Chapter 20 First Acquaintance Cultivation
On the second day, Li Ji got up early, his swordsmanship and breathing without relaxing. It is still a matter of whether he can practice the truth. He cannot lose his old skills.
I no longer went to Xichang streets and alleys to look for the food. I used it too early in the inn. After asking the direction, I went straight to Jibei Street. Xichang was huge. It took me nearly an hour to find the Taoist palace with a high degree of recognition in Xiaoer's mouth - a tall four-story wooden building, which was not gorgeous, but particularly heavy. The wooden building had no signs. But Li Ji knew that it was here, and Taoist Yun was a very empty and ethereal thing. He felt it, just like he was once beside the Taoist Master of Conquering Dharma.
There were not as many guards as I imagined, and the guards were strongly guarded. There was only an old man sweeping the floor and sprinkling water at the door. The door was open, as if it was not rejecting guests. Occasionally, passers-by were far away when passing by, and looked very respectful.
Li Ji was bold. From his previous life, he had a limited admiration for authority. After hesitating for a while, he stepped forward until he walked into the gate. Lao Cangtou didn't care at all, so he felt relieved.
The wooden building has no decoration and is all the original color of a wood. I thought there were countless twists and turns corridors inside, but I found that there was only one central hall, one case in the hall, and a woman pretended to be in her hand, holding a book in her hand. There was no one else in the building except this woman. It was simple and empty, but instead gave him an invisible pressure.
Li Jiliu put on his sleeves and walked over and took a deep oar, "I'm disturbing the immortal..." He really didn't know how to call the fellow Taoist, Taoist priest, Taoist nun, in front of him, it seemed that it was not suitable.
The woman did not get up, and for a moment, Li Ji felt a pressure coming to his face. He was slightly stern while walking, and he became more and more cautious and respectful. "I heard that there is a Taoist palace in the city that is the only one who is respected in the world. He took the liberty to come and asked where is the way of the Tao?"
"If you have children at home, you can send them to the Taoist Palace for investigation. If you meet the conditions and pay enough, you can enter the Taoist Palace to study." The woman's voice was cold.
"I haven't gotten married yet, and I have no children, but I admire the Tao of the Immortals, but I am the Immortals myself..." Before he finished speaking, the woman's eyebrows were raised, "Ignorance, frogs in the well, and all the dirty bodies dare to say that she yearns for the Tao. Are you here to entertain me at this age?" As soon as he brushed his sleeves, Li Ji felt a great force coming and could not hold on, so he could only retreat. When he finally stood up, he found that he had already stood three feet away from the wooden building. "I am a crazy person who wants to cultivate immortals..."
"At this age, I really dare to think about it. Fortunately, Fairy Yun was in the restaurant recently. If you change to another immortal, this person will suffer a great loss..."
"Look at his outfit, he must not be a local native, haha, there are always a few people who come to hit the wall every month..." People around him gave advice, looking very happy.
It was really inexplicable that Li Ji was furious, but he knew that there should be no rashness here. It seemed that the difference between immortals and mortals was not that every person who practiced Taoism was as kind as the Dharma. He left in disappointment, and was unwilling to let go. He walked around Mulou again, and suddenly felt a move in his heart. He found a teahouse near Mulou and sat down, staring at the Tao Palace. He did not have to gain something here. The most important thing was to have some understanding of the path of practicing Taoism. Unexpectedly, Kundao didn't even give him the opportunity to ask.
Soon, someone walked out of the wooden building. It was the old Cangtou who had swept the floor at the door before, holding a bamboo basket in his hand, as if he was going out to buy it. Li Ji hurriedly checked the account and left the teahouse, followed from a distance, and rushed to catch up after turning the corner, "Sir, please stay, boy is polite..."
"What's the matter with you, the young man, stop me? But you look at me..." Old Cangtou looked at Li Ji in confusion.
"Haha, although I have never known the old man, I feel like the same thing at first sight. Why not find a place to drink? I wonder if it is convenient for the old man?" As he spoke, a ingot of ten or two large silver had already been handed over.
After weighing the silver ingot in his hand, Lao Cang's face smiled even deeper. Even when he was working in the Taoist Palace, the lower-level servants like them could still not get rid of poverty. Ten taels of silver were enough for the family to spend half a year in a city like Xichang. "I'm sorry, you want to ask about the Taoist Palace, right? This is not difficult, there is no need to drink a drink, I also have to buy ingredients. I'll ask this question, and I can tell the young master that he will never hide his own personal information..."
The false words in his mouth were exposed, and Li Ji's expression remained unchanged, "That's right, I have been to Taoism since I was a child, but I had no chance. I just entered the Taoist Palace to study. Before I could say a few words, I was kicked out by the Taoist inside, but for some reason?"
"Hahaha, you are lucky, the young man is in charge of the Taoist Palace this month. Fairy Yun is compassionate and has a mortal body. If you change to a Taoist priest, you may not be able to come out in and out at will. You really think that the gate of the Taoist Palace is always open?" Old Cangtou laughed and said, "Why are you rushing you? There are two reasons. First, you are too old and do not meet the standards of the Taoist Palace. Second, our Xichang Taoist Palace only accepts female disciples, not young men..."
Li Ji was embarrassed. No wonder the woman had a bad attitude and didn't listen to his explanation. It turned out that her conditions were really bad. "I would like to ask the old man to explain it in detail..."
"Xichang City Dao Palace only accepts girls aged 13 to 15. If you are too young, you will not be able to achieve your mind and be difficult to control. If you are too old, your roots and bones will be formed and you will lose the opportunity to practice Taoism. This rule is not only Xichang, but also other major cities in the northern region. As for why you only accept girls, the reason is very simple. Within a radius of thousands of miles, the closest immortal sect to my Xichang is the Qixia sect. All of them are Kundao, so of course you can only accept girls..."
Li Ji nodded, saying that he had insufficient knowledge and insufficient information, he came to the door rashly, but he made a big ugly. "I wonder if this palace is in the city, I wonder if there are any rules? Do the residents in the city have the opportunity to enter the palace to seek enlightenment? The Qixia Sect only accepts female disciples. What should those boys do? Will there never be a chance?"
"Hmph, can you all enter the Tao? What you think is beautiful... Xichang City has always been protected by Qixia Sect. Of course, the Taoist Palace in the middle of the city is only for the good disciples of Qixia Sect's online qualifications. In fact, it is not just Xichang. Qixia, a girl with good qualifications in other places in the Zhoulu, is also accepted by Qixia. After three years of studying in the Taoist Palace, the annual fee of thirty taels of gold cannot be afforded by ordinary people? Even ordinary families are in pain. Only nobles and wealthy merchants in the city can provide one or two..." The old Cangtou smacked his lips, "As for boys, Qixia does not accept it, other Dao Palaces are collected, and there are countless Dao Sects in the North Region. After all, Qiandao is far more than Kundao... But young master, don't put that effort into it, it's useless..."
Thirty taels of gold every year, nearly one hundred taels of gold in three years, and ten thousand taels of silver. The price is really terrifying. It seems that the so-called Tao does not stop people with destiny is just a talk. The so-called poverty and wealthy martial arts are poor, but the threshold for practicing Taoism is much higher than that of rich martial arts. "Then, can every school child enter the cultivation of the truth after three years of learning?"
"How can such a good thing be like this?" Lao Cangtou shook his head. Taking Xichang as an example, there are hundreds of school children in the Taoist palace all year round. The Qixia school starts a sect to accept disciples every three years, and only dozens of the best qualified ones can have the opportunity to enter the blessed land to feel the energy and communicate with the spirit. In the end, there have never been ten people who can feel the energy and communicate with the spirit in hundreds of years... "
Ten years are only ten years, that is, only three years each year. Li Ji shook his head. The real good deal in this palace is like robbing money, but everyone is still rushing to it. This is the charm of immortality.
Li Ji pulled Lao Cangtou and asked around. The questioning questioned Lao Cangtou began to get impatient and stopped when there was no answer. After Lao Cangtou left, Li Ji found a secluded teahouse and carefully sorted out what he had today, making the following judgment...
Chapter completed!