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The night is as cold as water; the north wind howls outside the window, and at first it sounds like a monster is howling like a ghost, whining, and it is very harsh...
Chen Jianchen tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep - if the appearance of Taoist Priest Qingyun represented one end of the world, then the appearance of the mandrill monster today represented the other end.
There are both monks and demons; the world is becoming increasingly mysterious and in urgent need of further understanding.
This feeling was stimulating and fascinating, and Chen Jianchen had to wake up and face it, and think more deeply about the way out.
We must improve our own abilities. Just having a strong body is not enough... But where can we find abilities and learn the Tao? Or something else?
Several thoughts passed through-
Unknowingly, Chen Jianchen fell asleep in deep thought.
The arrival of Taoist Master Qingyun was far beyond expectations. He appeared in Jingyang Village at noon the next day. Chen Jianchen was overjoyed to see him and immediately followed him out until he reached Mazi Ridge.
Taoist Master Qingyun deliberately wanted to stay out of the public eye, and so did Chen Jianchen. As a scholar, getting too close to a Taoist monk would eventually attract criticism.
Taoist Priest Qingyun's face was quite ugly, especially when he took back the bell magic weapon, it felt more like someone had slashed him with a knife. The corners of his mouth twitched, and he felt very distressed: "How dare you, monster, destroy my magic weapon?
Damn it!"
It can be seen that this bell is no ordinary thing to him.
Chen Jianchen curled his lips, "Isn't this nonsense? Could it be that the mandrill would sit back and wait for death? Having said that, it must be blamed on his overconfidence and underestimating the monster's strength, which almost put Chen Jianchen in danger. However, these words can only be slandered.
It is absolutely unspeakable.
"Yesterday I learned that the magic weapon was damaged, so I came here overnight..."
Hearing this, Chen Jianchen became more certain in his mind that the bell magic weapon must have some kind of spiritual connection with Qingyun and be able to communicate with each other. This should be the secret of Taoism.
He took out the torn human skin again.
When Taoist Master Qingyun saw it, he took it over to look at it and said: "It is indeed a painted skin."
Chen Jianchen's heart skipped a beat and he pretended not to understand and asked: "What is painted skin?"
Qingyun stroked his beard and asked, "Master, do you believe there are monsters and monsters in the world?"
"letter!"
Isn’t this nonsense again? It’s all happening before your eyes. You’d be a fool if you don’t believe it.
Qingyun chuckled: "Master, are you interested in hearing Pindao's detailed explanation?"
"Of course, I can't ask for it, but I would like to hear the details."
Chen Jianchen was overjoyed. He needed these extraordinary insights. Qingyun's words were exactly what he wanted.
"Everything in the world has a spirit, the only difference is whether it has enlightenment..."
Qingyun shook off the burden as soon as he opened his mouth: "...animals can be called 'demon' after they have awakened, plants and trees can be called 'spirits' after awakening, people's ghosts linger after death, and the underworld is not recorded in the body, it is called 'ghost'
;For example, if the earth and rocks open the mind, then it is 'weird'..."
Chen Jianchen pricked up his ears to listen, and the more he listened, the more frightened he became: I bet this world is full of monsters and demons dancing around.
"Of course, it is not easy for fairies and ghosts to gain enlightenment, and it often takes a very long time. Firstly, it is because they are not taught the Tao and can often only comprehend it alone. Secondly, they themselves have low intelligence and are stubborn, and it is difficult for them to understand the laws of heaven and earth. However, the general of the country
If you die, there must be monsters. The more troubled the times, the more ghosts there will be..."
Speaking of this, Qingyun glanced at Chen Jianchen intentionally or unintentionally.
Chen Jianchen was stunned. At present, the country's rule is stable and the world is at peace. How can there be talk of troubled times? Could it be that the Taoist priest has something to say, not just now, but in the future?
He didn't ask this question out of the blue, maybe Qingyun just said it casually.
"There are monsters in the world, so there are monks and Taoist methods to overcome them. Today, the Taoist orthodoxy is divided into three parts, one is the Shushan Mountain outside the world; the other is the Kunlun Mountain outside the world; and the other is the birthplace of Pindao, Laoshan Mountain outside the world -
Shushan cultivates swords; Kunlun specializes in magical spells; Laoshan masters talismans... Of course, there are other monastic sects outside the three mountains, but they are not well-known."
Chen Jianchen was suddenly enlightened after hearing this. He felt that his horizons were suddenly expanded. He flew into the sky and into the sea, and was free in the world. He quickly straightened his face and saluted: "It turns out that the Taoist priest was born in the Laoshan Immortal Sect, and I really admire him."
Qingyun chuckled and waved his hand: "I am just a registered disciple of an outer courtyard in Laoshan. I just entered the threshold... We cultivate Taoism just to live a happy life, but this road is so long. There are enlightenment - Yin Shen - Jin
Dan - Nascent Soul - Dharma - Human Immortal Six Great Tribulation Pass Realm, now the poor Taoist is only a Yin God."
He eloquently told Chen Jianchen that he wanted to tell Chen Jianchen about Taoism, and he wanted to plant a seed in Chen Jianchen's heart. In fact, fairies and ghosts also practice Taoism, but it is more difficult and difficult to achieve great success. In Qing Dynasty
In Yun's mind, they exist as "alien" and cannot be recognized.
As expected, Chen Jianchen listened with great interest and benefited a lot.
"The inheritance of Taoism is not passed down to the six ears, without pen and ink, but only through enlightenment. Therefore, the so-called formulas and so-called secret books are just superficial and have no essence..."
So, Chen Jianchen suddenly understood, no wonder there are so many formulas and secret books in the world, but only one person in ten thousand who has attained the Tao has another secret trick; in other words, without a master to enlighten him, even if there are formulas and secret books, it is just a blind man touching an elephant.
You can't get in through the door.
Cultivating Taoism is not easy. From this point of view, the number of real Taoists in this world will never be large.
Seeing that he had almost finished speaking, Qingyun stopped in time, pointed to the painted skin in his hand and said: "This object also belongs to the category of magical weapons. It is made of human skin. Monsters can put it on and transform into human forms, thereby confounding all living beings. Hehe
, People in the world are so stupid, and they think they are beautiful when they are clearly monsters, which is sad! And monsters can use this painting to trick men into having sex with them, absorb the essence and yang, and strengthen their cultivation."
Chen Jianchen nodded in agreement and pondered for a moment. Just when he was about to speak and express his little thoughts, Qingyun over there seemed to have expected it and said first: "Young Master has wisdom, understands righteousness, has liver and gallbladder, and is a dragon among men;
I have a strong scholarly spirit and many mental constraints, but I am not suitable for practicing Taoism for the time being..."
Being stopped by him, Chen Jianchen felt a little dismayed.
Qingyun saw it in his eyes and did not point it out - saying so much to Chen Jianchen was already a kind of enlightenment; firstly, with Qingyun's cultivation level, it was impossible to perform enlightenment; secondly, as soon as a cultivator entered the Taoist door, he would
Get rid of the world of mortals. You almost don’t care about the rise and fall of the world or the sufferings of the people. If you have to take care of this and that, then it is not about cultivating Taoism, but about being an official. As for subduing demons and slaying demons, it is another matter. After all, that is out of touch.
In the mortal realm, it belongs to the struggle between monks and "others", just under the guise of saving the people.
In Qingyun's view, Chen Jianchen's character obviously does not meet the second requirement of cultivating Taoism - at least not yet. After a pause, he added: "Sir, I have an uncle who lives in Jiangzhou, his Taoist name is Guanghan
'.His Taoism is profound and unpredictable, and he is truly a master outside the world. However, he has always behaved mysteriously, and even I have never seen his true appearance...Well, if you really want to ask, you can
Pay attention to one or two. If you have the chance, you may be able to join Master Guanghan's disciples."
Is this considered a bright future?
Chen Jianchen secretly remembered it.
"Sir, that mandrill monster was injured and fled away. If you ignore it, it will definitely cause trouble to the world again in the future. Therefore, I want to kill it myself. Are you interested in going with me to have a look?"
Chen Jianchen smiled and replied: "I am willing to follow you."