Chapter 89 Two methods, one inside and one outside

According to what his eldest disciple said, some cultivators have a pure heart for Taoism, but have big problems with their morals.

People who are bloodthirsty, cruel, bully their teachers and ancestors, and are ruthless will only harm his Shangqing lineage after they become disciples of the Shangqing lineage, and will not bring any benefits.

"You are right. This point should indeed be changed in the future."

Zhao Gongming nodded, "Disciple suggests that in addition to the white jade ladder, we can add a heart-refining formation and a heavenly illusion formation."

"Among them, the white jade ladder can test the heart of the cultivator who comes to become a disciple, the heart-refining formation can test whether the cultivator's heart of Taoism is pure, and the heavenly illusion formation can test the cultivator's character."

"The three tests must be passed at the same time before you can become a disciple of my Shangqing lineage. In this way, the character and morality of the disciples we accept should be similar."

Tongtian nodded frequently after hearing Zhao Gongming's words.

"Okay, I will refine the formation immediately and set it up at the foot of Kunlun Mountain."

Tongtian smiled after he finished speaking.

"This is the first method. What is the second method you mentioned? Come and tell me."

Zhao Gongming smiled and said, "The first method is aimed at the outside, and the second method is aimed at the inside!"

"Aim at the inside, how do you aim at it?"

Since hearing Zhao Gongming say that if the disciples of Shangqing continue to act recklessly like this, great harm will occur.

Even Tongtian couldn't help but worry about the future of his own Taoist lineage.

Zhao Gongming said solemnly, "There is no order without rules. A clan has its own rules, and a religion has its own teachings. There are three talents between heaven and earth, and the three talents are divided into heaven, earth, and man. There are heavenly ways, earthly ways, and human ways. It is precisely because of the existence of rules and laws that everything can develop in an orderly and trajectorious manner."

"Now, with the master opening up the school several times to recruit disciples, there are already three or four hundred disciples in my Shangqing lineage, and there will be more in the future. We should formulate a set of meticulous, complete, and strict religious rules to restrain them."

"Once someone breaks the religious rules, he will be punished at the lightest, expelled from the master at the worst, and killed by the heavens, and he will be wiped out!"

When Zhao Gongming spoke, his eyes were bright and shining with brilliant light.

Most of the immortals in the Shangqing lineage were born in the middle of their lives. They are free and unrestrained by nature and do whatever they want. Only strict religious rules can restrain them.

Let them abide by the law. Only in this way can the Shangqing lineage become more prosperous.

Tongtian pondered after hearing this. At this stage, the prehistoric world is not very popular with religious rules.

The monks pursue the freedom of the great way, come and go like the wind, and are free and easy.

Even Yuanshi, who is strict with his disciples, did not set any religious rules, but let his disciples develop.

Tongtian was afraid that after setting strict religious rules, the prehistoric monks would be intimidated and would never be willing to join his Shangqing lineage again.

But soon, Tongtian remembered what Zhao Gongming said in Shangqing Square.

The disciples did not cultivate virtue, ate raw meat and drank blood, and committed endless killings. One day, they would bring disaster to the Shangqing lineage.

Tongtian thought about it, and finally decided to try it first to see if the religious rules are useful.

"You are right. Now that the number of disciples in my Shangqing lineage is increasing day by day, it is time to set some rules. Then, I will leave this matter to you."

Zhao Gongming was stunned at first, and then immediately smiled bitterly.

"Master, I just came back and you've assigned me work. I want to take a good rest."

Tongtian glared, "Why do you want to rest? After traveling, you are only one step away from becoming a Golden Immortal. What else can you be dissatisfied with? How about this? I won't force you. Before your Master Nuwa gives a sermon, you should get the rules in place. How about that?"

Zhao Gongming said dejectedly, "I will obey your orders. I will definitely get the rules of our Shangqing lineage in place before Master Nuwa gives a sermon."

In fact, Zhao Gongming was not panicked at all. For other disciples of the Shangqing lineage, compiling a set of systematic religious rules might be very difficult and troublesome.

But for Zhao Gongming, who was influenced by the culture of later generations, it was not difficult.

Tongtian waved his hand and said, "You have been traveling in the prehistoric world for quite a long time. Your three sisters have wanted to go down the mountain to find you several times. If I hadn't stopped them, they would have gone down the mountain to find you long ago. You have to accompany them well when you come back this time."

"Disciple understands."

Zhao Gongming nodded seriously. He really missed the three sisters after not seeing them for such a long time.

"Okay, leave first. After you have compiled the rules, remember to let me take a look."

Although Tongtian wanted to try something new, he still had to check it himself before he could rest assured.

"Yes, after it is done, I will present it to the master as soon as possible."

When Zhao Gongming finished speaking and was about to leave, he suddenly said, "Disciple has another thing to report to the master."

"What is it?"

"Disciple also accepted a disciple during this trip to the prehistoric world."

"Oh? You actually accepted a disciple too? What is the background of that person? Is his heart to the Tao firm?"

Tongtian suddenly became interested and was very happy at the same time.

It has been less than 10,000 years since he accepted a disciple.

Unexpectedly, Tongtian has a third generation of disciples so soon, which is more than his brothers Taiqing and Yuqing.

"You are familiar with this person. He is the six-eared macaque who eavesdropped on the Taoist ancestor's preaching in Zixiao Palace."

"Six-eared macaque? Do you know that the law is not passed on to six ears?"

Tongtian's face suddenly became serious.

Zhao Gongming smiled and said, "Master, please don't scare the disciples. The Dharma is not taught to Liu Er. Who among the three thousand powerful masters in Zixiao Palace doesn't know the true meaning of this sentence? That is, the little monkey Liu Er was kept in the dark." I just don’t know the true meaning.”

"I didn't expect that you even know all this. I can't hide it from you as a teacher."

Tongtian couldn't help but be stunned, and then nodded, expressing his affirmation of the six-eared macaque.

"That six-eared macaque has extraordinary heels. He was young at the time, didn't know the heights of the world, and was only a mere immortal. He actually dared to eavesdrop on Daozu's sermon. I guess now he understands Daozu's painstaking efforts back then."

"Where is that monkey? As the third generation disciple of my Shangqing lineage and the ancestor, I must give him a greeting gift."

"Just outside the hall, Master, wait a moment, I'll call Liu Er in."

Zhao Gongming turned into a breeze and flew outside the Shangqing Palace, and soon flew back with Liu Er.

Since Liu'er became his disciple, he has received the inheritance of the Chaos Demon Ape, and his strength has improved by leaps and bounds.

Now that he has reached the peak of Xuanxian's strength, he is only one step away from becoming the Five Qi and becoming a Golden Immortal.

Although Liu Er's current strength is not that good, you must know that when Zhao Gongming met Liu Er, Liu Er was not at the peak of the Earth Immortal.

To be able to soar to such a point in such a short period of time, this speed has even surpassed Sanxiao!

Liu Er was wearing a simple Taoist robe, and his aura was restrained and deep, with the aura of Yue Zhi Yuanting.

But at this time, in front of Tongtian, he was full of excitement, his wrists trembled slightly, and he said respectfully to Tongtian, "Disciple Sun Liu'er, pay homage to Patriarch Tongtian."

"Um."

Tongtian nodded slightly and looked Liu Er up and down.

"Yes, I still remember your recklessness in Zixiao Palace. I didn't expect that so many years would pass in the blink of an eye."

Liu'er's face was full of shame, "This disciple was young and young, and he did a big stupid thing. If Taoist ancestors hadn't woken him up, I would have died long ago."

Tongtian waved his hand, "Let's not talk about that anymore. Since you have joined my Shangqing lineage, from now on, you will be a disciple of my Shangqing lineage. Looking at the whole world, no one in the nine heavens and ten earths will dare to look down on you."