Chapter 3 Taiwei Zhenren
The biggest superficial difference between Zhenzhi Zhenren and ordinary Zhenzhen is that Zhenzhi Zhenren has titles, such as Donghua, Qingwei, Cihang, Wanmiao, Feiyuan, etc.
Some of these titles come from various Taoist branches before Xuansheng integrated the Taoism, such as the Donghua line, the Qingwei line, and the Cihang line. Some of these titles come from the generations of the Taoist titles of certain ancestors, such as Yuying and Wanshou. , Sanxuan and so on.
Theoretically speaking, every Zhenzhi master has a title, but it's just troublesome to call it. Most people don't use it very much, and it is still commensurate with their positions. There are only a few princes who are special exceptions.
On the contrary, Pingzhang Daren did not have a title, because the thirty-six Shenzhi Zhenren were established during the founding period of Xuansheng. At that time, there was no such thing as Pingzhang Daren, and there was no such position. The Taoist sect established Pingzhang Daren. What happened later. Just as the cabinet of the imperial court was initially just a secretarial advisory body, it later gradually evolved into the highest decision-making body of the imperial court.
Qi Xuansu can also choose a title after he is promoted to Shenzhi Zhenren - the Taoist titles of the ancestors of the past generations have been accumulated continuously, and the number has exceeded the number of thirty-six.
However, priority is generally given to descendants, that is, descendants and apprentices are given priority to inherit the name of their ancestors, and others cannot take it away. Someone like Zhang Yuelu is more suitable. She can inherit either "Cihang" or "Feiyuan". After she has finished choosing, others can choose.
Under normal circumstances, everyone has a tacit understanding that if they are not from this family, they will not use the name of this family. Li Changge would not lose his mind and go crazy to grab a "Master Fei Yuan" to hang on his head.
In fact, Qi Xuansu prefers the title "Wanmiao Zhenren", but unfortunately it has already been used by someone else, and the person who used it is still named Qi, so he can only choose another one.
Qi Xuansu thought about it and finally chose the title "Zhenren Taiwei".
This is the Taoist name of the founder of Donghua lineage, and it is also one of the first thirty-six real people of Jinque after the integration of Taoism. Since "Donghua real person" has been used by Master Pei Xuanzhi, Qi Xuansu has to settle for the second best and use Donghua lineage. "Taiwei", which is second only to "Donghua", is also reasonable. The relationship between the two is like the Great Saint Ancestor and the Holy Ancestor.
For this kind of matter, Qi Xuansu can just talk to the assistant manager of Jinque, because the Taoist sect will have to publish a newspaper in the palace to announce it to the world. Now it is decided that after the assistant manager of Jinque is registered, the Taoist sect will directly write it in the newspaper. Knowing "Master Taiwei" Qi Xuansu, everyone in the Taoist sect will know about it, and there is no need for Qi Xuansu to announce his family name one by one when meeting and greeting him.
As for Da Zhenren, their surnames naturally start with their surnames, such as Qi Da Zhenren.
If the surnames are repeated, the family will be divided according to age, for example, the big one is Mr. Li, and the little one is Mr. Li. If they are not members of the same family, they can be distinguished by their names, characters, and titles, or they can be referred to by their positions, such as Lan Poluo, Zhang Fenglin, Shi Wanxiang, and Yan Posuo. There are many ways.
After Qi Xuansu and Wu Niang completed the procedure, they found that Xiao Yin was still holding the red fruit.
Qi Xuansu deliberately teased her: "Xiao Yin, you only have one red fruit. Now Wu Niang, Lao Zhang, and Qiniang all want to taste what the red fruit tastes like. Who are you giving it to?"
Xiao Yin rolled his eyes and said, "Everyone is very good, so the principle is fairness, fairness, fairness."
Qi Xuansu nodded with satisfaction: "That's right."
Then Xiao Yin changed the topic: "I ate it myself, it's fair to everyone."
After saying that, Xiao Yin opened her big mouth and swallowed the red fruit in one gulp without even tasting it. This posture was for fear that Qi Xuansu would snatch her away.
Then Xiao Yin's face suddenly turned red, like a monkey's butt.
Zhu Guo has a strong fire energy, which usually needs to be refined into medicine, and cannot be swallowed directly.
I saw Xiao Yin's face was red, her mouth was open, her tongue was sticking out, she was breathing out, and she suddenly breathed out a mouthful of fire, turning into a veritable fire-breathing baby.
Therefore, many methods of Taoism are beyond the reach of ordinary people. This is Xiao Yin. If it were an ordinary person, if he swallowed the red fruit alive, not to mention the chance, he would be completely destroyed.
Qi Xuansu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You naughty kid, we won't rob you, will you suffer? Let you have a longer memory."
Xiao Yin was like a child who had eaten chili secretly. It was so spicy that she couldn't speak. She looked at Qi Xuansu and Wu Niang with tears in her eyes.
It had to be Wuniang. She was not only an immortal, but also an expert at playing with fire. It was not a problem to deal with a little anger. She just patted Xiao Yin on the back a few times and restored Xiao Yin to her original state.
Xiao Yin threw herself into Wu Niang's arms and rubbed her head hard against her.
Just at this moment, Master Donghua came over.
When Qi Xuansu was talking to the Heavenly Master just now, Wuniang had already met a group of real people. At this time, it was obvious that Zhenren Donghua came to see Qi Xuansu, so Wuniang directly picked up Xiao Yin and left.
Qi Xuansu greeted Master Donghua, and the master and disciple walked side by side.
Master Donghua said: "I won't say any more words of congratulations. I only have one request for you, to reach the pseudo-immortal stage as soon as possible."
Qi Xuansu said: "This is natural."
Donghua Zhenren continued: "The fastest way for ordinary people to gain power is to establish an organization, and the second is to join an organization. However, organizations have thresholds, and you can't just enter if you want to. Moreover, a mature organization usually has many monks and few people, and it takes a long time to get in." Qualifications compete for position. In comparison, establishing an organization is more effective. This is why secret associations are repeatedly banned, and it is also one of the reasons why Taoism, Buddhism, and the Holy Court are strict in controlling associations. , the various missionary clubs in the village are all in this category.”
"The same is true for Jin Gong Zushi, Zhou Mengyao and others. Due to various historical issues, they could not get promoted within the Taoist sect and could not obtain power, so they could only establish organizations outside the Taoist sect. The more people an organization influences, the greater its power."
"The condition for the existence of an organization is interest, and the condition for the existence of power is the right to distribute interests. The most fundamental foundation is to establish an organizational structure that can generate interests. Therefore, the two most basic things in governing the world are where the money comes from, which is to generate interests, and where the money goes, which is to distribute interests. If these two problems cannot be solved, no matter how many principles there are, they are useless. There is only a pot to cook white rice, but no pot to cook principles."
"But the bottom logic of an organization is not power, not interests, but force. With force, you can gain power and also seize interests. The force of our Taoists is largely the realm of cultivation. Your realm of cultivation is the top priority."
Qi Xuansu's heart trembled, and he couldn't help asking: "Master suddenly mentioned this matter, has there been any change?"
Donghua Zhenren didn't say it clearly, but just said: "When Emperor Jing and the Prince of Wu played chess, they argued over the chess path. Emperor Jing, who was still the crown prince, was furious and beat the Prince of Wu to death with the chessboard. If he fell into Tianyuan, he would be a bad chess player, but if he fell into Tianling, he would be a chess saint."
Qi Xuansu didn't understand the implication of Donghua Zhenren's words.
The rules of Jinque are very big, and all Taoists must abide by them, but the fundamental basis for maintaining these rules is still force.
Why doesn't the Holy Court abide by the rules of Taoism? Because the Holy Court is not afraid of Taoism in terms of force.
The same is true inside Taoism. If someone controls half of the force of Taoism, what are the rules to them? If it really comes to the extreme, is it a violation of the law? Or is it against the law? You say I rebel, and I say you rebel. Let's see the truth in our hands. The winner will be the king and the loser will be the bandit.
It's hard to say.
Qi Xuansu immediately said: "I will prepare to become a pseudo-immortal after I go back. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be in the next few days."
Donghua Zhenren was not surprised and said: "This is the best. Becoming a pseudo-immortal can also be regarded as having the power to protect oneself. The sooner you become an immortal, the more initiative you will have. You can attack when you advance and defend when you retreat."
Qi Xuansu knew that the current situation was not optimistic. Because the node for the election of the Grand Master is getting closer and closer, whether it is Donghua Zhenren or Qingwei Zhenren who is elected, when the contradiction intensifies, the other faction may not recognize it. No one can say for sure. In this case, Donghua Zhenren must make preparations early.
Donghua Zhenren finally sighed: "Taishang Daozu said: 'Rule by doing nothing.' Ruling by doing nothing is good, but what if you can't rule by doing nothing? Contradictions must be resolved, the Dao sect must be reorganized, and divisions must be eliminated. Instead of leaving things to future disciples, it is better for our generation to solve the problem."
Qi Xuansu left Jinque and went home. He found Wu Niang and asked Wu Niang to help him protect the law so that no one would interfere.
This "someone" is actually not an outsider, but the key is the inner ghost in the family.
I am talking about Xiao Yin. Qi Xuansu has not forgotten the last incident.
Wu Niang naturally guaranteed that there would be no problem, whether it was outside or at home.
In any case, Wu Niang was still quite reliable, so Qi Xuansu handed Xiao Yin to Wu Niang and took out the "Xuanyu".
This time, Qi Xuansu did not touch the two pieces of "Xuanyu" given by Yao Shu for the time being, and used the second piece of "Xuanyu" given by Donghua Zhenren.
Qi Xuansu's new home certainly has a special place for retreat, and also set up a formation.
However, Qi Xuansu first called Yan Yongzhen and told him that he was going to retreat. He also told Yan Yongzhen that if there was anything, Yan Yongzhen would handle the general matters at his discretion. For major matters, non-urgent matters would be dealt with after his retreat. If it was a more urgent matter, he would find Qi Wuqi Da Zhenren for private matters and Donghua Zhenren for official matters.
Yan Yongzhen said that he would take note of it and asked Zhenren Qi to rest assured.
After Qi Xuansu arranged various things, he officially began to retreat and dreamed of Lingshan.
It was still the familiar message from Qi Niang. Qi Xuansu came to the old place with ease and met Shi Hengbo.
Behind her were eleven totems symbolizing the eleven witches.
At this time, Wu Fan's totem rose to the fifth scale, Wu Di, Wu Zhen, Wu Lu, and Wu Xiang's totems rose to the sixth scale, Wu Yang and Wu Xian's totems rose to the seventh scale, and Wu Luo, Wu Peng, and Wu Gu's totems rose to the eighth scale. Only Wu Ji had not yet reached the scale.
In summary, Qi Xuansu's six inheritances have all entered the infinite stage, among which the individual inheritance, warrior inheritance, and witch inheritance have already reached the creation stage.