Chapter 10 Ten Thousand Peach Peaks and Peach Garden
Ten days later, Patriarch Bodhi couldn't bear it anymore and threw Xue Tianqing out again, but this time it was not Hattian Peak, but Wantaofeng.
While they were still in the air, Xue Tianqing let out a tsk-tsk sound in surprise.
Although there are peach trees on Wantao Peak, it is divided into several areas from the foot of the mountain to the top.
The peach trees at the foot of the mountain have just bloomed, looking like a sea of pink.
The peach trees on the mountainside are growing vigorously, and the green fruits are like shy girls hidden among the branches and leaves.
The peach trees on the top of the mountain are vigorous and powerful, and the branches are bent under the weight of fruits.
"Wukong, there are nine thousand peach trees in Wantao Peak. Three thousand of them bloom, three thousand bear fruit, and three thousand mature. The fairy peach takes three years to mature."
"My teacher understands your difficulties, so I brought you here to practice. Watch the peach trees bloom, bear fruit, and mature, and experience the birth, growth, and aging of living beings, so as to understand the meaning of life."
After speaking, the Patriarch raised his hand, and two booklets appeared in Xue Tianqing's hands.
"This is the "Taiyi Immortality Technique" and "Flying Heaven and Earth Escape Technique". You should understand it quickly. Don't be lazy. I will come here every month to test it."
Patriarch Bodhi was about to leave, but he stopped in his tracks: "Remember that Taoism is natural. The Taoism we practice now are all realized by the sages. If the sages did it, you and I can do it too. Flowers bloom and fall, and the tides rise and fall.
It’s all natural Taoism. I hope you can understand the essence of Taoism here and look up to the natural Taoism as a teacher.”
Seeing the founder leave, Xue Tianqing was secretly shocked: What does this mean? The natural way that all masters look up to, does he regard himself as a genius?
Walking slowly up the mountain, walking among the peach trees, the snowy sunny day makes me feel extremely peaceful.
After a long time, he sat cross-legged under a peach tree full of fruits and opened the "Taiyi Immortality Secret" just given by Patriarch Bodhi.
After reading a few pages, Xue Tianqing suddenly understood: this is what the so-called immortality is.
Looking at the booklet in her hand, Xue Tianqing still had some doubts: Since the writing in it is so easy to understand, why did Master talk so much about it when he was teaching the scriptures?
After a long time, Xue Tianqing finally understood: Master's lectures are for everyone to listen to. If you don't understand it, it doesn't mean that others can't understand it. These two laws of mind are prepared for you.
After thinking about this, Xue Tianqing no longer struggled with what Taoism was, but devoted herself to studying the three sets of Taoism given by her ancestor.
At the end of every month, Patriarch Bodhi will stay at Wantao Peak for three days to explain the key points of cultivation to Xue Tianqing and point out the problems he encounters in cultivation.
In the blink of an eye, three months have passed, and Xue Tianqing has achieved some success in Taiyi Immortal Art, and has also made considerable progress in the great Immortal Art.
Sitting on the top of Wantao Peak, looking at the earth below, I had a lot of thoughts on a snowy day.
After becoming a disciple, although the master seemed not to like him, he actually took great pains to do so.
The training at Hatian Peak and the quiet practice at Wantao Peak are treatments that other disciples have not had.
According to Qingyue, although three months of training in Hentian Peak can fill the gap, it is also limited.
It has never happened since ancient times that Xue Tianqing has worked hard for twelve years and completely transformed herself.
This is especially true for the retreat at Wantaofeng Peak. You can experience the true meaning of Taoism in nature. This kind of practice is much better than preaching.
Thinking of this, Xue Tianqing raised her hand to pick a peach from the air, but finally gave up.
Ever since I learned to pick essence, I seem to have no interest in ordinary food.
The only time I ate peaches at Wantaofeng was just for the freshness.
Then Xue Tianqing touched her mouth: Could this thing only have the function of talking in the future?
It was the end of the month again, but Patriarch Bodhi did not come. Instead, Qingyue found Xue Tianqing carrying a big baggage.
"Qingyue, what are you doing?"
Qingyue did not answer, but found a flat place, then shook the bag, and a small courtyard appeared in front of the two of them.
Looking at the small courtyard she built with her own hands at Hentian Peak, Xue Tianqing was surprised: "Is your baggage the legendary Xumi Ring?"
Qingyue and Xue Tianqing were already very familiar with each other, and looked at his incomprehensible look and snorted: "What Xumi mustard seeds? You don't know the most common method of changing the five elements? I really don't know how the ancestor taught you, Gao Shendao
I have the Dharma at my fingertips, but I don’t know anything about the changes in the Five Elements.”
Although she was snatched away by Qingyue, Xue Tianqing did not feel unhappy at all. She raised her hand and picked two fairy peaches from the tree: "I have worked so hard to help me move, but I can't thank you. I can only borrow flowers to offer to Buddha and express my gratitude with peaches."
Unexpectedly, Qingyue's face changed drastically when she saw this: "Uncle Master, how can this fairy peach be moved at will?"
Xue Tianqing asked in confusion: "There are thousands of peach trees and so many peaches. If we don't eat them, why should we let them rot?"
"Uncle Master, you really don't know?"
Xue Tianqing scratched her head: "What do you know?"
"There are 9,000 peach trees in Wantaofeng, and only 3,000 of them bear fruit every year. Each tree bears 30 fruits, totaling 90,000 fairy peaches. At the end of the year, they are all picked by the heaven for use in the New Year celebrations."
Xue Tianqing said with an indifferent expression: "How many coins are missing and they can still starve to death?"
Qingyue said seriously: "Uncle Master, how many fairy peaches have you eaten in total?"
"Except for these two on my hand, I just ate one."
Seeing Qingyue heaving a sigh of relief, Xue Tianqing continued: "Ever since I learned the method of gathering clouds and attracting dew, I don't know why I have lost interest in food that I want to eat. In the past, if I didn't eat a few every day, I would be sorry for myself.
Qingyue, you said you can’t eat delicious food, so what else can you do with a long mouth?”
Qingyue ignored Xue Tianqing's teasing and said sternly: "Uncle Master, you must never eat Xiantao again in the future. If the number is wrong at the end of the year, I don't know what trouble will happen."
"Silly Qingyue, Wan Taofeng belongs to our family, right? We only let them pick it to save the face of Heaven. If we are annoyed and cut down all the peach trees, let's see what they will do! We cannot eat the peaches we grow at home.
What’s the point of this! Do you really think this is their peach garden?”
"You are right, heaven calls this place Pantaoyuan."
Hearing this, Xue Tianqing was stunned for a moment, then raised the peach in her right hand and took a bite: "If you don't want to eat it, I'll eat it, but I want to see what trouble will happen. It's just a peach, and it's not a good thing."
Seeing this, Qingyue snatched another peach from Xue Tianqing's hand and took a bite: "We share the blessings and share the hardships!"
Then the two of them laughed at each other and ate all the peaches in their hands.
After giving some instructions to Xue Tianqing, Qingyue stood up and left.
Seeing her leaving in the clouds again, Xue Tianqing's heart moved: "The Art of Flying to the Sky and Escape from the Earth" does not seem to have the method of flying in the clouds and riding in the mist. Could it be that the master forgot it when he copied it for himself?
At the end of the month, Patriarch Bodhi came again to inspect Xue Tianqing's technique.
Seeing that the founder was about to leave, Xue Tianqing asked: "Master, what are the benefits of eating these peaches? For example, if you eat one, you will live forever."
Patriarch Bodhi chuckled and said: "It's nonsense. It's just a kind of fruit. It can only satisfy the appetite. Although it contains some spiritual energy, it is not worth mentioning to the ascetics. Just imagine if it is a fruit.
If people can live forever, why should people practice Taoism?"
"What about ginseng fruit? I heard that ginseng fruit is a herb that turns elixir into medicine. If you smell it, you can live 360 years, and if you eat one, you can live 47,000 years."
At this time, Patriarch Bodhi was already in the air: "Then you have to beat them. It's comparable to ten thousand years of practice. Do you really think they are just fruits?"
Xue Tianqing touched her chin and muttered to herself: "It turns out there really is ginseng fruit!"
In the following months, under the guidance of Patriarch Bodhi, Xue Tianqing made rapid progress in both techniques, but the "Flying Heaven and Earth Escape Technique" stagnated.
The reason is very simple, that is, Fangcun Mountain is a forbidden place. Although it hangs in the sky, the world does not know its existence.
The Twelve Peaks may seem unremarkable, but there are restrictions around them. If you don't master the correct method or have someone to guide you, you can't enter at all.
However, Xue Tianqing is not in a hurry, because Master has said that as long as the Tao method is deep enough, flying to the sky and escaping to the earth will be easy.
There were still two months left before the Chinese New Year, and Patriarch Bodhi taught Xue Tianqing another technique - the technique of changing the five elements.
Xue Tianqing's understanding of the art of transformation of the Five Elements is simple and crude, which is to rearrange the materials that make up oneself into what one wants.
In Xue Tianqing's view, there is a shadow of physics behind all kinds of Taoism in this world.
The only thing that puzzled him was what were the formulas that could drive Taoism.
Reciting a sentence silently can drive spiritual energy, which can not only improve people's cultivation and extend their life span, but can even change the original structure of things. This is something that science cannot explain.
Originally, Xue Tianqing wanted to try to see if she could become more handsome, but in the end she found that her changed appearance must be supported by spiritual energy.
If the spiritual energy is exhausted, it can only return to its original appearance, and it will no longer be able to maintain the desired appearance.
In the final analysis, the way heaven and earth are created is what suits you best.
The aura of Fangcun Mountain is inexhaustible and can be used inexhaustibly. Xue Tianqing can use the art of transformation without any concern.
However, he kept in mind the instructions of Patriarch Bodhi, that he himself is the foundation, and borrowing external forces is just a flower in the water or the moon in the well, which cannot be obtained for a long time.
Therefore, he rarely induces external spiritual energy to perform transformation techniques, but instead practices hard techniques to strengthen himself.
As time goes by, Xue Tianqing's magic skills are gradually improving. With the help of external spiritual energy, his current cultivation level has reached a level that even the Bodhi Patriarch would be amazed by.
However, due to limited training time, Xue Tianqing and even Qingyue cannot compare to her own cultivation alone.
On this snowy day, I came to a peach tree on a sunny day and wanted to test how long my current transformation technique could last.
I saw him silently reciting a spell in his heart, and then it transformed into a red fairy peach attached to the branch.
The real art of transformation is different from what Xue Tianqing has seen on TV. The greater the difference between the object being transformed and its original form, the more spiritual energy is consumed.
To transform from a living person of nearly 1.8 meters into a fairy peach not much bigger than a fist and maintain the state, the amount of spiritual energy required is unimaginable.
In less than two hours, Xue Tianqing felt that the spiritual energy in her body was about to be exhausted.
Originally, he had planned to reveal his true form, but in the end he thought that since the goal had been achieved, what's the harm in using external force?
Thinking of this, Xue Tianqing used the Great Immortal Art to start absorbing spiritual energy from the outside world.
Suddenly, something moved in his heart: Most of the spiritual energy he had just absorbed was used to maintain the body of Xiantao, and a small part was silently integrated into his body!
Xue Tianqing was overjoyed: Is absorbing spiritual energy after transformation also a kind of practice?
Thinking of this, he started to run his Taoism even more crazily, attracting a steady stream of external spiritual energy to enter his body.
The majestic spiritual energy entering the body brings not only joy, but also a kind of laziness.
Chapter completed!