Jiuzhou, Yanhan Dynasty, the eighth year of Yuanwu.
"This is Chang'an City? There are so many people..."
When Stone Monkey came to Chang'an City, he was immediately attracted by the scene of burning oil cooking in it.
The city is bustling with traffic, there are a dazzling array of shops, and there are vendors selling goods along the streets everywhere.
In teahouses and restaurants, the sound of silk and bamboo can be heard endlessly, singing and dancing are popular, literati and poets gather together, poetry and wine are flowing.
There are many pedestrians on the bridge, boats on the river and water and land traffic are busy, creating a busy scene.
Arriving at the central area, there are rows of high-gate courtyards, pavilions, pavilions and painted eaves. They are resplendent and magnificent, showing the style and wealth of the emperors, generals and prime ministers' families.
It was the first time that Stone Monkey saw such a prosperous city, just like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, looking around and jumping around.
"Look, the country bumpkin has entered the city."
"Nonsense, this is obviously a monkey spirit."
"Hey, these days, monkeys look like humans and dogs, and they look good."
The stone monkey's jumping appearance was a bit eye-catching. Several ordinary people passing by noticed the abnormality and pointed at him.
Seeing that these people were not afraid of him at all, the monkey took off his hat, revealing a furry face and a thunderous mouth, blinked his eyes, and said curiously:
"Why aren't you afraid of me?"
He passed by many places, and whenever he accidentally showed his face, he would scare the people, saying that monsters were coming, and make people jump into chaos.
But the people in Chang'an City seemed not to be surprised and were very calm.
A gray-haired old man in his sixties walked over without fear, touched the monkey's arm, pointed to a group of patrolling soldiers next to him, and said:
"You see, these patrolling soldiers are all human immortals and martial saints, and all of them have the ability to slay demons."
Human Immortal, Martial Saint?
The stone monkey became excited when he heard the word "immortal" and looked at the group of soldiers.
I saw these patrolling soldiers all tall and tall, wearing the armor of the Han Dynasty. Their eyes were like torches, they were holding long swords, their blood was like flags, and the evil aura of fighting came to their faces, which made people feel heartbroken.
The stone monkey met the sharp gaze of one of them, and the hair on his body stood up, and he hurriedly took a few steps back.
The leading young general took out a small bronze mirror engraved with immortal cloud seals and demon-suppressing runes, looked at him, nodded slightly, and said:
"You're lucky. If you have blood and resentment in your body, I will have no choice but to cut you into pieces."
"I am not an evil monster, I have never harmed anyone!"
Stone Monkey was a little frightened and hurriedly explained.
"I know, otherwise we could have had monkey brains as an extra meal today."
The young general put down his bronze mirror and said with a little regret.
Stone Monkey: "..."
(˙灬˙)
It’s so scary. Is this the style of the capital of Kyushu, the ancestral land of the human race?
After the investigation was completed, the young general immediately turned around and left.
This monkey spirit has not killed anyone recently, and it has no power fluctuations. It is probably just a lucky thing that it has just opened up its spiritual intelligence after eating the treasures of heaven and earth, so it is not a threat.
"My lord, please wait."
The stone monkey plucked up the courage and chased after him.
"You hozen, what do you want to do? I can tell you, I never keep any mounts or pets." The young general held Chang Ge in his hand, with a proud face and an attitude of rejecting others thousands of miles away.
"It's a misunderstanding. I don't mean to argue with you. I just want to ask, what is a human immortal and a martial saint? Can you live forever if you become a human immortal?"
"You don't even know this, how dare you come to Chang'an?"
"The younger one is from overseas. He doesn't understand the Central Plains and his knowledge is shallow. It makes you laugh."
"Humph, Human Immortal Martial Arts was created by the giant of the Immortal Dao, Wuji Taoist Master. Zhuge Kongming, the founding emperor of this dynasty, is an incarnation of Taoist Master... A small accomplishment in Human Immortal Martial Arts is considered sacred in martial arts, but
On par with the Taoist Yuanying Celestial Master and even the land gods, it is easy to live for hundreds of years."
"Is the Lord a Martial Saint?"
"Ashamed, I am a talented person who can relate to nature and man. I am only a great master, not a saint in martial arts."
"Can you live forever if you practice human immortal martial arts?"
"It's possible, but it's very difficult. Even if you are a sixth-level human immortal, you still won't live forever. You can't ascend to the upper realm, and you will still die of old age. I heard that you can only go one step further, reach the one-yuan orifice, crush the inside and outside, and create a leak-free immortal body.
By tempering the immortal golden nature within the body, one can live as long as the heaven and the earth, and the sun and the moon can have the same age."
The monkey listened to this passage in confusion, as if listening to a book from heaven.
But he still understood the last sentence. Human beings who have achieved great success in martial arts can live forever!
The monkey's eyes shone brightly, looking at the young general eagerly, and said with hope:
"Sir, are you still recruiting people?"
Coach, I want to learn this.
"Are you considered...a human?" The young general looked disgusted.
"..."
The stone monkey choked for a moment and scratched his head, "Of course I am a human, no, I am a monkey, but aren't monkeys and humans very similar? They both have one head, two eyes, two ears, and two legs, and they are the soul of all things.
Sir, no one has stipulated that monkeys can’t learn martial arts from human beings?”
"That's true. Although the Human Immortal Martial Arts is tailor-made for the human race, hozens can also practice it. Back then, Taizu raised a red-breasted monkey, and his martial arts skills were quite good."
"That's right, I think I'm pretty good. I'm definitely no worse than that red-armed horse monkey." Stone Monkey said excitedly.
But he was quickly poured cold water on him.
The young general looked at him and asked: "Do you have any connections? Do you know any royal nobles, generals or ministers?"
"..."
Stone monkey: Σ(°△°|||)︴
Does cultivating immortals also involve connections?
"What should I do if it doesn't matter?"
"Well, you can participate in the selection, the competition for martial arts students in martial arts halls at all levels of counties, prefectures and prefectures. They will be screened step by step and the best will be admitted... Of course, I'm not sure if they will accept a monkey as an apprentice."
"..."
It sounds so complicated, and it doesn't seem to work.
"Sir, apart from the court's Immortal Martial Arts, is there any other way to achieve immortality?" Stone Monkey asked.
"Yes, you may gain immortality by joining Taoism or practicing Zen. Do you have any connections in this area?"
"..."
Stone Monkey:[○?‘Д′?○]
It also requires personal connections.
Why is it so difficult to become an immortal?
In the end, Stone Monkey could only watch helplessly as the young general led the team away, and stood there dejectedly.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After leaving Huaguo Mountain, he wandered around, drinking dew and eating flowers, with the sky as his quilt and the earth as his bed. He had nothing, but he met a fairy fate.
I can't catch it either. Thinking of this, I can't help but feel a little discouraged.
The sixty-year-old man looked at the decadent monkey and said:
"Hozen, you also want to practice?"
"Yes, father-in-law, do you have any ideas?"
"It's difficult to live forever in the immortal way. How many ordinary people can become immortals? If you still don't give up, you can go to Luoyang Jixia Academy to try your luck. There are hundreds of schools of thought, and there will always be one school suitable for you."
"Luoyang, Jixia Academy, hundreds of schools of thought?" Stone Monkey's eyes lit up.
So, he left Chang'an and went straight to Luoyang.
In the early years of the Xia Dynasty, Dayu divided the nine states, and Heluo belonged to the ancient Yuzhou area.
Luoyang City is the ancient capital of many dynasties. Taoism originated here, Confucianism flourished here, and Buddhism was first spread here. It has a long history and a long history.
There is no autumn in the flowers and trees in the sun, and the Luo River flows through the palace everywhere.
The maids in the painted pavilions and red chambers laugh, and the jade flutes and golden pipes make passers-by sad.
When the city enters the stream, orange blossoms bloom, and when the jade chariot climbs the mountain, it is thick with osmanthus leaves.
I once read the Biography of the Queen Mother of Immortals, but I haven't conquered this mid-range for nine days.
When Stone Monkey came to Luoyang, this ancient capital was still prosperous, not much worse than Chang'an.
He had no intention of watching and went straight to Jixia Academy.
The hundreds of schools of thought in this world have not been abolished. The Jixia Academy during the Warring States Period has also been preserved and moved to Luoyang.
The dethroning of hundreds of schools of thought on earth and the sole respect of Confucianism are impossible here.
Are you a Taoist, Yin-Yang, Mohist or farmer who is a vegetarian?
Anyone who dares to say something about overthrowing hundreds of schools of thought and only respecting Confucianism will be invited to tea by all the powerful people in minutes. Not to mention Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. If you ask the Jade Emperor to do this, he will be unable to eat and walk around in circles.
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The stone monkey came to the outside of Jixia Academy. The place was crowded with people and bustling with activity.
I saw the beloved man Yu Le riding a horse, the maid holding carp on a golden plate, the painted pavilion and the red tower facing each other, red peaches and green willows hanging over the eaves, the seven-scented carriage presented by the Luo curtain, and the precious fan welcoming the return home to Jiuhua Tent.
There are hundreds of schools of thought and a gathering of heroes.
Confucianism is just one of the sects, it is relatively prosperous, but that’s all.
No matter how good you are at reading, you can't compare to someone who cultivates immortality.
There is no shortage of hermit masters in Jixia Academy, so Shihou successfully entered the academy after some inspections.
Apprentices coming and going were not surprised when they saw a monkey swaggering across the street.
"Currently, there are hundreds of schools in Jixia Academy, headed by Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, the Mohist School, the Farmer School, the Military School, the Legalist School, the Yin-Yang School, the Political School...the traditional major schools of learning, martial arts and Taoism (human immortals),
The Shushan Immortal Sword School is an emerging force, monkey, what do you want to learn?"
Lu Daoren, dressed in a green shirt and carrying a sword on his back, took Stone Monkey to visit Jixia Academy and introduced hundreds of schools of thought.
He had already resigned from the position of headmaster of Shushan and passed it on to his junior sister. Because it was a bit boring to stay in the heaven, he went down to the lower world and preached in the academy.
The stone monkey asked: "Master Lu, what are the abilities of all the various schools of thought? Can they achieve immortality?"
"Confucianism is about cultivating one's moral character, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world, and cultivating the aura of awe. A great Confucian can rebuke middle- and low-level ghosts and gods with one word, and ordinary evil spirits cannot invade. If it can benefit a party, it will leave a name in history. After death, it will have the protection of yin and virtue, and it can seek the status of a god, and it can also be regarded as immortality.
Not old anymore.”
"No, no, I don't know a few Chinese characters. If you ask me to read the Four Books and Five Classics, won't it cost me my life?"
The stone monkey hurriedly waved his hand, shook his head and said, "Besides, I am a monkey, I can't be an official, and I can't benefit anyone."
"Then you can practice Zen and gain enlightenment."
"I have no connections. I just looked at it and found that the threshold for practicing Taoism and practicing Zen is too high. I can't even afford the tuition."
"Being born in Cao Mang? Then go to a military strategist, fight on the battlefield, gain military honors, and hopefully become a soldier in the future."
"No, no, no. Although the Yanhan Dynasty has begun to turn from prosperity to decline, it is still early to be in troubled times. If I join the army, how can I get any military merit? Besides, the army does not necessarily want a monkey."
"Then go to the Mo family. Start as an apprentice. If you can make a living, you will be a great craftsman. If you accumulate merit, you may be able to become a god." Lu Daoren suggested.
The monkey scratched his head, a little embarrassed, and said: "No, I've been watching it in the past few days, and the puppetry technique is too complicated. I was clumsy and broke several instruments, which made the master very unhappy."
"This won't work, that won't work either. What on earth do you want to do, you hozen?"
Lu Daoren feigned anger, took out his ruler and hit him on the head.
"Don't be upset, Taoist priest, don't be upset, Taoist priest."
Stone Monkey covered his head, jumped back a few times, grinning in pain, "I heard that you used to be the famous Master of Shushan, a swordsman. I think you are also easier to talk to. Can you show mercy?"
, teach me the way of sword immortal?"
"Well, you hozen, you've come up with my idea."
Lu Daoren reached out and grabbed one of the stone monkey's ears and pulled it.
The stone monkey just smiled and looked at him eagerly.
It has been half a month since he came to Jixia Academy, and he has visited hundreds of schools of thought, but even in Buddhism, which claims that "all living beings are equal," several eminent monks and lecturers can't look down on a newly awakened hozen.
After much searching, I found that Director Lu was already the most eloquent lecturer.
I heard that he is quite awesome. He was once the headmaster of Shushan Mountain, the Golden Immortal Power, and one of the top bosses in the academy.
Lu Daoren wanted to refuse, but it seems that he accidentally heard his master and his wife mention that a certain monkey on Huaguo Mountain was the son of luck in the mythical age.
This monkey claims to be from the East, a fairy island overseas, it should be him, right?
He touched his chin, looked at the eager stone monkey, pondered for a moment, and was about to agree.
Suddenly, a gleam of light lit up in the sky.
The golden lotus is blooming, and a world of glazed pure land is rising and falling. In the Buddhist kingdom, a giant Buddha stands tall on the sky and the earth, and two Bodhisattvas, surrounded by the radiance of the sun and the moon, are watching him silently.
This scene cannot be seen by Stone Monkey, and no one who has not become an immortal can detect it.
Lu Daoren was already a Taiyi Golden Immortal. When he saw this, he snorted, a wisp of divine vision penetrated the air, and said:
"What, are you threatening me?"
"Don't dare."
Medicine Master Glazed Light Tathagata put his hands together and said, "Send my regards to His Majesty Gouchen for me."
Sunlight Bodhisattva's whole body radiated red radiance, his golden body shone brightly, and he said:
"Taoist Priest, this stone monkey is a protector chosen by our Buddhist sect. We have already made arrangements. Please don't embarrass us."
Their attitude was quite polite.
They don't take Lu Daoren's cultivation seriously, but he was once the master of Shushan, and now he still has the title of Immortal in Heaven and the position of Zhengshen. The most troublesome thing is that his master is a super ruthless character.
It is not appropriate to offend.
Lu Daoren sighed, looked at the stone monkey, and said:
"Unfortunately, Pindao has figured it out. You and I are not destined to be masters and disciples, and your path is not the way of the Sword Immortal."
It is impossible to rob people openly.
The master has never told me about this. Besides, he is not afraid of Sunlight Bodhisattva or Moonlight Bodhisattva, but he cannot defeat Medicine Master Glazed Light Tathagata.
Stone Monkey looked disappointed but refused to give up and asked:
"Have you ever heard of the Taoist Master, Transiting Tribulation Heavenly Lord?"
He has realized that cultivating immortality pays great attention to fate.
Regarding this, he and the Tribulation-Dubbing Heavenly Lord should be destined.
"Heavenly Lord Overcoming Tribulation?" Lu Daoren touched his chin and thought for a moment, "I seem to have heard of this name. This person is a reclusive master and an ancient power. He first appeared outside the Huaguo Mountain in Dongsheng Shenzhou.
, but the divine dragon sees its head but not its tail."
When the stone monkey heard the words, he was thoughtful.
"Then Taoist Master Lu, can you do a fortune telling for me? How can I find the Tribulation-Transcending Heavenly Lord?"
"OK."
Lu Daoren glanced at the Oriental Glazed Buddha Kingdom in the lotus in the sky, and counted with his fingers, "Going westward, there may be a chance of immortality. Strangely, there seem to be two choices."
He suddenly fell silent, aware of the chaos in Tianji.