Chapter 96 The Rumored Uncle Until the fourth day of the grand ceremony. On the top of Mingzuo Mountain, colorful cloths covered the sky, and even the sky had seven colorful clouds. The altar was hung with red sails, inscribed with the names of gods, and filled with statues of gods. Many Taoists on and off the altar were practicing the Yu Steps, praying for blessings from the gods. In the distance, there were many cushions placed there, and many Taoists were sitting and watching. Today is filthy. Many Taoists from the Lingfa School were also invited to watch. This was the first event in this fast and prayer ceremony to invite the three people from Fuqiu Temple to participate. Lin Jue also came to join in the fun. After arriving, they found that this kind of participation only meant that a seat was prepared for these Taoists under the altar. They would sit on cushions and watch the Taoists of the talisman sect perform rituals, pray for blessings and offer sacrifices to gods, calling on the gods to cleanse the world of the increasing number of demons and monsters, specific to each state, and some even specific to a village in a county, or a mountain. The three people at Fuqiu Temple were whispering to each other. The third brother told them that these specific place names were collected by the Taoist priests of the talisman sect on a daily basis. They usually offer sacrifices to a limited number of gods and are too busy to handle them all. This time, the grand ceremony was to offer sacrifices to the gods of the heavens, so they took this opportunity to report to the highest gods and ask them to send out heavenly soldiers and generals, and all the heavenly forces to unite and eliminate the evil together. It sounds like it has changed from the responsibility of local gods to a larger-scale operation to eliminate demons and filth.
However, judging from last year's grand ceremony at Mount Qiyun, most of the efforts were superficial and had little effect. Lin Jue just thought it was a curiosity. After the ceremony, Master Dongming of Yanxia Temple gave a speech. Like what the third senior brother said, most of it was a call for many people of virtue to work together to eliminate the demon. But the strange thing is that although this real person is clearly very far away, when he speaks, his voice seems to be coming from just ten feet in front. "The world is in chaos, and it is not the responsibility of the gods to exorcise demons. There are many Taoist friends below who are truly practicing, have Taoism and understand magic, and have great supernatural powers. Exorcising demons and upholding justice is the job of our generation of Taoists." Lin Jue had come just to join the crowd. He sat on the cushion and seemed to be listening to the lecture, but in fact most of the time he was thinking about the secret of the "Mountain God Body Protection Method". It was not just him, nor was it just the Taoists of the Lingfa School. Even the Taoists of the Fulu School, some young people felt very bored and could not help but slack off, and there were quite a few who whispered to each other. This could better represent the overall character of the Taoists. However, when he heard this voice, Lin Jue suddenly had an intention, which surprised him. Yes, this should also be a kind of magic. I think there should be one more page in the ancient book. What is this called? Telepathy? Lin Jue came back to his senses and felt that coming to this grand ceremony was the right decision. Having learned some magic from this immortal, Lin Jue also became serious and listened to him attentively. Then he heard the Taoist priest say, "Nowadays, demons and ghosts appear frequently, which not only bring disaster to the people of the world, but also endanger the country. The stability of the country means the stability of the people. If the country is stable, the people can live and work in peace. If the country is shaken, many Taoist friends will find it difficult to find peace even if they are in the mountains. It is better to take up swords and go down the mountain to report to the country and bring peace to the people..." Lin Jue heard some noise for no apparent reason. When I turned around, I saw that many Taoists around me frowned or curled their lips. These Taoists should all be practicing magic. I don't know why he frowned. The junior sister was sitting on the cushion on his left. She suddenly leaned towards him, as if she had something to say to him.
Lin Jue thought she had some opinion on this, so he leaned towards her, but he only heard her ask: "Brother, where is Fuyao?" "..." Lin Jue sat up straight and looked around. The fox that was originally sitting in the distance waiting for them was indeed gone, but he was too lazy to pay attention to her and continued to listen to the lecture. After listening to it, this filthiness was completely over. Many Taoists stood up and left. "So this is the grand ceremony. I thought I could see the gods descending." The little sister scratched her head and said, "In the end, I just saw them running around, playing music, chanting scriptures, and talking." "Yes." "Brother, aren't you bored?" "good." "what?" The junior sister was shocked and felt that he was more aware than herself. "Stop it, where's the third brother?" "Oh, Third Brother said he saw a familiar figure and went to take a look. Let's go back first." "it is good." "Where's Fuyao?" "It's very smart, don't worry about it." Sure enough, when the two of them walked all the way back to the bamboo house, the fox was already sitting at the door waiting for them, and with it were two wild rabbits lying next to it. "So you went to catch rabbits." Lin Jue said as expected, "Where did you catch them? Isn't this all bamboo forest?" The fox sat upright and didn't say anything when he asked. He just turned around and looked far away. Lin Jue lifted the two rabbits up by their ears and found that they were still alive, with no obvious wounds on their bodies, but for some reason, they just wouldn't run away. It wasn't until Lin Jue lifted them up that they seemed to react and began to desperately kick their legs to run away. "Just right, Third Senior Brother has been complaining for a few days about the lack of meat in the meal." As he was speaking, the third senior brother just came back from outside, accompanied by an old Taoist priest in a casually draped Taoist robe and with messy hair, who seemed to have been practicing Taoism as well. Seeing the rabbit in Lin Jue's hand, the third brother's eyes lit up immediately: "Brother, where did you get this rabbit?" "Fuyao caught it." "Good job!" The third brother praised, "Can we eat meat today?" “Naturally, we can’t waste it.” "How do we eat it? The ginger and pepper rabbit that my junior brother used to make in the temple was delicious!"
"Without a pot, we can only roast it." Lin Jue responded casually and looked at the person next to him, "Who is this..." "Oh! Look at me! I'm almost dying of greed from eating vegetarian food every day in this mountain!" said the Third Brother, pointing at the Taoist priest next to him, "This is our Second Uncle, the one you haven't seen. These are the two new disciples that Master accepted last spring and summer. This Old Eighth is named Lin Jue, and this Little Sister, I forgot her last name, but her name is Qingyao." "The surname is Liu..." The junior sister added weakly. "Meet Second Uncle." Lin Jue looked at the old Taoist. The master should have seven fellow disciples, but he has been in the temple for more than a year and has never seen any of them. He also doesn't know where they went or what they did after they went down the mountain. I guess this Second Master is also here to attend the ceremony. The junior sister also followed suit. "No need to be polite." The old Taoist looked at them and waved his hand casually. "Second uncle, let me tell you, you are so lucky. My fellow apprentice is a great cook. I don't believe you haven't gotten tired of eating vegetarian food in the mountains these few days." The third uncle spoke enthusiastically and without restraint. Seeing him like this, Lin Jue felt a lot more relieved. "How many days have you eaten? I just arrived last night, and was planning to come over today to ask if you guys have come." Second Uncle said, "Besides, I ate last night, and the food in Yanxia Temple is pretty good, much better than what we had to deal with on our own at Fuqiu Peak." He lowered his head and said: "The roasted rabbit is so dry that it's worse than chewing wood. It's not necessarily as delicious as the food at Mingzhao Mountain!" "This……" The third senior brother thought about it and it seemed to be true. I had no choice but to turn and look at Lin Jue. Lin Jue understood what he meant and hurried over to clean up. The junior sister went to prepare firewood. Not long after, several Taoists sat cross-legged in front of the bamboo house. The rabbit had been prepared, with many cuts and spices applied to it. The little apprentice sister exhaled, and the firewood ignited. She pointed with her finger, and the flames were suppressed. Lin Jue skewered the rabbit meat with wooden sticks and roasted it. The third brother and the second uncle are talking. The Second Uncle had a full beard and looked younger than the Master, but he was also very old and not very kind. The flames gave him heat and he felt a little hot, so he simply opened his clothes, revealing his white chest and abdomen, as well as the scars on it. "That damn Master Dongming! Didn't the chaos in the world start from the imperial court? Oh, now the world is in chaos and they want us to protect the country!" "Uncle Master, this is Mingzhu Mountain." "What about Mingzhu Mountain? If I can't invite the gods down, I can flatten them all by myself!"
"This……" "If you were truly respectful, would you roast a rabbit for your religious rites?" "Ok?" As it involved himself, the third brother sat up straight instantly and said seriously: "Uncle is still reasonable!" After saying that, he couldn't help but look at Lin Jue beside him: "Junior brother, what did you put on it?" "Oil, and spices." Lin Jue took out a bottle of oil and explained to him: "Rabbit meat doesn't have much oil, so it doesn't have much flavor, so when you roast it, you have to apply a lot of oil, otherwise it will be dry and taste bad. After applying oil, it will still be roasted dry, but it can be crispy on the outside and dry and fragrant on the inside." The young Taoist and the old Taoist looked at each other. "It's not just us. Some people from the talisman sect also disagree. When Master Dongming was speaking today, the Taoists from Qiyun Mountain clearly disagreed, but they just didn't say anything." "Do they have disagreements, too?" "Of course there are differences!" Second Uncle raised his eyebrows, "The world is in chaos. Not to mention us Taoists, even the gods in heaven may not be able to escape. But protecting the people of the world is one thing, protecting the people of the world is another! These two seem similar, but can they be the same thing?" Lin Jue was also listening carefully beside him. He knew in his heart that he had not been in this world for long, and the road he had walked was only from Shu Village to Yishan. He had not seen enough of this world, let alone understood it. Whether it was his third brother or his second uncle, their understanding and experience of the current world were obviously not comparable to his, and naturally they had better insights than him. It seems that the court is in chaos now. Among the four famous mountains of the talisman sect in the world, at least the Xuantian Temple on Qiyun Mountain and the Yanxia Temple on Mingzhao Mountain have differences. Taoist temples enshrine gods, and different Taoist temples enshrine different gods. Does this mean that the gods behind both sides have also had differences on whether to protect the current imperial court? Or in other words, the reason why the grand ceremony was held at Qiyun Mountain last year and again at Mingzhao Mountain this year was also because of this disagreement? Lin Jue turned the rabbit and said thoughtfully. I also heard that this uncle seemed to have a bad temper. At the same time, his abilities seem to be very high. This is reasonable. The seven spells of Fuqiu Temple were passed down from ancient immortals. Some are strong, some are weak, but they are all orthodox spells. Later, other spells were continuously collected, and now there are more than seven kinds. There are people in the temple who have the ability to judge people and their fate. It can be said that most of the disciples are at least of superior talent. Now, Lin Jue's generation, up to now, should be considered the weakest among all the disciples of Fuqiu Temple. The reason is that the grandmaster lived too long and the master accepted disciples too late, resulting in that even the eldest senior brother has only been in the mountains for more than ten years. However, this second uncle is already in his seventies or eighties. He has been practicing for who knows how many years. Whether it is Taoism or magical attainments, he should have reached the peak level of his life. I don’t know what he is repairing. While thinking, he said to his junior sister: "Junior sister, you can apply some spices now. Rabbit meat doesn't have much flavor. If it's very bland, it will just have a meaty smell. So you need to apply thick spices so it will taste good."
"Oh……" The little sister was the most well-behaved in the whole audience. She watched the fire seriously and worked hard. The fragrance is gradually coming. "Gudong..." The two Taoists couldn't help swallowing their saliva. Not only them, but even the Taoist priests passing by could not help looking over here when they smelled the aroma of burnt meat mixed with spices and oil. They had also been eating poorly greasy meals in the Yanxia Temple of Mingzhu Mountain for several days, and they could not stop drooling. Someone in the bamboo house next door also opened the door. Most of these Taoists were free and easy-going by nature and did not care about details. Some of them came over here immediately. Those who did not care about details walked over with a shameless look on their faces, while those who were more particular brought a pot of wine and wanted to share a bite of meat. Just as I approached, I heard the old Taoist open his mouth: "Damn Master Dongming..." Everyone's expressions froze and their steps stopped immediately. They had no choice but to walk back in disappointment. This is Yanxia Temple! Nowadays, the talisman sect is in power. There are a total of four real people in the world, belonging to four famous mountains. They all have extremely high reputations among the people and the court. This person is one of them. Who dares to come forward? (End of this chapter)