Chapter 106 The Origin of the True Embryo
"Fellow Daoist Jiang, come quickly. It's time for the trial."
After returning to Taisu Palace, Jiang Lin ran into Chen Qingning who was waiting for him.
Chen Qingning chuckled and said, "Today is the lobby."
"what?"
Jiang Lin was stunned for a moment and asked, "It's still a long time before the twelfth lunar month, why are you in the lobby already?"
Generally speaking, there are three explanations for fasting in Taoist temples.
The place where we eat is called "Zhaitang".
The most casual, relaxed and buffet-like place is called a lunchroom. The only requirements are that you must dress neatly and not talk loudly.
However, this is generally the rule used in small Taoist temples, because there are fewer people and it is convenient to arrange. For example, Jiang Lin’s small Taoist temple cannot even be considered a side hall.
Because Jiang Lin couldn't stop his master from bragging while eating.
Later, when his master passed away, Jiang Lin was lucky to have food to eat, so naturally he became less particular and could not even eat in the toilet.
The next level up is called the Guotang, which is used in grand temples like the Taisu Palace, and has many rules and regulations.
The largest one is called the lobby.
With more of a ceremonial nature, the festival is held only on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month and the 5th day of the first lunar month of the following year.
It's only May now, what kind of lobby are you going to go to?
"It seems to be because of Mr. Liu."
Chen Qingning looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he whispered to Jiang Lin: "I only know now that Mr. Liu is pregnant. Apart from you and me, only the three Taoist masters and my master know about it."
"The rest of the people in the temple don't know about this."
Jiang Lin raised his eyebrows when he heard this. It seemed that the origin of this true fetus was indeed not simple, even the disciples of his own Taoist temple had to hide it.
I think, if Chen Qingning's message could only reach her master, even her master would not know about it.
"But what does this have to do with passing the lobby?"
Jiang Lin nodded, but was still a little confused. After all, the extra things in the lobby were basically some etiquette things.
On the one hand, he hid it from the disciples of the Taoist temple, and even the middle and high-level Taoist priests, and on the other hand, he set up a grand ceremony.
It's a bit abstract, sir.
"I don't know."
Chen Qingning scratched his head and said, "But there are delicious foods."
"Ok?"
Hearing this, Jiang Lin quickened his pace and said, "Why don't you hurry up and arrange the shifts?"
"oh oh!"
Chen Qingning also hurried to follow.
Jiang Lin walked quickly, straightening his clothes as he walked, and at the same time complaining to himself in his heart, why do I think so much? Didn’t I hear that there was something delicious?
They walked all the way to the dining hall. Jiang Lin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there were not many people in front of him. He pulled Chen Qingning to the end of the line.
But after waiting for a long time, from morning till noon, there was still no gong to break the fast.
"yawn……"
Chen Qingning yawned as he stood behind Jiang Lin, his head nodding.
"Is there really anything delicious?"
Jiang Lin turned around and looked at Chen Qingning and the long line behind him.
"Last time I passed by the hall, I had some immortal dates to eat. They were given to me by Grandpa Dangmo Patriarch."
Chen Qingning said softly.
Jiang Lin immediately turned around and stood firmly, very straight.
This wait lasted from noon to afternoon. Jiang Lin had already seen that the legs of several new disciples who had never practiced were already trembling.
Jiang Lin moved his ears and found that around those disciples, there were also several senior brothers and sisters saying something like "persistence" and "immortal dates".
He glanced at Chen Qingning suspiciously and found that Chen Qingning was also beginning to doubt his life.
In short, both eyes lost their highlights.
It’s nothing, just hungry.
"Bang!!!"
At this moment, the sound of a gong lifted everyone's spirits.
Two Taoist priests from Taisu Palace were seen walking slowly in the middle aisle of the dining hall.
At the entrance of the dining hall, Taoist Zhenzhu was already waiting.
Jiang Lin and Chen Qingning both widened their eyes.
When passing through the main hall, one must first offer offerings to the ancestors. Usually there is a hall head who invites the offerings, and there are two other scripture masters, one guarding the offerings and one standing inside the hall.
But no matter what, such a job would never be the responsibility of these three Taoist masters.
For a moment, there was complete silence, and everyone was shocked by this extraordinary scene.
The three Taoist masters ignored the expressions of their disciples and just carried out the ceremony on their own.
The two Taoist priests arrived in front of the hall and raised the offering tray in their hands to the head of the hall, frowning.
Inside the offering plate, there is a small bowl of rice, a small bowl of water, and a pair of chopsticks. Three incense sticks are burned, one in the Siming furnace and two on the offering plate.
Step forward, enter the hall, and worship before the ancestor's shrine.
Although Jiang Lin was confused, he still cheered himself up. After offering sacrifices to the ancestors, he naturally broke his fast.
But the next moment.
The Taoist Master Zhen Zhuo stood at the entrance of the dining hall, straightened his clothes, and shouted loudly: "All disciples, welcome the gods!"
what?
Jiang Lin was stunned. There was indeed a ceremony to welcome the God of Happiness in the lobby, but that was after dinner, and everyone just shouted "welcome the God of Happiness".
What does it mean to receive the gods?
Moreover, that is the custom for passing through the lobby during the New Year. What kind of god are we welcoming now?
Soon, Jiang Lin reacted.
After three gong sounds, Liu Yuwei, supported by Liu Yunxiu, came over somewhat stiffly.
The Liu sisters walked straight to the dining hall, and the Taoists standing on both sides all saluted them.
Even a fool could see that something was wrong at this moment.
Today's sudden, high-standard, and somewhat unceremonious passage through the lobby seemed to be prepared just for these two lay Buddhists.
To be precise, it should be the pregnant lay Buddhist.
Jiang Lin didn't look at it for long, but lowered his eyes, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.
From the moment Liu Yuwei appeared, he knew that the so-called welcoming of the spirit was the real fetus in Liu Yuwei's belly.
The two Taoist masters stood on both sides, and the real Taoist master smiled and welcomed Liu Yuwei into the dining hall.
Then, three more gong sounds were heard, and everyone straightened their clothes and filed in.
Once you enter the dining hall, you'll be served food, which means eating. There's nothing much to say.
It's nothing more than a variety of rules.
Moreover, all the disciples were somewhat absent-minded while eating, and looked in the direction of the Liu sisters and the three Taoist masters from time to time.
There were even two people who were distracted and raised their chopsticks too high when asking the Taoist priest for more rice. When they came to their senses and looked at the full bowl of rice in their bowl, they wanted to cry but had no choice but to force it in.
After all, whether it is Taoism or Buddhism, waste of food is not allowed when eating.
After finishing the fast, Taoist Zhenzhuo stood up, attracting everyone's attention.
Taoist smiled and said, "All disciples, welcome the gods and be happy."
Jiang Lin was stunned for a moment. He had never heard of this word before.
You know about welcoming the God of Happiness and grabbing the money for happiness, but what is this "welcoming the God of Happiness"?
Taoist Master Zhenzhuo obviously had no intention of explaining. He went straight to the ancestor's shrine and lit three sticks of agarwood.
Afterwards, instead of bowing, he turned around and handed the three incense sticks to Liu Yuwei.
Liu Yuwei bowed three times in a serious manner and then offered incense.
"Buzz!"
The incense aroma hovered over the throne of the Great Emperor Zhenwu, and it actually emitted a humming divine sound. The next moment, the incense burned brightly, and divine light filled the ground!
Jiang Lin only felt a flash before his eyes, and all his senses were blocked. When he came to his senses, there was an extra peach on the table in front of him.
A fist-sized peach, tender and juicy without a trace of green skin.
Jiang Lin saw something magical in this peach.
That was an energy that shouldn't exist in the human world, but Jiang Lin had sensed it before.
The energy on this peach has some similarities with the immortal energy that was bestowed by the North Pole Exorcism Institute to help Jiang Lin build his foundation.
This is not an ordinary peach, it is a fairy fruit.
Jiang Lin thought to himself, picked up the peach quickly, and pushed Chen Qingning who was in a daze beside him.
Then, he ate it slowly, not wanting to leave even a little bit of juice.
In an instant, a burst of immortal energy burst out from Jiang Lin's abdomen, and even his eyes, ears, mouth and nose emitted divine light.
Not only him, Chen Qingning, but also the other disciples were all in the same situation.
For a moment, the dining hall was filled with disciples who were looking up with divine light emitting from their seven orifices. It looked a bit... abstract.
Taoist Master Zhenzhu looked at him with a smile.
With this move, the foundation of the Taisu Palace disciples will be stable. I dare not say that they are far superior to their peers, but they can still be in the upper level.
but……
The Taoist Master Zhenzhu looked at Jiang Lin who was still looking up.
Should we say that he is worthy of being the only descendant of the Northern Emperor's lineage in the world? Even his own ancestor gave him special care.
Logically speaking, with Daoist Brother Xiao Jiang's solid foundation and extraordinary aptitude, even if he ate this fairy peach, he would only need a moment to digest it.
But at this moment, more than half of the disciples had already stopped fighting, but Jiang Lin still held his head high.
This is very telling.
After Jiang Lin finished eating the whole peach, he held the core and finally stopped the seven orifices from emitting divine light. He raised his head and looked around, only to find that he was almost the last one to bow his head.
"call……"
Jiang Lin heard Chen Qingning's happy voice beside him, turned his head and asked curiously: "Where is your fruit core?"
The fairy fruit is full of treasures. Jiang Lin deliberately left the core and did not seek to grow it in the mortal world. It will also be an excellent material for making pills in the future.
But there was no fruit core in Chen Qingning's hand.
"The fairy fruits I ate before were all without seeds."
Chen Qingning said as a matter of course: "Immortal things have always been rare, even immortal dates are rare, not to mention the immortal peaches which have even less production."
As she spoke, she said with eyes full of longing: "I heard from the Taoist that it seems that only the fairy fruit in the Peach Garden has a core. If I can eat one in this life, I will have no regrets in my life."
Jiang Lin was stunned when he heard this and silently put away the fruit core.
Something seems to be wrong.
It seems that this peach of mine is different from others.
Jiang Lin looked up and met the Taoist Master Zhenzhu's smiling eyes. Suddenly, Jiang Lin understood.
"Everyone is fasting!"
The really stupid Taoist shouted.
All the disciples stood up, bowed at the same time, and then left the dining hall one by one.
Jiang Lin originally wanted to leave, but was stopped by a look from Taoist Zhenzhu.
Even Chen Qingning who was beside him stayed behind with a confused look on his face.
For a moment, besides the three Taoist masters and the Liu sisters, there were only Jiang Lin, Chen Qingning and a middle-aged Taoist priest in the dining hall.
Chen Qingning trotted a few steps and came behind the middle-aged Taoist priest. It was this Taoist priest who had just winked at Chen Qingning to stay.
Jiang Lin took a look and knew that this Taoist priest was Chen Qingning's master.
Taoist Master Zhenzhuo waved his hand, cast a ban at the entrance of the dining hall, and then looked at everyone present.
"Now, the only ones who know that there is a real fetus in Mr. Liu's belly are those of you present here."
Taoist Zhenzhu looked around and said with a smile, "Today's grand trial is carried out on the orders of the Grand Master of Demon-Subduing. The Grand Master has specially taken care of it."
"Of course, it's also thanks to Mr. Liu."
As he spoke, Master Zhenzhu looked at Liu Yuwei, bowed and said, "Master Liu, all the disciples of Taisu Palace owe you a favor."
"You are too kind, Taoist priest."
Liu Yuwei bowed slightly in return, somewhat stiffly.
The Taoist priest with long beard beside him said with a smile: "You don't have to be polite, sir. Building a foundation with immortal objects is a great opportunity for our disciples. This time it is all thanks to you, sir."
The more Liu Yuwei talked, the more at a loss she became. She really didn't think that much.
I came to Taisu Palace just to ensure that the child could be born safely.
"By now, Mr. Liu must also want to know the origin of the fetus in your belly, right?"
Zhenzhuo Daoye gestured to Liu Yunxiu to help Liu Yuwei sit down.
"Please tell me, Taoist priest."
Liu Yuwei stroked her belly, feeling a little nervous, but also with a woman's natural curiosity.
She knew that the fetus in her belly was extraordinary, but she didn't quite understand how extraordinary it was.
As soon as Master Zhenzhu said this, Jiang Lin also looked over with curiosity.
According to Chen Qingning, the real fetus in Liu Yuwei's belly was conceived as a result of her dream of a turtle and a snake descending.
Turtle and Snake, Zhenwu, these two keywords put together are very imaginative.
Jiang Lin even wondered whether the situation in the human world had become so serious that the Great Emperor Zhenwu needed to reincarnate into the mortal world to eliminate the evil spirits and demons.
After all, no one is more professional than Emperor Zhenwu in doing this kind of work.
But just now during the court hearing, Master Zhenzhuo also said that it was the visit of the Grand Master of Subduing Demons.
In other words, the Great Emperor Zhenwu is still in power, and has not been reincarnated in Liu Yuwei's womb as Jiang Lin guessed.
But if it wasn't the Great Emperor Zhenwu, then what kind of existence could cause such a strange phenomenon as a turtle and a snake descending and becoming pregnant?
"In fact, Mr. Liu himself is extraordinary."
The Taoist master really told the story slowly and everyone was stunned as soon as he opened his mouth.
"I?"
Liu Yuwei was stunned for a moment.
"Yes."
Taoist Master Zhenzhu smiled and said, "If I hadn't asked the Grandmaster, I really wouldn't have known."
"Mr. Liu is a fairy who served the Purple Star Emperor in the Purple Star Palace. Due to some karma, he was reincarnated and reborn into the human world."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Lin couldn't help but look at Liu Yuwei.
I didn't expect that there would be such a fate.
Ziweiyuan is the residence of the Emperor Ziwei, and it is a holy place that all the practitioners of the North Pole dream of worshipping.
And the fairy who is responsible for serving incense to the emperor...
She seems to be of no rank or class, but she is actually a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister, not to mention that she is a fairy who resides in Ziweiyuan.
This kind of following is already extraordinary.
Well, since Liu Yuwei has such a background, and the certain causes and effects that Taoist Master Zhenzhu mentioned just now are now obvious.
That is the real fetus in the womb.
So who is this real fetus?
Taoist Master Zhenzhu didn't let everyone wait too long and spoke with a chuckle.
"The real fetus in the layman's belly is the reincarnation of the Cave Star Lord."
(End of this chapter)
