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Chapter 36 Equality is Virtue

——This chapter makes me a headache, so everyone just dote on it. There will be no such boring content in the future. It is really difficult and not good to write this kind of thing. The main reason is that I used that question in the first place, and I have to explain it. At the same time, it is also a difference between the Buddhist method and the Taoist method. After all, in the future, when I go to other great worlds, I will still encounter Buddhists. Now I will lay down the bottom first.

The fact that Shi Xuan became a registered disciple of Mo Yuan soon spread throughout the Penglai Sect. Many outer disciples bowed their heads and regretted it. If he had answered "I don't know" at that time, only a few disciples remembered that Shi Xuan was the sect that Mo Yuan had taken it with all his strength. Although he didn't care about it for two years, who dared to say that there was nothing wrong with it?

Shi Xuan was outside Mo Yuan's cave palace, accompanying Mo Yuan to look at the beautiful scenery covered with mist. When he just left the Jietian Palace, Meng Li's complicated eyes made Shi Xuan thorn on his back, but he thought that he had a tough backer, which was much better. At least no one would send him out of Penglai to his mission.

"But I was wondering why I accepted you as an apprentice?" Mo Yuan, who was facing away from Shi Xuan, suddenly spoke indifferently, which scared Shi Xuan, who was a little uneasy.

Shi Xuan replied respectfully: "Disciple does have this question." Judging from Mo Yuan's usual actions, it is better to tell the truth in front of him.

"But still remember the question from my teacher yesterday?" Mo Yuan looked at the distant mountains.

"Remember, Master, you asked, 'If one day, your relatives, friends, Taoist masters, block your way, will you kill? Or will you not kill?' The disciple answered, 'I don't know'." Is it really related to that question?

But Mo Yuan did not continue, but pointed to the distant mountain surrounded by fog: "Look, there are two roads on that mountain. Do you know which one can walk out of the mountain?"

"I don't know, I can only find out if I can find out on the spot." Shi Xuan answered honestly.

Mo Yuan nodded: "This is the attitude of cultivation. You talk about your original heart and nature, just a tree without roots and a water without source. Only by being tempered by the world, facing various choices, and experiencing various consequences can you truly know your nature."

"But master, is it better to kill? Or is it better to not kill?" Shi Xuan asked all the outer disciples' questions.

Mo Yuan looked far away and looked at the distance: "Seeing nature is merit, and equality is virtue. Under the way of heaven, all natures are equal, and there is no way out for anyone to go. But from a small perspective, there is no distinction between good, evil, and lust in all your thoughts, but only the difference between your nature."

Seeing Shi Xuan confused, Mo Yuan did not answer positively, but took the topic to the other side: "Look at this avenue, the road is wide and the road is surrounded by green trees, and that path is full of strange rocks, coiled around the cliffs, and there are poisonous snakes and beasts on it. Which is the way to live?"

"I don't know." Shi Xuan could only answer this way.

Mo Yuan used a magic trick, and the landscape of the mountain appeared in front of him. After reaching a cliff, there was no road. Although the path was extremely dangerous, it continued to extend beyond the mountain and was a road.

"Master, are you trying to tell me that you should not give up on the road to cultivation because of difficulties and obstacles?" This is the only thing Shi Xuan could think of.

"The reason is good, but I don't want to tell you now. Look at the roads on this mountain." Mo Yuan pointed to another mountain, with a highway and three small paths on it, the specific situation was the same as before.

Mo Yuan waved his hand again without waiting for Shi Xuan to answer. The landscape of this mountain appeared clearly in front of him, but unlike before, the three paths were dead ends, and only that avenue was open.

"For different mountains, the road may be a dead end or a living road, and the same is true for the small road. For people of different natures, it is naturally possible that killing is a living road, not killing is a dead end, and killing is also possible that killing is a dead end, not killing is a living road."

Shi Xuan looked at Mo Yuan and wanted to know what he wanted to explain.

"The same is true in the cultivation of mind and nature. There are various ways for you to choose. For different people, this person may be a dead end, that person may be a life path, and there may be the opposite possibility. If you don't finish it, you will never know whether the choice is good or bad. What should you use as the basis for your choice?" Mo Yuan glanced at Shi Xuan indifferently.

Shi Xuan thought for a while: "Based on his own heart and nature."

"This is what I want to explain. Everyone's original heart and nature are different, both good and bad. But as long as you choose the path that conforms to your own nature, you can hope for the soul, and there is no distinction between high and low." Mo Yuan's tone came up with a plain conclusion.

"In these many worlds, there are those who kill father, mother, brother, brother, wife, children, and people, and all the people, and achieve the path of killing. Finally, they revolve around the world. Some people give up the opportunity to become enlightened for their wives and children. After reincarnation, they make rapid progress and prove their fortunes in just a short time. Can you say who is higher and lower?" Mo Yuan pointed to the two of the twenty-seven brightest stars in the starry sky. These two stars appear and disappear at the time, and are not as good as other ordinary stars. They are now brighter than the other twenty-two stars. There are a total of five such stars.

Shi Xuan breathed: "The previous question, Master, what you mean is that there is no difference between killing or not killing, it only depends on whether you can directly point to your own nature."

Mo Yuan nodded his head as if satisfied.

"But master, if I find out in the future that my nature will kill my relatives and friends, and the Taoist master will achieve the great way, will you treat me equally according to the principle that equality is virtue?" Shi Xuan felt very contradictory.

Mo Yuan turned his head and looked at Shi Xuan deeply, pulled the corner of his mouth, and actually showed a smile: "Of course, before your cultivation level exceeds that of a master, you will be killed with a thunder."

"Ah?!" This answer was beyond Shi Xuan's expectations, and he also saw Mo Yuan's smile for the first time.

Mo Yuan's smile quickly calmed down and turned back to his cold-faced and cold-mouthed look: "I just talked about the way of heaven, but now this problem is humanity. My teacher has not yet let others kill him to fulfill others' way of doing things."

"But..." Shi Xuan was a little conflicted.

"The way of heaven is for one's own practice. It does not regard good as beauty or evil as ugly. As long as one can see the nature, one can see the way of the soul. However, human nature is for others, and it also affects oneself in turn. No master is willing to accept his disciples who are likely to kill his disciples in the future, and no disciple will sincerely worship his disciples under the master who practices magic weapons one day. Other human nature relations are the same. On the other hand, those who are extremely vicious and plundering everywhere are difficult to walk before the way of the soul. Because the whole world is enemies, they will be shouting and killing, and the possibility of falling is far higher than that of other monks." Mo Yuan explained the difference between the way of heaven and the way of human nature in detail.

Seeing that Shi Xuan was a little enlightened, Mo Yuan added: "So those monks who are 'killing' will have a much more difficult future path than normal monks. However, those who can fight from this path are all those who cannot be missed. It is not an exaggeration to be careful after encountering it."

"But Master, why are natures so different? Can it change nature?" Shi Xuan felt that this way of being good can only become good, and the bad can only become bad can only become bad.

Mo Yuan said lightly: "This is the basis of our Taoist practice. All things in the universe, from the stars in the world to the smallest dust and ants, are derived from the "Tao". They are only affected by acquired nature and gradually deviate from their true nature. The process of cultivation is to eliminate acquired nature, return to their true nature, and approach the "Tao". However, in this process, Buddhism is the main talk about the mind and nature, and the cultivation of the body is just a skin for the mind and nature to prevent wind and rain; Taoism is the world that is closest to the "Tao", and then cooperate with the mind and nature to practice. Of course, both must condensate the Tao seeds and be in harmony with the body."

"There is no distinction between good and evil in the Tao, but there is the reality of good and evil. Rain nourishes all things is good, and it is evil to set off a flood. In this way, the natures that come from Tao will naturally be different."

"But since the Tao itself has no distinction between good and evil, its good and evil are one and transformed at will, then there is a way to change the nature. One is to use the precepts to slowly correct the nature and transform it into good, and the other is to reincarnate and receive the contamination of good in the purest infant, thus transforming it into good. Both are not strong-willed people who are not strong. For example, in the latter, a senior monk reincarnates ten times with the secret treasures and achieves the nature of good through the achievements of the good people of the ten generations. However, in the end, the ultimate of cultivating the mind and nature is to be able to transform the nature at will to correspond to different things and different things, just like the Tao."

"I understand a little." Shi Xuan understood a little.

Mo Yuan nodded and said, "Just just have a rough impression, but now you don't need to think about these things. It's not too late to think about these issues when you get above the Golden Pill. For the Golden Pill Avenue, you should still focus on firming yourself, sticking to your original heart, and sticking to your path. However, this original heart refers to the choice of the path, not the original heart of your nature."

Shi Xuan said respectfully: "Disciple remember."

Mo Yuan was silent for a while and said, "I forgot to get you a Taoist name just now, but it depends on your preferences. My generation is spiritual, and my Taoist name is Lingyu, but it is not often used. Your generation is heaven, so the Taoist name is Tianxuan. Remember to report to Senior Brother Lingxing at that time."

After saying that, Mo Yuan waved his hand: "You go down. Go to Tianya Haijiao Tower to choose a martial art and a true sacrificial method. I see that you are choosing a wind-like exercise in the period of leaving the body. If you don't feel obstructed during your practice, the "True Interpretation of the God of Heaven and Earth" should be very suitable for you."

"Yes. But Master, you haven't answered the disciple yet. Why did you accept disciples as disciples? Is it really because you answered 'I don't know'?" Shi Xuan was very confused about this question.

"Well, at this stage, it is inappropriate to make any choice. If they all see their nature at this stage, then why should they practice as their master? Let's just say "Mo Yuan said coldly.

Although he thought Mo Yuan’s explanation was far-fetched, Shi Xuan did not dare to ask too much, respectfully worshiped the goodbye, and set up a sword light and flew towards Tianshu Peak again.
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