Chapter 18 - Outer Disciple
Pingan Li shook his head and said, "Pangu opened the heavens, the five emperors set Lun, all sorts of flood deeds are one of the inheritances of my Sanqing Guan. As for true or false, if you believe that is true, if you do not believe, that is false."
Bai Yuduan hurriedly asked, "That is to say, you don't know whether it's true or false either?"
Pingan Li smiled and said, "I've never seen the Flood, so naturally I don't know whether it's true or false, but I believe it's true."
A trace of regret flashed in Bai Yuduan's eyes as he cupped his fists and said, "Thank you for your enlightenment, I understand. This is my farewell."
Pingan Li said, "Let me see Brother Bai off!" The two of them walked towards the outside.
As he walked, Bai Yuduan asked, "Fellow Daoist, I wonder what your name is?"
Pingan Li said, "You can call me Zenith Li, or Taoist Master Pingan."
Arriving at the gate, Pingan Li stopped in his tracks and said with a smile, "Brother Bai, I won't be long to see you off, be careful on the road."
Bai Yuchen revealed a hint of a smile and said, "The outskirts of the Mangwu Mountain Range, it's not hard for me yet. It's just that I have one thing I need to instruct Realist Li."
"Please speak~"
Bai Yuduan said in a serious tone, "There are countless dangers in the Savage Mountains, Qingxue Qingyu and the two young Taoist Masters are still young, so it's really not right for you to leave them alone in the temple. Moreover, this Taoist temple of yours has a lot of people coming and going, if someone has bad intentions, Qingxue Qingyu's two little Taoist masters, it's really too dangerous."
Li Pingan smiled and said, "Thank you for your kind reminder, brother Bai, I will certainly pay attention in the future."
Only then did Bai Yuduan nod his head and walk towards the outside.
Li Pingan turned around and walked towards the inside of the Taoist temple.
The old man at lunch showed off his skills, a few dishes burned is colorful and fragrant, eat Li Pingan, Qingxue, Qingyu mouth full of oil, the same thing than Li Pingan made is simply too much delicious ah!
After lunch, Li Pingan asked, "Old man, I do not know how you should be called?"
The old man smiled and said, "Old man Bai Mang, the Goddess of Mercy called me old white is."
Pingan Li said smilingly, "Old Bai, I'm sure you've seen that our Sanqing Guan is different from ordinary sects."
Bai Mang nodded smilingly and said, "It looks more like a temple, but it is also different from a temple."
Pingan Li smiled and said, "Our Sanqing Guan is inheriting the Taoist lineage of the Three Ching Taoist Ancestors, responding to heaven's order from above and helping the people from below.
Since the old man is willing to join our Three Qing Guan, the poor Taoist is naturally very happy, our Guan is divided into inner disciples and outer disciples, I wonder in what capacity the old man is willing to join?"
Bai Mang asked with interest, "Why is this inner disciple? And what about the outer disciples?"
Pingan Li said, "Inner disciples live and die as one with the Taoist Temple and live their entire lives toward the Tao.
The outer disciples can learn the art within my Sanqing Guan, and as for where to stay or go in the future, they are each free to do as they please."
Bai Mang nodded and said, "Then we, master and disciple, will be outer disciples for the time being!"
The handsome boy couldn't help but call out, "Master!"
Bai Mang gave him a displeased look, and the handsome teenager lowered his head in dissatisfaction.
Li Pingan smiled and said, "Good, let's go! Let's go and pay our respects to Dao Ancestor."
Li Pingan got up and walked towards the outside, Bai Mang and the others followed behind, and Qing Xue Qing Yu also followed curiously.
It was the middle of the day at the moment, and the believers who had offered incense had all gone back, leaving the main hall empty.
Li Pingan said, "Qingyu, go close the gate."
Qingyu nodded happily and said, "Yes!" Jumping up and down, she ran towards the outside, cackling as she closed the gate and ran back.
Li Pingan led the old man and the handsome youth into the main hall, came to the bushel and said, "Please also kneel on the bushel."
The handsome youth couldn't help but get angry, but the old man had already knelt down, this life is treacherous, scenery has been down and out, kneeling is just that, nothing to look away from.
The youth could only glare at Li Pingan and kneel down.
Pingan Li stood next to him and said, "The Taoist Sect is the supreme religion of the flood plains, which uses compassion to fulfill infinite beings, and thunderous means to destroy evils and devils, and there are four major precepts within it, so listen carefully.
The first commandment is to kill indiscriminately, not to hold the strong and weak, killing innocents indiscriminately.
The second commandment is to abstain from lust and wickedness, and to have love and affection, but not to be lustful and promiscuous.
The third commandment is to not be greedy, not to indulge in luxury and enjoyment.
The fourth commandment is to not kill one another or disobey one's teacher.
These four precepts you can hear and understand?"
Bai Mang nodded and said, "Understood!"
The handsome young man also said, "Understood!"
Pingan Li turned around and respectfully bowed to the statue of the Three Ching Gods and said, "The Three Ching Taoist Ancestors are here, and my disciple Pingan Li has been ordered by the Taoist Ancestors to tread on the red dust, establish the Taoist sect, and promote the righteousness of the law. Today, I see that these two people have a destiny with my Taoist Sect, and I have accepted them as external disciples of the Taoist Sect, so please let the Taoist Ancestor know."
Li Pingan respectfully worshipped for a while, straightened up with a joyful face and said, "Dao Ancestor agrees, worship the Dao Ancestor!"
Bai Mang and the handsome young man worshipped to the first, the moment they kowtowed their heads down, it was as if a pair of eyes containing countless truths appeared in the netherworld, watching them, their minds subconsciously reflected what they had done in their lives, worshipping the master, killing people, being hunted down and killed, entering the secret realm, all kinds of unwillingness and aggression were vented, and their hearts gained a long-lost peace of mind.
Li Pingan stood in place, quietly waiting, the silence of the hall within the word sounded a few sobs.
Bai Mang straightened up, bang bang bang kowtowed three more times, wiped a handful of tears, and respectfully said, "Thank you for your forgiveness, Dao Ancestor!"
The handsome young man also straightened up, his eyes reddening with tears.
Pingan Li said, "The Dao Ancestor has recognized you all. Bai Mang, you need to know that rigidity is easy to break, and fierceness is injurious; today, I grant you the Daoist name Bai Yun, hoping that you can be both rigid and flexible."
Bai Mang murmured, "Know that rigidity is easy to break, and fierceness is injurious." Respectfully, he said, "Thank you for your guidance, Master Guan, Bai Yun has been taught."
Pingan Li nodded and looked at the handsome young man and said, "I have two disciples called Qing Xue and Qing Yu. From today onwards, you will be called Qingfeng!"
The handsome young man nodded and said with a trance-like expression, "Thank you, Master Guan, for giving me the name."
Pingan Li reached out his hand and a tray surfaced and said with a smile, "These are the Daoist robes for you, from now on, in the Taoist Temple, you will show yourselves in your Daoist robe attire."
Qingfeng stood up from the ground, picked up a Daoist robe and subconsciously spat, "So ugly~"
Daoist Master Bai Yun also stood up, took the Daoist robe and respectfully said, "Thank you, Master Guan!"
Pingan Li directly ignored Qingfeng's words, in fact, he felt that Qingfeng was quite right, it was indeed quite ugly and gray.
Pingan Li's hand shook, and the tray turned into a burst of fluorescent light that floated away.
Bai Yun Taoist Master's pupils shrank, obliterating matter, he could be sure that when he had just taken the clothes this tray was indeed wooden, and by no means was it made of Yuan Qi, but this Master of the Guan could easily turn wood into Yuan Qi, how high was his cultivation? Inside a burst of horror, look away, this time I am afraid that I really look away.