Chapter 180: Practicing the Way, Proving the Way, and the Fruit of the Way
After hearing what I said, Yang Tuo seemed to understand something, but at the same time he seemed to understand nothing. He thought for a moment and thanked him: "Thank you, saint, for your advice!"
As soon as I saw him, I knew that he still had not let go of the doubts in his heart. However, Yang Tuo's luck was quite profound and he had some blessings, and his future achievements were not bad.
He decided to help him again, and then said: "My trip to the west this time, although I have other things to deal with, but it also means spreading the Taoism to the west. If you have nothing to do, you can follow me westward, maybe you can gain something."
Yang Tuo was overjoyed when he heard this. What could be more important than following the holy walk? What's more, following Lao Tzu's journey westward, it is not impossible to spread the methods of solar terms, agriculture, and medicine.
Yang Tuo then respectfully thanked him and said, "Thank you, saint, for your blessing!"
Yin Xi on the side heard the words and said hurriedly: "Sage, my disciples are also willing to go west!"
Lao Tzu said: "As a Guanling, you may leave lightly."
Yin Xi said anxiously: "Disciples are devoted to the Tao. Apart from the Tao, there is nothing that cannot be given up!"
I nodded. Although Yin Xi's cultivation is weak, it is more suitable for him than Yang Tuo.
Lao Tzu immediately said: "You are just getting started now, it is time to solidify your foundation and lay the foundation. If you want to go west, you can resign from your official position and practice hard, and come to Qingyangsi in Chengdu, Yizhou in three years to find you!"
Yin Xi was delighted to receive the saint's permission. He thanked him again and said, "Yin Xi thanks the saint very much. The saint is a great virtue!"
I didn't stay too long at Hangu Pass. After a few days, I led Yang Tuo to continue westward.
I sat on the green ox, while Yang Tuo walked slowly, following beside him. As for Jin Dasheng, Yang Tuo sent him back to Ziwei Palace.
After all, in the presence of the saint, Yang Tuo could no longer ride a mount and show disrespect to the saint. Now he was walking slowly, measuring the world with his steps, but he had another realization!
Yang Tuo followed Lao Tzu and saw that Lao Tzu had learned something from his journey. He suddenly understood that the fact that he had not attained Taiyi was not because there was a problem with the transmission of solar terms.
But when preaching, you should not rely on others, you must walk your own way. As far as his mind goes, Yang Tuo is completely clear about the realization of Taiyi, and there are no obstacles!
As we continued westward, people kept coming to ask the sage questions, and the sage always answered them one by one.
Along the way, Yang Tuo also continued to pass on knowledge about solar terms, agriculture, calendar, medicine, medicine, etc. that were of great benefit to the human race.
I nodded when I saw it, appreciating Yang Tuo's move very much, and knew in my heart that the time when Yang Tuo attained Taiyi Golden Immortal was not far away.
Three more years later, the two of them had arrived in Yizhou. At this time, Yizhou was not yet a land of abundance, and floods and droughts were very serious.
At this time, Yizhou was known as the State of Thousand Rivers, dominated by large rivers, and there were also many rivers such as the Minjiang River, Tuojiang River, Fujiang River, Jialing River, and Chishui River.
There are many rivers, flooding is very serious, and there are all kinds of water monsters causing trouble. The people of Yizhou can be said to be living in dire straits.
Seeing that the people in Yizhou were living a very hard life, I immediately stopped in Chengdu to educate all sentient beings.
Yang Tuo saw that the people in Yizhou were in difficulty. Although he did not find anyone who could pass down the "Lunar Calendar", he still spread a lot of knowledge about water conservancy in it.
It is hoped that the people can be self-reliant, learn from King Yu's ambition, and control floods in Yizhou. The people of Yizhou learned from Yang Tuo's water conservancy knowledge, and after hundreds of years of struggle, the floods were finally controlled.
Finally, Li Bing and his son managed the Dujiangyan Irrigation System and eliminated the last floods in the Minjiang River. From this, Yizhou became a land of abundance and the granary of Kyushu.
Although the governance of Yizhou benefited from the teachings of saints and Yang Tuo's teachings on water conservancy, agriculture, and weather.
But after all, it took hundreds of years and more than twenty generations of struggle of the Yizhou people to achieve great governance. From this, it can be verified that human power can change the creation of heaven and earth to a certain extent.
But Yang Tuo doesn't know this now. He is busy imparting various knowledge to the people every day, and goes to various waters to kill the water monsters who have done evil and have heavy karma.
He himself didn't feel much about being busy every day, but the people of Yizhou took notice of it.
There are constant people who have repaid his kindness by painting his portrait, erecting plaques, and offering incense every day.
Many people from the human race have discovered that he is the Imperial Master, and the Imperial Master's temples in various places in Yizhou are full of people and incense.
On this day, Yang Tuo suddenly noticed something, so he stopped at Qingyangsi and sat cross-legged.
He practiced Xuan Gong silently and suddenly felt that the true spirit in the soul was shining brightly. This light was the light of wisdom, the light of spirituality, and the light of eternity. Its light was great and eternal.
Yang Tuo's true spirit has never had such a strange vision. He only saw that the true spirit was not stained by dust or karma.
Bright and round, it constantly echoes the heaven and earth. The light shines on the soul, the sea of consciousness, and even the entire deep body.
The true spirit seems to have broken free from all shackles, returned to its origin, and exuded endless joy.
It can be said:
I have a bright pearl that has been locked away by dust and labor for a long time.
Now the dust is gone and the light is born, shining through thousands of green mountains.
The radiance of the true spirit illuminates the Yuanshen, making the Yuanshen clear and clear as never before.
The great truth about the twenty-four solar terms and the way of time understood from the twenty-four solar terms flow clearly in my heart.
The Qingyun above Yang Tuo's head is constantly evolving into various avenues. The three flowers above his head are rising and falling in the waves.
At this time, the ceiling was constantly swaying, and countless avenues were entering and exiting it. A flower bone slowly formed on the ceiling, as if it was pregnant with something.
Yang Tuo knew that his Taiyi Dao had finally been completed and he had entered the realm of Taiyi Golden Immortal. The ceiling above Qingyun was gestating his Taiyi Dao Fruit.
When it matures, it is when the Taiyi Golden Immortal reaches its perfection. This time can be long or short.
But now that it has begun to gestate, it will mature sooner or later. It is only a matter of time before Taiyi's way is perfected.
Yang Tuo also didn't expect that the realm that had been silent for decades would suddenly improve.
He has already understood clearly in his heart that practicing the Tao is also a key step in realizing the Tao. This step cannot be left to others.
You need to do it step by step, not only to practice the Tao, but also to prove the Tao, and to perfect your own soul.
Cultivating the Tao means cultivating the mind. Just meditating and practicing Qi will not have any effect. It is just the accumulation of magic power and will not improve the realm.
Today's vision is the perfect expression of Yang Tuo's own self. The first is the cleansing of the soul, and all the dust on the true spirit has been wiped clean.
The true spirit is spotless and emits immeasurable light. The heart of the Tao is bright and harmonious with heaven and earth. The Tao of Taiyi that one has comprehended is constantly gathering on the heavenly flowers, giving birth to mature fruits.
This fruit is the condensation of one's own Tao and is the embodiment of Taiyi's Tao. It is a fruit of nothingness and insubstantiality, but it still exists.
The results are invisible and unobservable, but those who see the results can understand them, and they are the manifestation of their own Taiyi Way.
With the development of Dao Fruit, Yang Tuo's whole body momentum also changed slightly, giving him a sense of completion.