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Standing at the gate of Maoshan Mountain, looking at the Taoist temple full of fallen leaves, Ye Fan was filled with emotion!
How long did it take to go down the mountain by yourself?The Taoist temple has already shown a sense of dilapidation.
Nature is indeed ruthless and does not allow you to have the slightest breath.
If you are not careful, the traces of your existence in this world will be erased by it.
Standing beside Ye Fan, Baby Yang looked at the dilapidated Taoist temple, frowned and asked, "Is this your Taoist temple?"
"It looks very ordinary!"
Ye Fan said lightly: "Taoist priests are pure-hearted and ascetic, and devote themselves to cultivating the Tao. How can they pursue these things?"
"It's enough to have a place to live!"
Baby Yang: "Hearing what you said, I don't think you have anything to do with a Taoist at all!"
"Pure heart, few desires, and concentrate on cultivating the Tao, you have not shown any of them!"
Ye Fan smiled lightly: "So, I failed to become a real Taoist priest in the end!"
"I'm not afraid of your jokes when I say it, although I am the 198th generation celestial master of Maoshan!"
"But I don't even have the status of a Taoist priest!"
Baby Yang didn't seem surprised by Ye Fan's words.
He pursed his lips and said, "Actually, I've seen it for a long time, you are not made to be a Taoist priest!"
"Usually full of nonsense, proficient in cheating and abducting, a small belly and a chicken intestine will be revenged, a proper layman!"
Chapter 306
Ye Fan was not angry either, what Baby Yang said was the truth.
However, he didn't tell the whole story.
The main reason why Ye Fan couldn't become a Taoist priest was because he didn't have a heart for Taoism.
Others become Taoist priests for the sake of transcendence, but he is very utilitarian, just to learn a few more cool Taoist techniques.
Zhang Daoxuan has long seen that his mind is not on cultivating the Tao, so he has not taught him.
To become a Taoist priest, one must go through two steps.
One is refuge.
The second is transmission.
To take refuge is to take refuge and rely on it.
There are three types of refuge:
First, take refuge in the supreme "Treasure of the Tao", that is, take refuge in the "Supreme Infinite Way", and you can escape from reincarnation forever;
Second, take refuge in the supreme "treasures of scriptures", that is, take refuge in the "36 Sutras", so that you can hear the true Dharma;
Third, take refuge in the "Supreme Master Treasure", that is, take refuge in the "Master Xuanzhong", so that you will not fall into wrong views.
After conversion, to become a true Taoist priest, you must perform the ceremony of transmission.
The patriarch set up the teaching to teach, and there must be the secret of teaching.
"Everyone who belongs to a monk should pass on the teachings in the name of the patriarch to promote the Tao, benefit the world and benefit people, and take refuge in practice."
It's a pity that although Ye Fan had realized the Supreme Dao early on and had read 36 respected scriptures, he still respected the Supreme Master as his patriarch.
However, his state of mind never changed.
Therefore, Zhang Daoxuan never gave him a pass.
As a result, when Ye Fan became the 198th generation celestial master of Maoshan, his devotion to Taoism could not even catch up with those lay Buddhists who believed in Taoism!
However, when Ye Fan came back from the mountain this time, his confidence had changed a lot.
When he came back this time, he was not only looking for the master, but also wanted the master to complete a major event in his life for him—passing the truth!
In fact, he had already felt that Zhang Daoxuan was in the Taoist temple.
The reason why I just didn't enter is precisely because I was struggling with the matter of transmission.
Once you become a Taoist priest, you must abide by the rules of Taoism and respect the Supreme Master as the Patriarch!
There are limits to what you can do.
However, Maoshan was the place where he was raised after all.
After all, Zhang Daoxuan is the life mentor who led him on this path.
Even if it is for the continuous incense of Maoshan, even if it is to repay the master's kindness of preaching and teaching karma, he must become a Taoist priest.
In the end, Ye Fan walked into the Taoist temple with a heavy heart.
"My disciple Ye Fan! You are finally back!"
After hearing this voice, Ye Fan couldn't bear it anymore, bent his legs, and knelt straight outside the main hall door.
"Master! My disciple is unfilial and made you suffer!"
"Come in! Time to be a teacher is running out!"
"Yes! Master!"
Ye Fan got up and walked slowly into the hall.
I saw a familiar figure sitting cross-legged with his back to the gate.
Different from the back of Wei An in the past, this time, the back that Ye Fan saw was full of vicissitudes.
Ye Fan just wanted to lean over, but was stopped by Zhang Daoxuan.
"Ye Fan! Don't come close to be a teacher!"
"Being a teacher is no longer a human being!"
"If you get too close, it will have a bad influence on you!"
Ye Fan choked up and said, "Master! This apprentice is not what he used to be, and he won't be affected!"