"So, Dao Ancestor, you want to guide me in making alchemy?"
【no. 】
"So..." Shangluo was about to ask again, when a familiar voice appeared beside him:
"The Emperor doesn't like others asking questions. He treats me the same way."
"Your Majesty the Emperor? Why are you here?"
"I...ah~~" Zhu Xianfen yawned and walked over, taking out his keys as he walked.
"I'm still wondering what you are doing here at four o'clock in the morning? Aren't you in class today?"
When he came closer, he saw Shangluo's face:
"Good guy, you have such an immortal look on your face. Are you going to become an immortal? Did you stay up all night last night and then solved the riddle?"
Zhu Xianfen is talking about the part "Clouds are in the sky and water is in the bottle". But this riddle is not a problem for Shangluo - the riddle is very clear, it is "Giving Medicine Mountain Monk Weiyan" by Li Ao of the Tang Dynasty.
This sentence is quoted from Volume 17 of "The Biography of Eminent Monks of the Song Dynasty", which tells the story of the prefect Li Ao meeting the eminent monk Wei Yan. When they met, Li Ao had already arrived, but Weiyan still lowered his head and read a book and ignored him. Li Ao was a little unhappy. He felt that this eminent monk might be a rude and arrogant person, exaggerating, so he had the following conversation:
Ao's nature is urgent, so he advocated: "It's not like being famous when you meet." Yan is calling, Ao Yingwei. He said: "Why do you, the prefect, value your ears but your eyes?" Ao cupped his hands to thank him and asked, "What is the evil of Tao?" He pointed to the sky and pointed at the pure vase and said, "The clouds are in the blue sky and the water is in the vase."
Therefore, this poem was originally said by the mountain monk Weiyan. Li Ao asked Weiyan "What is Taoxie?", and Weiyan's answer was: Clouds are in the blue sky, and water is in the bottle.
In other words, the mystery of this poem is: What is Daoxie?
This is to let Shangluo put forward his own views on "Tao". There is obviously no standard answer to this question, and Shangluo feels that he still needs to meet some more talents.
He had already met Lu Liang, who was practicing hard to practice Qi, and her worried old father. As well as the unlucky Jin Yiwei, and many others... But it seems that he can't give his own answer just by looking at them.
This is also what he confirmed to Daozu when they first met: you can't value your ears but your eyes. What others hear does not count, only what you see yourself counts. Daozu also hopes that he can see the world for himself and then give his own answer. Starting from the point of seeing for a long time, the purpose of immortality is to see for a long time, to take a good look at the world - but on the way to immortality, why is it not necessary to take a good look at the world?
"It will take me some time to answer that riddle. But I will have the answer."
"Ah~~ Don't be in a hurry." Zhu Xianfen yawned, "Look at me being kept in the dark by the emperor all day long, and I live quite comfortably. The more I know, the more tired I will be - but He must have some deep meaning in calling you here."
He thought for a while and murmured: "Could it be that I chose this spot just to let you come to see me? Because I come here to Yuxi Palace at this time every day."
Boom——
There's a chime inside, that's what it means.
"It's true. The emperor likes you very much. He can't even say two words to me in a day, but he is so concerned about your affairs."
Boom--boom--boom--
There were three knocks inside.
"Ah!! I was wrong! Grandpa Huang, don't be angry! I said it casually. Ah... Shangluo, what's the matter with you?"
"It's because of this." Shangluo opened his phone and adjusted to the line that asked the question.
"I see, you asked questions about the Heavenly Book of All Things, right...and after the Emperor read it, he felt that you needed to come to me."
"The Heavenly Book of All Things?"
"It's the Akashic Records. This is what the Romans call them. Ours is the Book of All Things. It is the collection of all experiences. Most of the emperor's energy is focused on it, so he talks very little. He is in all things Search for 'Tai Chi' in the Heavenly Book, because everything in the past is recorded in the Heavenly Book of All Things: Tai Chi produces two rites. Two are born, two rise to three, and three gives rise to all things. As long as you can find the original Hunyuan 'Tai Chi', you can understand the world The truth of everything. But he has not forgotten us. I will come regularly to listen to Hunyuan Dao Fruit, and then relay it to people who need to know. But about you..."
"Is there any drama?"
"It's not a big problem. You need to compress the fairy root, right? Do you want it to taste better? Do you want to eat it yourself?"
Shangluo described what he saw at Lu Huaiyang's house.
"It's really hard work... It's a pity that the world is unkind and treats all things as stupid dogs. The way of heaven is like this. The more you think about it, the harder it becomes. But if there was only the way of heaven in the world, what else would the court do? Ten years ago, at that time, I About the same age as you. On a stormy night, Emperor Huang called me over and told me an allusion to the 'human femur', which was the latest Hunyuan Dao Fruit. Ah, to be honest, at the time I thought he meant If a person wants to become an immortal, he must first break his femur or something."
"ha?"
"I'm not joking, because it does make sense. During the foundation building period, bones must be forged. Doesn't the literal meaning of forging mean forging? If you hit it, it will break. Of course, I figured it out later. The meaning of that allusion is , a broken femur would have been fatal to a creature like human beings, and it would have died here according to the law of heaven. But that ancient human femur, it healed. Because someone took care of him, someone gave him food, and someone protected him. Human beings The fundamental purpose of civilization is to help each other and let everyone live well together. This is not the way of heaven, this is the way of humanity. So, I will help her. I think this is what the emperor meant, he called you here at this time , is to let us help each other. Helping each other is the real defiance of nature."
Boom——
The chime rang.
"Yes." After receiving the confirmation, Zhu Xianxian continued, "Then leave this matter to me. There is an alchemy furnace inside, let me try it for you."
"Did you ask His Majesty the Emperor to make elixirs?"
[The emperor's alchemy path was taught by me personally. He has gone very far in the alchemy path and will no longer be inferior to Xu Fu, Ge Hong, or Sun Simiao in the future. 】
"Daozu?!" He spoke, he spoke, the old man inside spoke.
"Royal Ancestor." Zhu Xianfen bowed towards the inner room.
[The emperor's method of elixir is water-milling skill. He comes to refine elixir every day at five o'clock every day. He has never stopped since he was 12 years old. Just let him help you with refining the medicine, you can rest assured. 】
"Hehe~ Because this is really fun, so fun. That's why I come here every day. I come in the morning to adjust the parameters of the alchemy furnace and change the ratio. There may be surprises the next day. This is so fun. It's like fishing and lottery. So, this matter is all on me. Carrots, flour, soybean powder and honey, right? It looks like syrup or ointment. Just leave the things there. If there is not enough, I will add them in. Add some. If there are any results, we will contact you via Fetion."
Shangluo was overjoyed - there were professionals who took the initiative to help, and he didn't need to do the hard work himself. As expected, professional matters still had to be done by professionals. He quickly thanked him.
"No need to thank you, it's just a little effort. And I have always wanted to help those Jin Yiwei, but I have never had the recipe and it is difficult to get it. You have been a big help - by the way, have you had breakfast? Or not. Go to school before going to school. You must have breakfast in the morning, otherwise you will be dizzy all day long. Breakfast will be delivered at half past five, so sit next to it for a while. "
"Ah... no need." Shangluo glanced at the time, "This is far from the school. It will be too late by then."
"Don't worry." Zhu Xianfen waved his hand, "You go to school in Wutai Mountain, right? Then you can take the subway there. Are you afraid that you won't be able to get to the nearest subway station in time? So you said don't worry - otherwise you think I How did you get here? There is a small door over there, and there is a backup subway connection line going down there. Someone will take you to the main line. You will definitely make it. This is a little secret. Don't tell others, otherwise Lu Huaiyang They knew where I was."
