"Master! I have been saying for a long time that the best life in this world is to be a poor Taoist priest. But master, if everyone becomes a Taoist priest, then who will plant the fields, weave the clothes, and buy and sell the goods. Who will maintain peace? The world has stopped in chaos and cannot move forward." Xuan Yi rolled his eyes.
"Monasticism is just a title. There are no specific descriptions, rules, or practices. Farming, weaving, doing business, or serving as an official can also be monasticism. Farmers cultivate their own fields well, unite their neighbors, help the weak, and are not stupid. If you are stupid and arrogant, then you are a good Taoist priest. If a merchant trades fairly, does not covet the prosperity of the world, and uses his wealth for good deeds, then he is also a good Taoist priest. If a law enforcer is selfless, dedicated to the welfare of the people, and cultivates righteousness, then he is a good Taoist priest. It doesn’t matter what profession you are in. What matters is whether you can stop worrying about external things, whether you can follow the great road, and whether you can be free and at ease with your heart. If you can learn from these three points, you can be called a Taoist priest."
"Oh, according to Master, as long as the monks in the temple chant sutras and do good deeds, they can be considered good Taoist priests?"
"Of course. Taoism and Buddhism are both outer coverings of the true nature. They may look different, but in fact they are the same on the inside. If a monk does what is true, he is a good Taoist priest. If a Taoist priest does well, he is a good monk. They all seek true enlightenment. Understand the original, there is no difference at all.”
Xuan Yi was overjoyed, but he stretched out his hand to cover the Taoist's mouth and said with a smile: "Shhh, Master, if you continue to speak, the mediocre people in the world will definitely scold you. It not only insults Taoism, but also scorns Buddha. Hahaha. Brother. , I’ve been listening for a long time, let’s go play for a while first! Haha!” He happily dragged Xuantian away and ran away, not even learning any spells. After the little apprentice left, the Taoist sat cross-legged and wandered away.
In the remaining dusk, the willow trees are blowing slowly. It was dinner time when smoke suddenly rose from the fields in the distance.
The two children were playing when they came across a sweet potato field. Seeing no one around, they dug up an armful of sweet potatoes, picked up some hay branches, and lit a fire to roast them. Sitting side by side on the hay, staring directly at the sweet potatoes in the fire, the two children's lips were filled with anticipation, and they kept giggling and smacking their saliva.
"Hee hee, these sweet potatoes are fat and big, and they will definitely taste sweet when roasted. Those fishermen chased us rudely, and now the few sweet potatoes they eat are regarded as interest." Xuan Yi said with a smile. "Yes! Sweet potatoes are so fragrant. I can smell the fragrance." Xuantian also laughed.
"If you steal someone's things, you have to find reason and get beaten up." The Taoist came over at some point and tapped the two of them on the top of their heads with his finger!
"Yeah!" The second child was so frightened that he squatted on the ground.
Xuan Yi was immediately displeased: "Master, Taoist priests must be upright. It's not a good idea for you to hide your voice and step back to scare us." "Master, why did you hold back your steps? You two were obviously blinded by this sweet potato, right?" . If you steal someone's sweet potatoes, do you want to get punished?"
Xuan Yi rushed over and hugged the Taoist, and said with a smile: "Master, don't hit, don't hit! This land doesn't belong to anyone, and the sweet potatoes growing in the ground naturally don't belong to them either. I dig a few to eat when I'm hungry, so it's not considered stealing." "The land has no ownership, but it is cultivated by humans, and the sweet potatoes are cultivated and maintained by others. Taking the fruits of others' labor without permission is stealing. This is your first violation of the precepts, so I will not do it. Don't do it again in the future. .”
"No offense, no offense. Master, you always hit me, but I always think of you. I left the biggest sweet potato for you to eat. When it is roasted, we will eat it together." Xuanyi said with a smile. "Master, you are not hungry, you can eat by yourselves." The Taoist sat aside and continued to close his eyes and rest.
When the sweet potatoes were burnt black, the two boys hurriedly pulled them out with branches, wrapped one each in sweet potato leaves, blew on the skin a few times, and then started to eat. "Hoo ho! Hot, hot, hot!" The sweet potatoes were cooked and hot, and Ertong opened his mouth wide and exhaled continuously. I impatiently took a few more bites, but found that it was still hard inside.
The two children looked at each other, and Xuan Yi pouted and said: "Brother, my sweet potato is still hard inside and not yet ripe. Is your sweet potato ripe?" Xuan Yi shook his head: "It's also raw inside, only the outer skin is ripe."
Xuan Yi threw the sweet potatoes to the ground and said angrily: "The people in this place are stupid, and the sweet potatoes that grow are also stupid. They are burnt black on the outside but hard on the inside. They are half-cooked and not delicious. How about we go dig some more?" Xuantian also threw away the sweet potatoes, licked his tongue, and looked at the sweet potato field.
The Taoist opened his eyes and lectured: "I just spared you the ruler, but you have to make another mistake. Eat it raw and cooked, don't waste food." Xuan Yi quickly picked up the sweet potatoes on the ground and said with a smile: "I'm kidding, I eat them raw too." , I am a good apprentice. Master, but the raw sweet potatoes are not delicious. If you force yourself to eat them, you will feel uncomfortable in your stomach. This is also a waste." "Okay. Bring the sweet potatoes, and Master will help you with them. Cooked!"
The two children happily gathered around with sweet potatoes. The Taoist priest picked up the sweet potato in Xuan Yi's hand, and his hand glowed with a blue light. He handed the sweet potato back in just a moment, "Take it, it's already ripe." Xuan Yi opened the sweet potato, and inside Sure enough, it was overripe, and he said happily: "Wow, it's so ripe, it smells so good. What a skill, master! This will save money on selling sweet potatoes on the street." "Master, master, mine! Mine, my sweet potatoes also need to be roasted." ." Xuan Tian eagerly handed over his sweet potato.
The Taoist took the sweet potato from Xuantian's hand and roasted it with blue flames for a moment. "Wow! It's so familiar. Master, this fire must have been taken from the sun. This is so powerful." Xuantian took the sweet potato back, his little face full of admiration.
"This is samadhi fire. All things are divided into yin and yang, and fire is also yin and yang. What burns yang is yin fire, and what burns yin is yang fire. Yang fire includes raw fire, cooked fire, one fire from heaven, two fires from heaven, three fires from heaven, and There is no fire in the sky. Yin fire includes underworld fire, spiritual fire, earth fire, and heaven and Yang fire. The hybrid fire of yin and yang is called ambidhi and samadhi, and there is no fire in the ultimate ambiguity. Samadhi is the mixture of the three fires of heaven, middle god, and earth and yin. Therefore, it can burn heaven, earth and people. And the fire of ignorance is the most subtle fire in the universe. If it shows its true form, it can burn everything in the six realms and burn everything into nothingness."
"Wow! How can I cultivate the ignorant fire? I want to learn this!" Xuan Yi jumped with joy, opening his mouth wide.
"Master hasn't accomplished it yet. You can realize it yourself in the future. Now, I can teach you Samadhi. Master's Samadhi is a living creature born from the spiritual realm and can give you a little fire. This fire will not only allow you to have a powerful Samadhi, but also It can stimulate your demon roots and make you cultivate demons faster."
"Ah! Master, you want us to cultivate demons. If we really cultivate demons, then Taoist priests in the world will not beat us to death when they meet! You are trying to trick your apprentice!" Xuan Yi cried bitterly.
"Master has not cultivated demons, so no matter where he goes, there will be people hitting him. As long as you are different, you will always be targeted. If you want to be the highest person in the six realms, you must have the courage to be the enemy of the six realms. . You are demons yourself, and your cultivation of demons will grow faster. Stretch out your hand, and I will give you the samadhi fire, and at the same time remove the restrictions in your body, so that you can enter the path of martial arts cultivation in the future."
Seeing that the master was serious, the two boys stretched out their hands with serious faces. The Taoist then placed a ray of pale white light in the hands of the two of them. The white light started to move flexibly for a moment, as if testing the two of them, and then suddenly penetrated into the body. Suddenly, a strange and cold feeling entered the body, and at the same time it hit A thrilling spirit. I felt like the world suddenly opened up, and it seemed ten times clearer than before. You can see and hear all the sights and sounds more than ten miles away, and even the sound of earthworms crawling in the ground can be heard clearly. The spiritual veins all over the body also stretched at the same time, and he could even observe the movement of the muscles and veins in his body, and his body simultaneously emitted gurgling pure magic power.
"Wow! This is the body of a demon. It's too strong! I feel like I'm alive again, and my whole body is filled with endless strength." Xuan Yi was so excited that he jumped around like an ape and shouted loudly road. Xuan Yi also felt that his body was unusually comfortable and strong, and asked: "Yes, I feel so powerful. I can even see my own organs and meridians. Master, why is this?"
"Not only are you demons, you also absorbed the hostility between heaven and earth when you were born, creating an unusual fate, and your spiritual powers are thousands of times stronger than ordinary people. You are born with spiritual eyes and can see ghosts, spirits, Celestial phenomena, spiritual energy, etc., are unique talents in cultivation. In the past, my master sealed your spiritual veins and demon stoves. Firstly, I was afraid that people with evil intentions would take advantage of you. Secondly, I was afraid that you were young. , a body that cannot bear such superpowers."
"Ah, let me tell you, I, Xuan Yi, am definitely not an ordinary person! Master, why are there nine golden flowers and nine groups of golden flames above your head? Could it be that these are the nine flowers and nine tripods that Taoist priests often call, the holy roots of Taoist ancestors!" Xuan Yi suddenly pointed at the Taoist's head and shouted.
"Why didn't I see any flowers on Master's head?" Xuan Tian opened his eyes and looked carefully, but couldn't see anything.
The Taoist was delighted: "Xuan Yi can see it, which means you have extraordinary talent. It doesn't matter if Xuantian can't see it. If you practice well in the future, you will naturally be able to see it. The nine five-petal golden flowers, the burning golden group, are collectively called flowers. Ding. The golden flower is the Dao root, and the golden flame is the immortal vein. Mortals have flower tripods, most of which are three flowers and five tripods. Those with dull qualifications are less than three flowers and five tripods, such as one flower and five tripods, two flowers and two tripods, etc. Talented people There are more extraordinary people than the Three Flowers and Five Cauldrons, and Master Jiuhua and Nine Cauldrons are the ones with the strongest talent. As for you two, you are a demon and there is no Flower Cauldron."
"Ah! Why aren't there any demons?!" Xuan Yi pinched his waist in displeasure.
"The demons also have magic stoves, but the human race does not. It is precisely because of all the differences in the world that there is such a colorful world. And Xuanyi, your destiny is not inferior to the master's Nine Flowers and Nine Cauldrons. You two Both are fates that cannot be tolerated by heaven and earth, and Xuan Yi is the supreme destiny that is not tolerated by heaven and earth only once every ten thousand years. The two of you are not bound by heaven and earth. You are an anomaly produced by heaven and earth. Your achievements in the future will be bound to be limitless. This is why in the beginning I’ll name you Xuan Yi.”
"Why does the world not tolerate the supreme destiny? He is the biggest devil in the six realms in the future! Those Taoist priests always talk about this, I have understood it a long time ago. Only the master in the world will use this unknown destiny to praise me. ! In this case, why not teach us some powerful immortal skills quickly, so that we can save our lives in the future." Xuan Yi glared.
"Master can let you be bullied by others. I have already prepared the invincible spell for you. However, the level of the spell must match your character, otherwise the higher the magic power, the greater the harm. You should start with the most basic ones. Let’s start learning Naling meditation. This spiritual energy can maintain your body, expand your spiritual veins, and help you develop your magic stove. Come and sit down cross-legged, close your eyes, and silently feel the circulation of the spiritual energy between heaven and earth circulating in your body.”
