Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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A single spark can start a prairie fire. The Hongyang Dao was not well-known now, but it was known that there were signs of their presence in at least three places, so they should not be underestimated. Xie Lingya went back and talked to other people and notified the relevant departments.
He held the Yin-Yang in his hands, offered a petal of incense to his heart, and secretly informed his ancestor about the Hongyang Dao.
After a while, the proprietress served the dishes and also a small plate of dates.
Xie Lingya looked at the dates for a while.
The proprietress smiled embarrassedly and said, “I thought you were not a Taoist priest… Well, I know there are conflicts between you monks and Taoist priests, and I don’t know where that method comes from. If you go to find that monk, don’t mention me.”
“We have no conflicts with monks, and that guy is not a real monk at all. Besides, even if he is,” Xie Lingya said speechlessly, picking up a date, “If he can curse dates, this is matter of the Tao. I can either defeat him or chop him up or burn him. If he is already a Taoist priest, how can he be a monk?”
When the proprietress heard that he could really chant the spell, she thought about it and it seemed that he had that meaning, but when she thought of the monk’s unfathomable look, she hesitated and said, “I don’t quite understand…”
“Forget it, sister, you’ll know when the time comes.” Anyway, he had notified the relevant departments, and someone would come to popularize science for them. Even if he said it here a thousand times, it would not be as good as the official popularization.
After the proprietress left, Zhang Daoting came over and said, “Teacher Xie, please give me a date to eat. This place is dry, and I didn’t drink much water while traveling. I feel a little… um… constipated.”
“Hey, it’s time to eat, Master Zhang, please be careful.” Someone said dissatisfiedly.
Zhang Daoting quickly clasped his fists: “I’ll keep my voice down.”
Xie Lingya moved aside: “Damn it, you can’t just disgust me.”
Zhang Daoting: “…”
Xie Lingya brought the plate of dates closer, “You, eat all of these.”
Zhang Daoting was stunned, “Poop… that, is it so difficult to cure? Isn’t the curse date technique just about eating a date?”
“Remove the cores from these and boil them into soup and drink it, it will be good for your symptoms. And curse dates, do I have to curse one for you every time you want to go to the bathroom? Drink more water on your own.” Xie Lingya said.
Zhang Daoting: “…”
….
After lunch, they continued driving for about an hour and arrived at the second stop of the trip, Tianran Temple.
Xie Lingya had read the introduction here. What a coincidence, the curse date technique was just mentioned, and it had a close connection with this place. As mentioned earlier, the Dharma lineage passed down by Sazu mainly formed three factions, namely the Sazu faction, the Xihe faction and the Tianshan faction.
Tianran was the French descendant of the Sazu River School.
Unlike the Jade Emperor Palace, Tianran Temple was not built on the mountain. Instead, it was closer to the city and covered an area of about twenty acres.
The abbot of Tianran Temple was the descendant of the Luo generation of the Xihe School, named Xia Luoqing. After exchanging pleasantries when they met, he asked, “Excuse me, fellow Taoists, are there any descendants of my Sazu’s Dharma lineage?”
Everyone was puzzled. Xia Luoqing was of course referring to the people from Baoyang Temple, but the way he asked the question was very strange. It would have been fine if he had asked about Baoyang Temple, as everyone would just think that he heard rumors that they were coming, but he asked in a roundabout way.
“This way.” Xie Lingya squeezed over from behind the crowd and pointed at himself, Shi Changxuan and Zhang Daoting. “We’re from Baoyang Temple in Zhuyang City, and it worships Wang Lingguan.”
The lineage of Wang Lingguan and the lineage of Sazu were basically the same thing. Many Lingguan temples were also affiliated with the three Sazu sects. When casting spells, Sazu was the main caster and Lingguan was the commander.
Xia Luoqing saw them, looked at them for a moment and said: “Why are there three of them? Could it be…”
“There have always been three people in the group.” Xie Lingya said puzzledly.
Shi Changxuan suddenly said: “I worshipped the former abbot of Baoyang Temple as my teacher, and Zhang Daoting later lived in the temple, but neither of us received the ordination.”
In this way, only Xie Lingya was the pure successor.
“That’s right, it’s true.” Xia Luoqing showed joy, “I dreamed of a voice when I was taking a nap, telling me that a fellow disciple would come in the afternoon and asked me to teach him thunder magic. I felt in a trance that it was the master who sent me the dream, but I didn’t expect that a fellow disciple would really come. It turned out to be true.”
Xie Lingya was shocked. He had just scolded Hongyang Dao at noon, but he was praying for Wang Lingguan to hear.
But on second thought, maybe it was Lingguan who told it to Sazu…
Sazu’s thunder method. Although Sazu taught Lingguan this thunder method, maybe Xihe School had some unique features. The purpose of teaching him thunder magic must be to ask him to strike down Hongyang Dao, right?
Xie Lingya was delighted and said, “It has been verified. At noon when we were having lunch, we met some villagers who were bewitched by unconventional practices. They also claimed that they were teaching the villagers the curse-date technique.”
Other Taoists also spoke up to testify and told the story of Hongyang Dao.
Xia Luoqing didn’t know about Hongyang Dao yet. He was happy but a little confused when he received the dream, but after Xie Lingya said this, he understood.
“It seems that the descendants of Lingguan have to eliminate the demons.” Wang Lingguan followed Sazu and was a general who enforced the law. Moreover, Xia Luoqing had heard the name of Xie Lingya from other Taoists. When he thought about it, he realized that he was the young man who found the Dugong Seal some time ago.
Xia Luoqing brought Xie Lingya to the side room of the main hall of Tianran Temple, called Saye Hall, and took out a yellowed book with the title “Thunder Theory” on it. This was the work of Sazu. The Tianran Temple copy also had notes from successive masters.
“With my own body and the appropriate amount of the five elements, the Taoism will be exquisite.” Xia Luoqing explained a few words on the side, and seeing Xie Lingya was fascinated for a moment, he immediately knew that he didn’t need to say more, so he kept silent, lit incense on the side, and posted a sign that said, “Study classics, gods stay away.”
Xie Lingya was absorbed in reading without realizing it. He read along with the book and felt that every word was naturally engraved in his mind. When he came to his senses, the incense beads had burned out.
There was a portrait of Sazu hanging in the side hall. After Xie Lingya paid his respects to it, he left holding the book wrapped in a yellow cloth.
The Taoist priests from the Wendao Group had gone to visit somewhere unknown. When Xie Lingya came out of the side room, he only saw Xia Luoqing in the main hall and a young couple kneeling on the stool. There were only these three people.
“Teacher Xia.” Xie Lingya walked over and returned the “Thunder Method” to Xia Luoqing, and his address was changed from master to teacher. Xia Luoqing had been kind enough to pass on the Dharma to him, so there was nothing wrong with treating him with the courtesy of a teacher.
“Have you finished reading?” Xia Luoqing was surprised at how fast he read. It had been about three hours, but for a profound classic, a normal person would never be able to read it twice in three hours.
Xie Lingya nodded.
Xia Luoqing only knew that Xie Lingya must be very talented to be able to get the Du Gong Seal back, but he didn’t know that his learning ability in this area was so strong that he was called a sponge spirit. When he thought about it, he felt that maybe Sazu was spiritual and taught him the skills personally. The sign inside the temple that read “Study the classics, gods stay away” was not directed at Sazu after all.
Xia Luoqing felt more and more regretful. Why did he only call him teacher? It would be better if he could become his direct disciple.
At this time, the young couple had finished their worship. They stood up, looked at Xie Lingya curiously and said, “Master Xia, can we talk now?”
When they stood up, Xie Lingya realized that the man’s face was pale, as if he had not had a good rest for several days. His originally handsome features were now haggard.
“Tell me when you feel better.” Xia Luoqing said.
The young man and woman looked at Xie Lingya again, and thought that he was also from here, so they ignored him.
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