Chapter 222: This is the most mysterious way of cultivation

The most mysterious view?

This title is a bit ostentatious. Which deity living in the temple can be worthy of the word “most mysterious”?
Xu Heng and Lou Guandao looked at each other, and then he took the lead and entered the most mysterious temple.

After passing through the Three Realms Huabiao, the general appearance of Zuixuanguan has already jumped into our eyes. The site is wide, the ancient trees are lush, the main hall is magnificent, the tortoise and snake columns are coiled, the bluestone paved road extends to the side halls and bell tower on both sides…

In front of the main hall, there is a three-meter-high bronze tripod with a column of dark incense burning on it. The smoke is endless, making the temple look solemn and dignified.

However, in such a large Taoist temple, there was silence at this moment.

This is a secluded fairy mountain, so it is normal that there are no pilgrims or believers, but there is no one chanting scriptures, meditating, or sitting down to practice. Even the fallen leaves on the ground are not swept away by anyone.

Xu Heng couldn’t help but ask, “Junior brother, Master Ge asked you to come here to deliver the letter. Did he give any instructions?”

Lou Guandao replied, “The master only said that when we reach the underworld, we should deliver the letter to the abbot, but he didn’t give any other instructions.”

The two became even more confused and had to walk towards the center of the temple. Finally, they saw a figure, who was a Taoist priest in a yellow robe. He was lazily lying in the pavilion with an open Taoist book on his face, and seemed to be sleeping soundly.

Louguandao thought about it, then walked forward and cleared his throat softly, but got no response at all.

Louguan Dao had no choice but to bend down and call out, “Brother Daoist, Brother Daoist? Please wake up…”

“Hey.” The Taoist was obviously not unaware of the two people approaching. He took down the Taoist book with a sigh, revealed an ordinary face, and said, “You little Taoist, you are so ignorant.”

“Can’t you see that I’m practicing? Why do you have to disturb me?”

After the Taoist finished speaking, he actually stretched his waist and yawned, but he really didn’t look like someone who was practicing.

But Louguan Dao could only apologize and said, “I don’t mean to disturb you. Since I entered the temple, no one has come to take care of me, and I haven’t seen anyone else. So I have no choice but to ask you, Brother Dao.”

The Taoist said lazily: “Everyone in the temple is busy practicing, who has time to pay attention to you?”

Lou Guandao frowned and said, “I am delivering a letter to the master of your temple on the orders of my master. Is this how you treat me?”

“Hmm, are you here to deliver a letter?” The Taoist scratched his head and said, “There has been no outsiders visiting the temple for a long time, so there is no Taoist to greet guests… I guess I was a little careless.”

Louguan Dao had no intention of dwelling on this matter, so he said, “Brother Dao, please point out a clear way.”

“This…” The Taoist thought for a moment, and seemed to have no idea where to start. He sighed helplessly and finally said, “Forget it, I’ll take you to see the Master.”

The Taoist closed the book and casually stuffed it into his pocket. Then he got off the chair and said, “Come with me.”

After saying this, he did not take the main road, but led the two of them directly across the lawn and took a shortcut.

Xu Heng listened and followed quietly, feeling somewhat curious. The Taoist’s words and deeds, whether casual or lazy, were very different from those of ordinary practitioners.

I don’t know if this person is special, or if this is the general trend in the most mysterious world?

Thinking back to what he had seen since entering the mountain, Xu Heng had some guesses in his mind.

The Taoist priest did not walk along the road at all. He walked across the lawn, led the two men over the carved railings, and went straight through the square in front of a side hall, then turned left and right in the temple.

On the way, Xu Heng finally met other cultivators in the Zuixuan Temple for the first time. However, he turned out to be an unkempt Taoist who was secretly roasting spiritual birds in the woods.

Louguan Dao couldn’t help but ask, “Are all the monks in your temple so… lax and unrestrained?”

“That’s true.” The Taoist shrugged and said, “When you are hungry, eat; when you are tired, sleep; this is the most mysterious way of cultivation. People in the world don’t believe it when I tell them, but instead look for immortals outside of themselves.” “This is the master’s teaching, and everyone in the temple follows it.”

Louguan Dao was greatly surprised when he heard this, and Xu Heng was also slightly stunned.

The Taoist didn’t pay attention to the expressions of the two people. He just led the way and rushed forward. After two or three quarters of an hour, he finally stopped in front of a secluded courtyard.

Arriving here, the Taoist finally looked more serious, but still not too solemn. He just went forward and knocked on the courtyard door, waited quietly for a while, and then heard a creaking sound.

The wooden door slowly opened, and a middle-aged man in plain clothes walked out. He was a little surprised to see the three people, so he asked the Taoist, “Yanqing, what is this?”

Taoist Yanqing said, “So the senior brother is here. That’s great.”

He turned slightly to one side, “These two are here to deliver a letter to Master.”

This statement included Xu Heng as well, but Louguan Dao did not care. He just took a half step forward and said politely, “I am Zhu Mingguan’s disciple Louguan Dao, and I am here to deliver a letter in the name of my master.”

“Send a letter?” The middle-aged man glanced at the two of them and replied thoughtfully, “Just give me the letter.”

Louguan Dao did not hesitate and took out the letter from his sleeve and handed it over.

The middle-aged man took the letter, nodded slightly, and put it into his sleeve, but said: “Master has been asleep for half a year, and there is no sign of waking up yet.”

“I will give him the letter when he wakes up.”

“This…” Lou Guandao was a little surprised, but when he thought about it carefully, his mentor did not order him to bring back a reply, so he had to agree and resign.

Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man accepted the letter and instructed Taoist Yanqing: “Yanqing, take the two of you to the appointment hall later.”

Taoist Yanqing was obviously a little surprised, but given his personality, he didn’t ask any more questions. He just nodded and agreed.

Louguan Dao was a little confused and asked, “I wonder what the temple is?”

“Read widely and select carefully, that’s where the books are.” The middle-aged man said, “The master gave me instructions before he fell asleep.”

“If anyone comes to visit, I will ask the guest to go to Yuequ Temple and find a Taoist book that he likes before going down the mountain.”

Xu Heng was slightly surprised. He didn’t expect that he could get a chance to travel with him. Lou Guandao’s eyes lit up and he couldn’t help asking, “Is there no other restriction for searching for a Taoist book?”

“Of course.” The middle-aged man smiled and replied, then he instructed Taoist Yanqing: “Yanqing, why don’t you take the guests to the temple?”

Taoist Yanqing nodded casually and turned to leave. Xu Heng and the other man bowed and thanked the middle-aged man, then hurriedly followed him.

Unexpectedly, just as they were leaving this secluded area, Taoist Yanqing suddenly stopped, pointed in the distance, and asked, “Do you see that palace?”

Xu Heng and the other man looked in the direction they were looking and saw a palace suddenly appearing above the staggered eaves, with double eaves and pointed corners, surrounded by clouds and mist.

“That is the Yuequ Hall.” Taoist Yanqing said, “The Yuequ Hall is unattended. You two can go and select the Taoist books. I will not accompany you any more.”

After saying that, he actually changed direction and walked away in a swagger.

Upon seeing this, Xu Heng and the other man could not help but look at each other again, feeling that this practitioner in the most mysterious temple was truly unrestrained and unruly.

However, the two of them didn’t want to say much at this time, so they headed towards the Yuequ Hall.

(End of this chapter)