Ask the Mirror Chapter 77: Choose

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Moving the sword like a pen, moving Qi like ink, using the void as silk paper, the old Taoist depicts the postures and expressions of fish and dragons so vividly that every detail is revealed. Moreover, the ichthyosaur is swimming and alive! It seems to have its own spirituality, swimming and changing in the void.

Yu Ci was truly amazed by this exquisite swordsmanship.

Yu Zhou smiled when he saw his appearance: "This art of sword energy and thousands of illusions is just a side detail. If you are addicted to such things, there is no need to practice Taoism anymore!"

The tone was gentle, but the meaning was serious. Yu Ci felt awe-inspiring in her heart. She raised her hands and said seriously: "Please make it clear, Master."

"I have nothing to say clearly, I just want to let you see some facts. Just like my Lichen Sect, just like the Bairi Mansion, just like the Wanling Sect, just like the tens of thousands of herb collectors in the Sky Rift Valley , of course, there are also those demons and monsters. Taking all into account, which of these characters and forces is free from the principle of the evolution of 'Tao worms'? You can think about it, but you don't have to have the answer now... The predecessors called it 'Tao worms', That’s where the true meaning lies.”

Although he was asked to think about it, Yu Zhou did not give Yu Ci time to think carefully. He filled a glass of wine for him personally. When Yu Ci thanked him, he smiled again: "You are not moved by external things. Seeking the way to immortality, not to mention whether this idea is good or bad, I just want to ask you, how do you think about the method of immortality?"

Yu Ci blurted out: "I think about it day and night."

Yu Zhou didn't comment, just stroked his beard and said: "After thinking about it day and night?"

"Practice it."

"Isn't it possible?"

"Ask for it!"

"Where to ask?"

Yu Ci thought for a moment and said, "Of course I have to ask the temple master."

Yu Zhou laughed loudly when he heard this: "If I can live forever, how can I end up old and waiting to die in this contemplation? You are blind when asking questions!"

Yu Ci remained silent, feeling that although the old Taoist's laughter was bold and unrestrained, there was still something difficult to resolve in it. He must have recalled something sad, and this was his fault.

After the old Taoist laughed, he suddenly asked him again: "Do future generations know how difficult it is to live forever?"

Yu Ci recalled her own experience and said calmly: "I know a little bit about it."

The old Taoist pointed at him with his finger. The expression on the face of the ichthyosaur that evolved through the sword energy became more and more confused: "The difficulty of immortality is unforgettable to me!"

"Thinking back to those days, I traveled thousands of mountains and rivers with my wife in search of immortality and the way. After going through hardships and tribulations, I never flinched. I only wanted to live forever. I boasted that my heart was as solid as a rock, and I dared not be deceived by wind and rain. Later, I met my late teacher. As a result, my husband and I were able to join the Lichen Sect and obtain the elixir of immortality. We thought that the path to immortality was already at our feet. However, three hundred years have passed and the path to immortality is long. Only then did we realize that all the dangers and obstacles back then were in the real world. In front of the calamity, it is just a cup of water pouring over the ground, thinking that it is a tidal flat, which is ridiculous and pitiful."

Three hundred years... This is the first time that the old Taoist has personally confirmed his age. For Yu Ci, it is really difficult for him, a junior who is not even thirty years old, to imagine a long life that is ten times his age. Therefore, he could only remain silent.

But he kept looking at the ravaged face of Laodao, and inexplicably thought of the two "old masters" Zi Lei and Chi Yin. When he was young, he never understood why the two people who were already Huandan monks, controlled a country thousands of miles away, and were young forever, were so eager to use their lives to fill the gap of immortality... In the past few years, he thought he understood, that It's out of a sense of urgency. But now, he has realized another level:

Actually, that’s fear! Three hundred years have passed, but he has stopped on the road to immortality and watched his life end before his eyes. This is an experience that Yu Ci would not want to try no matter what!

The old Taoist doesn't care about his thoughts. He has been cultivating Qi for more than three hundred years, and even if he has some entanglements, he will not show them for too long, and then smiles:

"In the past three hundred years of my practice, I have reached the peak of Huan Dan but cannot make any progress. Even though I am worried, I also understand that the difficulty of immortality is not before the teaching of the Dharma, but after the Dharma is transmitted. Only those who seek the Tao in the world, ten of them. ., it's really a pity that I can't even pass the level of 'transmitting the Dharma'. Therefore, over the years, I have used the benefit of presiding over the mind meditation to facilitate people and recruit more disciples for the sect, which is not what I should be doing. You are alone. Moreover, I am just giving you a chance. Whether you can succeed depends on your efforts and luck!"

The word "creation" has a long meaning and seems to have endless emotions, but that is not what Yu Ci can delve into.

He just understood what he should do, so he stood up and saluted the old Taoist solemnly: "The master has worked hard, and the disciple understands."

At this time, he naturally changed his title. Yu Zhou was very satisfied, but did not get too serious with him. He just raised his glass and said with a smile: "I set up a ladder for you, and you climbed up. Now you have truly embarked on the road to immortality. From now on, the difficulties and obstacles are no longer the same as in the past. , you have to be prepared!”

Yu Ci also raised his glass, drank another glass of hot wine, and responded in a deep voice: "I know everything."

The language is deep and has a profound meaning. After Yu Ci left the Shuangxian Sect, he wandered around like a rootless tree. Now it is time to re-establish the foundation, and I feel deeply in my heart, but it cannot be summed up in a few words.

After he sat down again, he filled up the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp. The warm feeling of wine filled his body. At this time, the same seat had a completely different feeling for him. There are some things that you couldn’t say before, but you can say them now:

"Master Guan, you just said that seeking immortality will not come from you, but where do you want your disciples to go?"

Yu Zhou grinned: "How can I teach you to live forever if I end up like this? Therefore, what I said before is not my ability, but the way I found the success of the predecessors in the sect, and I will tell you Come on. You are considered a disciple of the outer sect. You can only imitate the cat and the tiger. When the opportunity comes in the future, you can find the true solution to immortality from the mouths of those immortals."

Yu Ci felt uncomfortable hearing this. It wasn't that the old man's words were unpalatable, but that there was a deep old age in his words, which seemed too strong. Moreover, he vaguely felt that the old Taoist's words were less frank than before, as if he had some emotions stuck inside.

Yu Zhou didn't care about him, and after a few cups of wine, he was having a good time talking:

"Let's talk about this 'Tao worm' again. There are tens of thousands of Taoist monks in the world, but few can live forever. Is it like this lineage of fish and dragon, from shrimp beetle grass, fish dragon grass, to fish dragon? Selecting one from a thousand, selecting one from a thousand, sifting through all the layers, and finally achieving the truth?”

Yu Ci pondered for a moment and suddenly said: "Master of the temple."

"Huh?"

"Isn't this the 'worm' that the viewer calls a 'worm of the Tao'? I am not a hypocritical person, and I have never done anything that kills people in my daily life. I am not afraid that the viewer will laugh at me. If someone disagrees with each other, it may not matter if he draws his sword and kills ten or eight people. But if I regard the whole world as like grass because of my immortality, harvesting vitality and stealing vitality to enrich myself, I cannot do such things. ”

While speaking, he thought of the two "old masters" Zi Lei and Chi Yin. These two alchemy cultivators that he still looks up to, why not, as the old Taoist said, kill their own kind for the sake of their own immortality? Put up a ladder?

As a victim, Yu Ci has no intention of following suit. At least, not yet!

Yu Zhou laughed when he heard this: "You don't have to express your feelings to me, you also think of the Taoist Immortality too simply...Have you read the "Yin Fu Jing"?"

Yu Ci shook his head frankly.

Yu Zhou smiled and pointed at him: "You must pay attention to these lessons in the future. There is a sentence in this scripture, which is 'Heaven and earth are the thief of all things; all things are the thief of man; man is the thief of all things'." What’s the explanation?”

Yu Ci still shook his head.

The old Taoist did not explain directly, but just patted the stone box at hand and said: "A fish and dragon have two thousand five hundred merits. What do you think of the sect's merit trading method?"

Yu Ci no longer shook his head this time, but frowned and said, "The merchant spirit is very strong."

After a pause, he felt a little embarrassed, but he still said it: "It's not the same as the practicing sect I imagined."

The old Taoist clasped his hands and smiled: "Young man, what you said is wonderful. What you imagined... Unfortunately, the road to immortality cannot be imagined, there is only one way to practice it. How can we fully understand the difficulty of immortality without practice?

"You must know that immortality is the most illusory thing, but seeking immortality is the most realistic thing. With your current cultivation level, if you only think about eating wind and drinking dew, purifying your body and eating grains, you will starve to death. , after all, you, salt, soy sauce and vinegar are indispensable. If you look at the senior immortal masters in the mountain gate who transformed into rainbows and clouds, and traveled in Taixu, they all went from simple lifting to levitation, and then to flying into the sky step by step. Only by improving can we reach today's realm.

"Even if they have achieved today's state and have withdrawn from the oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar, their disciples and disciples still have to go there for a while. It has never been said that once the master teaches the Dharma, the disciple can expect eternal life... right? Do you think what the veteran says are cliches? ”

Yu Ci was speechless. Before he could explain, the old Taoist smiled and said: "This matter of imagination and practice is even more complicated. Even the list of good deeds has a deep meaning. Now there is a simpler question. No need to Imagine, you answer me: Can shrimp beetles and fish dragons trade with each other? ”

Yu Ci could only shake his head again.

"This is it. The lineage of fish and dragons steals the vitality of the same kind to enrich themselves by sensing traffic, but this is the only way for them to absorb nutrients and grow. But for us, if we want to absorb nutrients, we have to choose Much more advanced and complex.

"Why do you have to take another person's life? As long as he has the elixir and magic weapon on his body, can't you? Taking a step back, wouldn't it be good to exchange with each other? Isn't this how the sect's merit transactions are done?

"By extension, any kind of communication between people is an opportunity to obtain nutrients, but some people get more and some get less. Some people know what they need and go there with a purpose. In exchange, some people are ignorant and waste the opportunity.

"For example: when a person is walking on the Tao, he sees a beautiful woman, covered with silk and jewels, and carrying some spiritual books. At this time, it is natural for the lustful person to want to bring the beauty back; the money-loving person wants to get her jewels. It makes sense; and it is human nature for us cultivators to take the classics, but if we are still greedy for money and lust, and even forget the classics... what does immortality have to do with these people?"

Yu Ci laughed when he heard this, but the old Taoist did not laugh.

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