"He who learns from me lives, and he who imitates me dies."
"There are no two identical roads in the world. If there are, then they are copies, the embodiment of the stronger one."
"If you blindly imitate Yuanshi Tianzun, you will only become a part of Yuanshi Tianzun in the end."
Shen Gongbao fell into deep thought, recalling all the truths in the past and making small remarks.
You can't just imitate. Those who learn from me will live, and those who imitate me will die. This is the most important lesson for these disciples of the great religion after they start.
Being in the Great Saint Sect, one comes into contact with too many powerful people, and one will inadvertently be attracted by Daluo Tianzun's ideas and principles, and eventually become his vassal.
This is not a bad thing, but a good thing. Becoming a vassal of Da Luo Tianzun is like reaching the sky in one step and being with Da Luo.
The great ones are immortal, and the vassal ones will also live forever. This is eternal life and immortality in disguise.
However, for true seekers, this is an extremely shameful behavior. They place their ideals, dreams, ideas, and paths on others, hoping that some strong person will complete it for them. What a cowardly act.
Any monk who has great ambitions and dreams of becoming a Taoist would not take this path.
Only by being independent can one ascend to Daluo.
"There is no need to create a new way to create heaven and earth. How can we summarize the misfortunes and fortunes and the blessings and misfortunes at the end of disasters?"
"What is the commonality of the eight innate Taoist texts?"
"How to make eight similar but different avenues resonate."
"The common denominators of disasters, countless sufferings, and countless variables. What are the similarities between blessings and misfortunes?"
"Misfortune lies where blessings depend, and blessing lies where misfortune lies."
"It has no righteousness. If it is righteous, it will become strange; if it is good, it will become a monster."
Shen Gongbao explored step by step and sat in Tianku of Jiuxiao Cave for several years. He seemed to have found a direction. The heart seal of Kaitian was no longer flowing in his palm, but the heart seal of saving pain was rising and falling.
Compared to the Kaitian Seal, which has an extremely deep imprint, the Jiuxin Seal is more like a navigation, not so powerful, just guiding.
Everything changes, from indeterminate to vague, recalling a poem.
[The humble room is empty, but in those days the bed was full of wats; the grass and poplars are withered, but it was once a singing and dancing venue. 】
[Spider silk is covered with carved beams, and green gauze is now stuck on the canopy windows. 】
[How can you say that the fat is thick and the powder is fragrant, and the temples are frosted again? Yesterday there were bones in the loess; tonight there are mandarin ducks under the red light tent. 】
[The box is full of gold, and the box is full of silver. In a blink of an eye, everyone is slandering beggars. I am sighing that others will not live long, but I know that I will return to mourn...]
Okay, okay, okay is good, okay is good.
All disasters are caused by suffering, and all sorrows and joys in life are suffering.
Life is suffering, death is suffering, encountering disaster is suffering, gaining joy is happiness, but when the joy leaves, it is another kind of pain.
Love is separated, resentment and hatred meet, and what you seek is not available, all living beings suffer.
Taking disaster as the first and calamity as the end, suffering runs through it, and blessings and misfortunes confuse right and wrong. Based on the boundless disasters and calamities, we have a compassionate heart, swear to be immortals, rescue the suffering, and save countless people.
"Misfortunes and misfortunes bring bad luck, and fortunes and misfortunes decline."
"Seeing all this, all living beings suffer."
Shen Gongbao whispered a word, and the waves of time appeared in front of his eyes, and the world of mortals appeared, interpreting the separation of life and death, love and hatred, and no one in the world could be relieved, as if he was immersed in an endless sea of suffering and endured the torture of the years.
There is no chance of eternal life, only the cold moon and warm sun can fry people's life.
Even if the Earth Immortal has achieved immortality for the first time, he is still struggling in the sea of suffering, unable to transcend, unable to jump out of the river of time. After all, he is just a fish and will die if he leaves the water.
"Fairy..."
The clear and pure treasure wheels on the back of the head overlap one another, blooming with the brilliance of the five virtues. Using luck as ink and Tao as pen, they are engraved with nine great inscriptions, writing mysteries and mysteries, connected end to end, like a treasure ring.
Looking at the long river of time in front of him, Shen Gongbao pondered for a long time. As long as he takes one step, he can jump out of the water and land on the other side. He will no longer have to suffer the torment of the sea of time, and he will be free in the universe.
However, Shen Gongbao did not take this crucial step, because the ninth innate Taoist text was just his deduction, it did not come from establishing Taoism and had no foundation.
On the road to unity of knowledge and action, one needs to constantly practice one's own path of calamity and catch a glimpse of the true meaning in the details, in order to condense the Ninth Word and step into the realm of earthly immortal perfection.
The first eight innate Taoist inscriptions were fulfilled after traveling between two worlds and laying down many Taoist foundations.
The ninth Dao Wen should also be like this.
Practice is the only criterion for testing truth.
When Shen Gongbao was thinking about whether to go to all the worlds to hone his body and polish the Taoism of suffering.
On the Changsheng Mountain outside Jiuxiao Cave, there was a sudden sound of cranes croaking.
The crane's chirping is clear and sweet, just like the sound of nature. Sitting on the red-crowned crane is a boy with red lips and white teeth. He is upright, with swaying sleeves and a gold and jade look.
Shen Gongbao exclaimed in admiration and said: "What a boy from the Immortal family. He has strange bones. He should be from the Yuxu Dao lineage. I am a disciple of my senior brother, Yuanyang, go and greet him."
The Yuanyang boy who was accompanying him asked puzzledly: "Teacher, how do you know about the boys under Yuxu Shangxian's sect?"
Outsiders did not raise their flags. Boys riding cranes were everywhere in the prehistoric world, and they were considered a mainstream.
Shen Gongbao smiled slightly and said, "Look at your face."
"Huh?" Boy Yuanyang was stunned.
Although Shen Gongbao was a bit joking, the prehistoric universe is really a universe that depends on appearance. The higher the cultivation level, the more perfect the level of life. If every move has the charm of Dao, then it is the body of Daluo.
The Yuxu Taoism advocates the purity of the sky and the turbidity of the earth, and plays with the vitality. Whether it is an immortal or a boy, there is a sense of perfection with vast vitality and flawless internal and external.
This kind of Taoist charm cannot be learned from other Sanxian schools, and it is also a symbol of status.
"Every move of a member of my Taoist sect is dignified, and the origin of the feet can be seen in every detail."
Shen Gongbao pointed to the Yuanyang boy and said: "Look at his golden and jade appearance, he has the appearance of a golden boy and a jade girl. Although I can't be sure which boy belongs to my senior brother, he must be from my Yuxu family."
Boy Yuanyang suddenly realized, and then his thoughts changed. The person who came was so majestic that he couldn't lose the face of Jiuxiao.
So he straightened his expression, and based on the fragments in his memory, Yuanyang boy imitated the majesty of the former Emperor Yuanyang. He held a whisk in one hand, walked like a dragon and a tiger, stepped out of the Nine Heavens Cave, bowed and said: "Brother, you are polite."
The fairy boy on top of the red-crowned crane was suddenly startled. Boy Yuanyang was imitating cats and tigers, and really developed some imperial aura, which made him almost think that the master of Jiuxiao Cave Heaven came out in person.
It wasn't until he saw the boy's clothes on boy Yuanyang that boy Jinxia woke up. He jumped off the crane and didn't dare to neglect. He returned the favor and said, "Jinxia Cave in Yuquan Mountain, boy Jinxia pays homage to Taoist brother."
"Today, by order of the teacher, I specially invite Master Shen Gongbao to go to Jinxia Cave to observe the ceremony."
"Watching a ceremony, what ceremony are you watching?" Boy Yuanyang asked
The Jinxia boy smiled slightly, held his head high and said, "My master, Master Yuding, has accepted a direct disciple. He is the third generation disciple of Chanjiao. I specially invite all the Yuxu Immortal family to come and watch the ceremony."
"The third generation disciple."
Boy Yuanyang was immediately shocked. This term should not be used indiscriminately. It doesn't matter to the third generation disciples, but the third generation disciples are the ones who can carry the cauldron.
Nowadays, there are only three people in the Taoist sect who can be called great disciples: Duobao Tianzun, Guangcheng Great Sage, and Xuandu Great Master.
"It turned out to be Senior Brother Yuding who was the first to accept a disciple. Based on seniority, Senior Brother Guangcheng should be the first to accept a disciple... No."
Shen Gongbao in the Nine Heavens Cave suddenly narrowed his eyes and whispered: "Senior Brother Guangcheng was the first to recruit disciples, but Xuanyuan Huangdi did not enter the Chan Sect's lineage and jumped out directly."
"That's why we seem to be recruiting disciples, but actually we are not recruiting any disciples."
"If a direct disciple of Senior Brother Yuding wants to secure his position as the third generation disciple, even if he is not as good as Emperor Xuanyuan, he still needs to be astonishingly talented."
"So, could it be that he is the third generation disciple..."
Shen Gongbao pondered for a moment, and a majestic three-eyed figure appeared in his mind, so he waved to open the door of Jiuxiao Cave and ordered Yuanyang boy to bring people in.
"Jinxia pays homage to Master Shen."
Jinxia boy came to the stone steps, bowed respectfully to the Taoist who was sitting cross-legged on the bluestone and bathed in the starlight, and handed over the invitation in his hand.
Boy Yuanyang took advantage of the situation and presented it to Shen Gongbao.
Shen Gongbao glanced at the invitation, a hint of enlightenment arose in his heart, and he suddenly had an idea. He turned to look at Jinxia Boy and asked with a smile: "Senior Brother Qingxu also has a Jinxia Boy under his seat. What does it have to do with you?"
"Is it possible that the boys we teach are all named Jinxia?"
Boy Yuanyang looked wary after hearing this, wondering if he wanted to change his name.
Jinxia, this Taoist name is very tacky, nowhere is it as good as Yuanyang.
The Jinxia boy smiled and said: "Uncle Master, I don't know. The Jinxia Cave where my master is located has a vast golden light. The cloud energy can turn into spirits and can easily transform. There are many boys there. I am the big Jinxia boy, and the little Jinxia boy who belongs to the sect of Master Qingxu." It’s my brother.”
"Zhenjun Qingxu has a good relationship with my master. A few days ago, Zhenxu Qingxu was short of manpower, so he asked my brother to be a boy."
"That's it." Shen Gongbao nodded, and then asked: "Is there any other transformed creature in Jinxia Cave who was begged by the immortal to become a boy?"
The boy Da Jinxia thought carefully for a moment and replied: "Reporting to the uncle, apart from the uncle Qingxu who asked for a boy, the uncle Huanglong asked for a boy named Xianhe, the uncle Taiyi asked for a boy named Baiyun, and the other uncles asked for a boy named Baiyun. Master, I didn’t come to ask for it.”
Shen Gongbao nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that there were differences between the twelve Immortals.
Qingxu, Yuding, Huanglong, and Taiyi, the relationship between these four immortals is much closer than other brothers.
If we infer from this, then the relationship between Cihang, Manjusri, Samantabhadra, and Jusun should be relatively close. After all, among the four people, there are three great Buddhist Bodhisattvas and one ancient Buddhist Buddha.
Maybe they formed a team to teach and apprentice together.
Teacher Yuanshi once said that both Guangchengzi and Chi Jingjing were apprentices in the art field, so there may be a connection.
This is what can be inferred at present, but we don’t know what the positions of Master Lingbao and Daoxing Tianzun are in explaining the teaching.
The latter is okay, except that there is a disciple of Skanda who has some connections with the West.
Chanjiao is not afraid of having anything to do with the West. Our deputy leader is the Buddha of the past, and the three disciples of Tianzun are the three bodhisattvas. If someone says that Yuanshi Tianzun is the Buddha, Shen Gongbao also believes it.
What really makes Shen Gongbao feel frightened is the Great Master Lingbao. Lingbao, this name has no problem in other worlds, but this is the prehistoric Lord Heaven and the prehistoric multiverse!
If only an ordinary immortal took this name, he would be considered ignorant and fearless at best.
But as the direct disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, Master Lingbao, wouldn’t he have this common sense? It's impossible even to think about.
All I can say is "Your circle is really chaotic."
Thoughts were swirling in his mind, but Shen Gongbao didn't show it on the surface. He just put his hands together with a smile and said, "I already understand what Senior Brother Yuding means."
"Yuanyang You will take Jinxia down and treat her well, so don't neglect her."
Yuanyang boy nodded and said yes.
However, Jinxia boy panicked and said, "I still have the Dharma to protect me. I am going to invite all the immortals. I don't dare to stop. I also ask my uncle for forgiveness."
"I see."
Shen Gongbao nodded and did not embarrass the boy Jinxia. He just asked the boy Yuanyang to go to the back mountain to get some yellow orange spiritual fruits and horseshoe spiritual fruits and divide them into two baskets for Jinxia to take back.
Da Jinxia boy refused and said: "I can't do it, my uncle can't do it."
Looking at the expression of the boy Da Jinxia who refused the red envelope during the Chinese New Year, Shen Gongbao smiled, and then said in a deep voice: "It is a gift from the elders, and you can't refuse it."
"If Senior Brother Yuding is blamed, just come to me."
"Then...thank you for your kindness, uncle." The boy Da Jinxia accepted it reluctantly, but he felt happy in his heart.
It is said that etiquette is important but affection is important. When I go to other immortal caves, I will face all the great gods and immortals. Not only does Da Jinxia boy dare not accept gifts, but he does not even dare to drink a cup of tea.
It's better to be a junior uncle. Although his cultivation level is a bit ridiculously low and not like the second generation true successor, he is approachable.
After leaving Changsheng Mountain and Jiuxiao Cave, Jinxia Boy drove the crane through the sky to visit various Yuxu Immortal families.
Jinxia boy came happily, but left one question for Shen Gongbao.
Master Yuding has accepted a disciple. What kind of gift do you want to give? This is a third-generation disciple, and it is not something that the Da Jinxia boy can give away with just two baskets of spiritual fruits.
If a heavy gift is given, Shen Gongbao doesn't have any innate spiritual treasures in his body, so he can only explore in novel directions.
Fortunately, compared to those powerful golden immortals and the Taiyi Immortal family, Shen Gongbao has an advantage in that he knows who the disciples that Master Yuding has accepted.
Erlang Xianshengzhenjun——Yang Jian!
Yang Jian was an only son born from a mixture of immortals and mortals. His mother was the Heavenly Lady of Yunhua, and the Heavenly Lady of Yunhua was the sister of the Emperor of Heaven.
This is the largest second generation in the world and the most classic example symbolizing the union of humans and immortals.
It is also a naked manifestation of violating the rules of heaven.
Accepting Yang Jian as a disciple would mean offending heaven and even the emperor.
However, the Immortal Council of Chanjiao would care about this. Others are afraid of the Heavenly Emperor, but the Chanjiao lineage is not afraid. The combined priesthood of several Tianzun emperors has almost divided the divine power of the six emperors.
Compared with the danger of taking away the power of the Emperor of Heaven, violating the rules of Heaven is nothing.
"The nephew of the Emperor of Heaven..."
I glanced at the date on the invitation - the first month of the year.
Shen Gongbao smiled knowingly, took the plan into consideration, made a decision, and thought about what to give.
(End of chapter)
