By the time the food for the sacrifice was laid out, it was already an hour later. Monk Zhichen glanced at the seven plates of sacrifices placed on the Eight Immortals table and frowned, but he put them away in a flash.
"Haha~, I haven't cooked for many years, and my skills have deteriorated." Xu Zhipeng smiled awkwardly.
The dishes should all be cooked, well, to be precise, they should all be overcooked, so at least you won't get diarrhea after eating them. As for the taste, it's not much better, but at least it's not to the point of dark cuisine, and it's still edible.
"Alas~" Xu Zhipeng sighed secretly. Over the years, his ex-wife has always been responsible for the meal problem. The most he can do is clean up the dishes after meals, and his cooking skills have long since deteriorated. But speaking of which, he didn't have any decent skills in the past. At most, he just ate cooked food. Thinking of this, he saw his ex-wife again.
"Everything has become a thing of the past, let's let it go!" Xu Zhipeng smiled bitterly and shook his head, but he was not too embarrassed. My own level is at this level, so what can I do? I can't become a good person. He has also always adhered to the mantra of his children: If you are not embarrassed, it is others who are embarrassed. So although he saw old monk Zhichen frowning, he didn't take it to heart at all. He said funny things, but his heart was calm.
Besides, these dishes are just for show. If they don't end up in his mouth, he doesn't have much to do, as long as he can eat them. Of course, you can eat half a bowl more if it tastes delicious and delicious, but you still have to pay attention to keeping fit and staying in shape when you reach middle age. The cooking was a bit unpalatable and not quite right. The half bowl missing was taken as a sign of weight loss.
"Amitabha!" Monk Zhichen chanted the Buddha's name, looked at the young junior brother standing in front of him again, and was amazed in his heart. He is already in his eighties, and there are many people watching, so naturally they can see Xu Zhipeng's thoughts. I thought to myself: This junior fellow apprentice seems to be very laid-back and not stick to trivial matters. He has a good temperament and is a cultivator.
"The time is right now, junior brother, let's get started." Monk Zhichen didn't look at the time. When he saw that everything was placed on the table, he said to Xu Zhipeng.
Xu Zhipeng said "Oh", lit incense and candles, and knelt down to worship. The old monk stood aside and began to recite sutras. Although Xu Zhipeng couldn't hear clearly what he was reciting, he always felt that it contained some special charm and made people feel at ease.
"Junior brother, you Taoists also have scriptures about transcending the past life. Go look for them. You will have to learn these sooner or later. You might as well practice them while you have the opportunity." Seeing Xu Zhipeng go through the process of kneeling and worshiping, he became idle. After monk Zhichen finished reciting a passage, he suggested to Xu Zhipeng that we should be saved.
"Uh, okay, I'll go look for it." Xu Zhipeng nodded, turned around and walked into their Xuanwei Scripture Collection Pavilion.
The so-called Sutra Pavilion is actually just two rows of simple bookshelves. Most of them are "Baopuzi" compiled by our ancestor Ge Hong. There are more than 40 volumes inside and outside, all in ancient Chinese, and "Lingbao Sutra" Four volumes, more than ten volumes of Taoist classics such as "Book of Changes", "Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic", "Tao Te Ching", dozens of isolated essays and miscellaneous notes, and experience insights. Among them, the scriptures that offer salvation include "Tai Shang Dong Xuan Ling Bao Tian Zun's Wonderful Sutra on Saving Suffering", "Dong Xuan Ling Bao Xuan Yi Zhenren's Sutra on Reincarnation and Marriage", "Ling Bao's Food Method", "Ling Bao Jiuyou Long Night" Four volumes of the Proclamation on Raising the Corpse to Cross the Dead.
Xu Zhipeng easily took out two books, one was "Kumiao Sutra" and the other was "Medicine of Food", turned around and left the Sutra Pavilion.
When I opened it, I saw that it was full of ancient texts. To be honest, at a glance, I could barely recognize any of the hundreds of words.
"Haha~" Xu Zhipeng laughed bitterly, shook his head, and observed half a minute of silence for himself. After all, he is Chinese, and he considers his academic qualifications to be decent, but he cannot recognize the characters of his own nation. This cannot but be said to be the tragedy of modern education.
Xu Zhipeng also understands the complexity of ancient Chinese characters, but he believes that in education, traditional Chinese characters should be taught in middle schools, which are the quintessence of the Chinese nation, and not too much emphasis should be placed on the teaching of foreign languages. People who haven’t fully learned their own ancient culture yet try to recruit outsiders, no wonder it has developed so far that there are so many people who worship foreigners and even betray their country for glory.
National culture and civilization inheritance require a long period of precipitation to be accumulated in generations of young people. But if he can't be like him now, in less than a hundred years, he has forgotten all the ancient characters that have been passed down for thousands of years, then why Talk about an ancient civilization. Simplified Chinese characters are convenient, but they cannot stop the spread of traditional Chinese characters.
Xu Zhipeng couldn't help it. Monk Zhichen was already reciting his sutra, and he couldn't disturb him. Fortunately, we are now in the Internet age. As the saying goes, if you don’t decide on foreign affairs, ask Google, and on internal matters, ask your mother. He took out his phone, scanned half of the page, and translated it immediately.
This is the "Kumaya Sutra".
At that time, the Heavenly Lord who saves sufferings fills the realms of the ten directions, always using his majestic power to save all sentient beings, and save them from being lost. All sentient beings are unaware, just like blindly seeing the sun and moon. I am too ignorant, and my leadership is boundless. Celebrate The clouds open the door to life, and the auspicious smoke blocks the dead households. At the beginning of the mysterious Yuan Dynasty, with the help of auspiciousness, all sins can be saved and all misfortunes can be saved. The mist is beyond the source of immortality, and the waves are naturally clear.
They all inherit the power of the Great Dao to subjugate the demonic spirits. There is a scorching fire in the sky. They are called Niwan Immortals. Purple clouds cover Huang Lao. They are called Three Treasure Lords. They will also use the Qi of Heaven to control the souls of the Nine Heavens and save the suffering gods. They are good at seeing. When rescuing people from suffering,
There is no distinction between heaven and earth, and the energy of heaven returns to one body. They all become natural people, and they naturally have different bodies. The essence is in the void, the trace of the void is no trace, the whole body is empty...
At the beginning, Xu Zhipeng struggled to read it and stumbled, but for some reason, after reading a paragraph, it felt familiar, as if he had read it before. The words on the scripture suddenly came to life, revealing the paper and becoming active in the void.
"Thereupon, the Flying God King and countless people without martingale looked up at the face of the Lord and chanted: The Lord of Heaven expounds the scriptures and teachings, leads you to floating life, diligently studies without doing anything, realizes the true way and achieves it by himself, neither confused nor desolate, without self or name.
Recite sinful and blessed verses thousands of times, and your heart will be purified.
At that time, the Feitian God King and all the gods and immortals finished reciting the words, bowed their heads to the Heavenly Lord, bowed and left. "
After reading it in one breath, Xu Zhipeng felt that his mind was clear and free.
"Amitabha! My uncle's magical powers are beyond my reach."
Old monk Zhichen was a little surprised to see Xu Zhipeng stumbling from the beginning to reciting the entire "Kumiao Sutra" refreshed and refreshed at the end, but he was stunned. Xu Zhipeng was focused on reciting the sutra and did not notice it. When he opened his mouth to express his approval, only admiration and fascination remained on his face.
Xu Zhipeng knew clearly in his heart that this was preaching. Immortals caress my head, tie my hair and grant me immortality. What is passed on is not only the true energy, but also the inheritance.
"Amitabha, Junior Brother Hunyun, before, Senior Brother was worried that Senior Uncle left early and failed to pass down your Xuanwei Taoism. Now he is very worried." Monk Zhichen said cheerfully.
"Oh, what do you mean?" Xu Zhipeng asked doubtfully.
"Haha! Think about it, this "Kumiao Sutra" is just a side note. My uncle has already taught it to you, let alone something else. As long as you practice hard and practice hard, when the time comes, you will be able to master all kinds of methods. All accessible.”
"Amitabha! Uncle Master is a genius, but it is a pity that in this world, there is no Amitabha!" Monk Zhichen sighed bitterly.
In the Age of Dharma Ending, the depletion of spiritual energy cannot but be said to be the sorrow of those who practice Taoism. Just like his uncle Junan, it is said that he entered Taoism at forty and broke through to the fourth level of Qi training in less than ten years. He is truly a Taoist wizard. It is a pity that it happened at the wrong time, not to mention the war, and then there were continuous turbulences and impacts, the energy was chaotic, and the evil thoughts were everywhere. People who practiced Taoism could only quietly recite the Yellow Court and cultivate their minds to avoid disaster. By the time the situation stabilized, Uncle Master had already missed the best age for cultivating Taoism, and his health began to decline in all aspects. However, even so, his uncle Jun An has already reached the sixth level of Qi training, a level that is beyond his reach.
Zhichen also claims to be a genius, but unfortunately he has been practicing Buddhism for sixty years, but he has only been able to cultivate the six paths of true energy, and has not been able to break through the constraints of the early stage of leveling. And this is because Buddhism is easy to cultivate, and you can use the power of Buddhist merit to transform your true energy. Otherwise, it would be impossible to cultivate to this level.
It's a pity that if you don't enter the middle stage of Qi training, your magical powers won't show up. Even if you are a monk, you won't be any better than a mortal. What's more, in today's world, technology is rampant. Even if you are stronger than ordinary people, you can't serve as bullets, let alone cannonballs and missiles.
