Qingcheng Mountain at that time.
Already aware that guests are visiting.
In the Laojun Pavilion, an old man in white robes sits at the head, with his white hair coiled on his head, wearing a star crown, and his silver beard is as long as a waterfall flowing down vertically. His face is red, full of energy, and he has a faint look of being a child again. The sentence "Immortal spirit and Taoist spirit, crane hair and childlike appearance".
The remaining people below are wearing purple robes, with gray hair tied on top, wearing crescent Taoist crowns, and Bagua wood hairpins. Their faces with goatees are full of energy, and their magnanimity is a hundred times better than that of ordinary old people in the world, but they are missing the first person. A rejuvenated look.
The younger old man bowed his hands towards the leader: "Master, the capital has come, how should I choose? Should we close the door? Or welcome them?"
This person is the sixth Taoist of the Qingcheng Sect, Pu Wei, who has internally cultivated the Qingcheng Dan method "Fearless". After ten years of guarding the mountain, he understood the Tao method of "keeping the void of nothingness". This method is divided into three steps. The first step is "keeping the middle." "harmony"; the second step is "one thing transforms ten thousand things", and the third step "all things turn into one thing, and one thing turns into nothingness".
Five years ago, he was ordered to go to Shu County. On the way, he encountered hundreds of bandits. He used a sword in the air to transform hundreds of bandits and instantly wiped out hundreds of bandits. At that scene, all the monks passing by from a distance felt numb.
His sword energy transforming into thousands is exactly the second step of Qingcheng Alchemy's "Wuwei" method of "Keeping Wu to Become Void" and "turning into ten thousand in one step". If it really reaches the point of "turning into ten thousand", it would be terrifying to think about it. The sword Qian Qiandu is enough to run rampant in the master realm. No matter if you encounter a Buddhist "King Kong" or a Confucian "extraordinary" in the same realm, there are probably not many who can withstand that sword. Maybe you encounter a master in the external martial arts realm. It's hard work, it's hard for other internal practitioners to match.
At that time, Pu Wei was only about forty years old, and he was directly ranked within fifty on the martial arts list that year. He was also the only Taoist who ranked on the list with one attack. Now five years later, no one knows to what extent he has practiced the Taoist method of Shouwuzhixu. The main reason is that he has not tried his sword as a disciple.
Another person answered: "Of course I have to welcome you. Why should my sect stay away from the secular world and close its doors? Besides, it is really difficult to evaluate anything in Shu today. If it weren't for the fact that the man in the capital was still sitting upright, if it weren't for the strict rules and regulations of the sect, the poor Dao had already wanted to go down the mountain and give the county guard a slap in the face."
The person who answered the call was the fifth Taoist, Cui Chengjiang. He has not left the mountain gate for nearly fifty years. It is said that he has spent his whole life practicing Qingcheng's "Qingcheng Jue" and practicing "Returning the Void with One Finger". He did not reveal it, so the specifics are Which situation no one knows.
Another one spoke up: "Five Taoists are right, sheltering from the mountain gate means opposing the imperial court. This method is absolutely unacceptable." Then he added, "Sooner or later, the disaster in Shu County will be dealt with by himself in the capital. Our sect belongs to sheltering from secular affairs." To be decent, try to participate in court affairs as little as possible unless absolutely necessary."
He is the third Taoist, Gu Henglong, who practices Qingcheng's "Double Ninth Nine Cauldron Method" internally and externally practices the "Fire Soul-Captivating Finger". The only time he took action was ten years ago, when Buddhism and Taoism were communicating. He severely damaged the "Two Finger Zen" of Buddhist Vajra Realm Grandmaster Zhuo Yuan with one finger of his "Fire Soul-Captivating Finger", and became famous in one fell swoop as a high-level master.
"Don't argue. Ever since the four Taoists came down from the mountain, you have no opinion. It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that cannot be avoided. When soldiers come, they will be covered by water and earth!"
Taoist Yuan, who had never shown up, came belatedly from the door. Today he put on a rare purple robe, put on a crescent Taoist crown, and inserted a Bagua wooden hairpin. Such a serious dress is still rare.
The first old man, the immortal Taoist man who had never spoken, smiled and said: "Second Taoist, you are late again." Then he asked doubtfully: "Where is my junior brother?"
Taoist Yuan found a straw futon to sit cross-legged and waved his hand: "I was so absorbed in practicing that I forgot about the time. My junior brother is probably on the road at this time!"
Cui Chengjiang, the fifth Taoist, revealed the truth unceremoniously: "Junior brother went down the mountain again. I heard he was not allowed to go and almost beat him up."
The top leader's mouth twitched, secretly regretting that he shouldn't mention this matter, and coughed awkwardly: "Junior brother is still young after all. He will definitely not be used to staying in the mountains with us old guys. He occasionally comes down the mountain to covet the world of mortals. The reaction you should have at this age.”
The third person also spoke up: "If the court wants me to express its position, or send people down the mountain to help suppress the bandits, I would be wise to arrange for my junior brother to go down the mountain to practice and temper himself."
Before the master could react, Taoist Yuan objected: "Junior brother is too young and has not experienced the human world. It is definitely inappropriate to go down the mountain rashly."
The five Taoists retorted: "Who among the old Taoists didn't travel around the world in their teens? Is it possible to let the junior brother stay in the mountains for a lifetime? Even if he finally becomes the second Li Tianren and has never experienced the washing of the world in his life, how can he be the last Taoist?" Enlightenment? Don't forget that he is also a seasoned junior brother, but the way of caring is wrong. You and the master like to pamper him, while the three Taoists and I like to punish him severely. "
As soon as these words came out, Yuan Daoren and the leader were speechless and fell into deep thought.
The third person quickly interrupted: "What are we talking about? Shouldn't we be discussing the court's countermeasures?"
The first leader smiled knowingly and said formally: "It's definitely not possible to hide. The court just wants an attitude. Our faction will receive you truthfully, without being humble or arrogant, without arguing or criticizing."
Then the leader added: "If we are really looking for someone to go down the mountain to break the situation, just follow what the five Taoists said and let the junior brother go down the mountain. Although it is a few years early, it is not too early. In life, what is not cultivation? Xiaoxiu will settle down for his family. , Daxiu serves the country with the world in mind. Let him realize his way by himself, and save himself from jumping up and down on the mountain gate all day long."
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After a long time, with the master's clear answer, the other four Taoists understood clearly and then dispersed.
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As the sun set, the unsuspecting junior brother carried the mushrooms he had snorted back to the mountain gate in the afterglow, and sneezed several times in succession.
The pretty face looked sideways at the majestic Qingdu Palace in the setting sun: "Aren't the guys on the mountain trying to restrict the trails again?"
After entering the mountain gate, he sat down on the threshold and asked the Taoist priest guarding the mountain gate to bring a basket of bubbling pine mushrooms to add to the soup.
But the Taoist priests were so moved that they found out that the young uncle went down the mountain in search of food for dinner.
"My nephew, on behalf of the entire family, would like to thank my junior uncle."
"Little uncle, please pay homage to your nephew."
"My junior uncle collects mushrooms and improves the food for the juniors every year. My nephew is guilty of stopping me this morning."
The young uncle was thanked by several older nephews in turn, and finally returned to the sixth peak of the back mountain. In Taoist Yuan's Taoist temple, he mysteriously took out the pine mushrooms from the Taoist robe, then took out the pig's trotters, and finally still kept them in his waist. Take out the soju.
The greedy Taoist Yuan swallowed hard. He dried the pine mushrooms by the window. When he was free, he grabbed some tits and pheasants and stewed them. It was another delicacy.
The two of them had a drink under the faint candlelight of the Taoist temple, but Taoist Yuan couldn't bring himself to get excited today. He couldn't help but feel reluctant to look at the young junior brother in front of him who was seriously eating pig's trotters and drinking soju.
After all, who would bring pig trotters and health books up the mountain for him after he came down? Who can be innocent in front of the leader if he catches pheasants and hares in the back mountain?
I'm afraid this little junior brother is the only one in the mountain gate!
Rather than saying that he couldn't bear to part with his junior brother, it was better to say that he couldn't bear to say that he couldn't bear to bear with his junior brother's ability to take the blame.
Zhao Zhengli, who was engrossed in eating meat, realized it: "Senior brother, why is he not in good condition today? Is there anything on your mind?"
Yuan Daoren collected his emotions and laughed loudly: "What can the old Taoist have on his mind? He is in very good condition. He just laments that the years have been silent. In the blink of an eye, my junior brother has grown into a handsome boy."
He gnawed on the pig's trotters and chatted: "It's a pity that junior brother is not a handsome girl, otherwise he would still sacrifice his life to help senior brother practice!"
"Senior brother, I'm glad you have such a heart!"
"..."
Zhao Zhengli paused after hearing this, and remembered the deeds he encountered in Yafeng Village during the day, so he recounted it vividly from beginning to end, especially when he mentioned the beauty's excitement, when he mentioned the armored cavalry and the luxurious carriage, he praised them repeatedly. , recalling again and again.
Taoist Yuan saw this and realized that it was time for this young junior brother to go down the mountain to practice. Otherwise, if he continued to stay with a few old guys, his body would be broken sooner or later. He would have to do something at any age.
That night, the brothers drank for a long time. Yuan Daoren asked him whether he liked the world or the temple.
Zhao Zhengli replied without hesitation, "Of course it's a world with big chunks of meat, big bowls of wine, countless beauties and unfettered freedom."
Taoist Yuan corrected him: "The freer the place, the easier it is to fall into obsession, so keep your mind and practice wherever you go."
Zhao Zhengli agreed: "Of course we understand this. Taoism often says that the world of mortals has four evils: fame, profit, wealth, and sex. Therefore, practitioners must keep the five righteousnesses of mind, body, speech, behavior, and law. Only then can they cross the mortal world."
Taoist Yuan stroked his beard and nodded in approval.
Zhao Zhengli asked again: "Senior brother, does the Taoist practice you practice violate your Taoist heart? After all, drinking, sex, and wealth are taboo."
Taoist Yuan rarely gave a serious explanation: "Cultivation of the Tao means cultivating the mind. If the heart is there, the Tao will naturally exist. Our sect is a bit special. It combines the two Taoist schools of Zhengyi and Quanzhen. Zhengyi advocates nature and Quanzhen restrains itself. So this It depends on how you understand the Tao. There are three thousand ways of Tao. There are millions of people in the world who can achieve Tao. They are the righteous way, the evil way, the demonic way, and the evil way. But what the senior brother cultivates is the natural way. The way of Tao is natural and follows the heart, so it is not considered a violation. Daoxin."
Zhao Zhengli was confused when he heard this: "Senior brother! Then what am I?"
Taoist Yuan paused slightly: "Your way is the way of heaven!"
"What is the way of heaven?"
"The way of heaven is permanent, but the laws are impermanent. This is the way of heaven."
"I don't understand."
“I’ll understand naturally from now on!”
"..."
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"Brother, do you like women?"
"Senior brother only likes beautiful things, such as food, wine, and beautiful scenery."
"Where's the beauty?"
"like!"
"I would also like!"
"..."
