs to Madam Wei's residence." Uncle Jiu saw that Li Daoxuan also understood what he said, so he smiled. He pointed to the tables and chairs on the ground and said towards the door.

Li Daoxuan was immediately overjoyed, and quickly ran over to pick up the chair and said with a smile: "Uncle Jiu, don't worry, I will definitely not let you down. I will go visit the founder of our Shangqing Sect right now."

(End of this chapter)