Laoshan Taoist

Chapter 9: No more chopping wood

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Master passed down the cultivation method, never revealed the origin of the body, and there was no fixed rules.

It seems that there is a predestination in the dark, the tempering of the heart is only one aspect, and the more important thing is fate, and the timing is also important.

For example, some senior brothers, who came to the mountains and worshipped the teacher, did not have to do anything, and could directly follow the master to practice.

But there are also people who have been up the mountain for several years, still chopping firewood and carrying water and dusting them. Master has never mentioned anything about teaching the Fa.

Even so, these people have never complained, just because the master mentioned it when they first started, seeking immortals and learning the Tao is not an overnight thing, not only must be able to endure loneliness, endure hardships, but also have a heart of kindness.

If you are willing to stay, you will chop wood and carry water, do some chores, and act as a test, but you are not willing to go down the mountain at any time.

These disciples are all here to seek immortal law, and they are willing to do it. Even if they do chores for a few years, it is no one's fault.

Li Sheng has been up the mountain for more than a year, and he has also chopped firewood for more than a year. He has always worked hard and abide by his duties.

Now that he finally heard Master's words, he felt that it was all worth it.

"Disciple... Thank you, Master!"

Li Sheng's excitement was beyond words, and he immediately knelt and thanked him.

"Get up! What you have experienced this time is fully known to the teacher, and this is also a training for you!"

The reason why he chose to let these three go down the mountain to purchase was not a random order, but in fact it was premeditated.

Li Sheng is a loyal person, and he values love and righteousness. He is a good material, but his character is a little less tempered, so he was allowed to chop wood for a year. Now that the time is ripe, there is only one chance left.

Lao Dao once passed the method of looking at the qi and learned that he would have a catastrophe in the near future.

Therefore, for Li Sheng, this is a good opportunity.

If at the juncture of life and death, he can still keep his original heart, he is considered to have passed his own test.

As for Wang Yan and Zhang Daoran, there is a test element to them, but more of them serve as a foil for Li Sheng.

After finishing the matter of Li Sheng, the old Taoist looked at Wang Yan.

The children of this family are greedy and lazy, but their fate is related to the immortal way, and this relationship can be shallow or deep, all depends on how he chooses.

Originally, Lao Dao expected that he would not be able to work for at most two months, and he would leave because of the hard work. The result was similar to what he predicted, but after a month, Wang Yan had already secretly thought of quitting.

For this reason, Lao Dao deliberately revealed the magic in front of him, cut paper into a moon, and cast a chopstick into an eternity, hoping to restore this immortal relationship.

Now that more than two months have passed, what Lao Dao did not expect is that not only does he have no intention of retreating, but his desire to seek the Tao has become more and more tenacious.

Under the calculation, it seems that some kind of variable has occurred, but it is impossible to find out what it is.

As the so-called Dao is impermanent, he simply followed the trend.

However, this makes Lao Dao very pleased.

But he couldn't directly teach Wang Yan the method of practice because of this, and he had to continue to observe and observe. If he still did, it would prove to be a malleable talent, and he might be able to do a lot in the future.

"Wang Yan, you still have residual poison in your body, and there are other injuries. You need to meditate and recuperate. I will let you rest for three days. Bar!"

The reason why he only helped Li Sheng to heal his injuries and did not help Wang Yan to clean up the remaining poison was that he had already made a plan, and he just made an excuse for this.

"Yes! Disciple thanks Master."

Seeing that Li Sheng has already entered the path of cultivation, but he is still far away, more or less in his heart, I don't know whether it is jealous or envious.

But since the master ordered him otherwise, he no longer asked him to chop wood, but to clean the alchemy room of the Jinglou, which was actually a kind of progress, so he didn't dare to ask for too much.

"Well! Remember what you said. Since you sincerely seek immortals and learn the Tao, don't be bitter."

Wang Yannuo said yes, but felt that there was another deep meaning in what he said.

"Forget it! It's getting late, you guys go back!"

As soon as these words came out, Li Sheng and Wang Yan both resigned and left, only Zhang Daoran stood by himself, his face full of doubts.

"Uh... Master, Senior Brother follows you to practice, and Junior Brother also changes things, so... what about me?"

The old man glanced at him.

"You? Keep chopping wood tomorrow!"

Zhang Daoran's face was full of reluctance, but he didn't dare to go against his master's wishes, so he agreed.

Following the instructions of Lao Dao, the senior brother who is proficient in pharmacology specially prepared several medicines for Wang Yan. After three days of recuperation, not only did he completely discharge the residual poison, but even his own qi and blood constitution, Wang Yan also felt a lot stronger. .

After three days, Wang Yan started his new job with his broom on his back.

Taking advantage of these few days of recuperation, he has already thoroughly understood the internal structure of the Jinglou and Danfang, which areas cannot be touched, and which areas need to be cleaned up.

The size of the Jinglou Building is not very large. It is built in Qingheyuan, with two floors up and down, four rooms on the first floor, and three rooms on the second floor. All the Buddhist scriptures stored in the temple are stored in the temple. In addition to daily cleaning, he also has to keep the brothers every day. The scriptures that were borrowed and read were sorted and classified in order and recorded in the book.

In contrast to this, Danfang is not so troublesome.

Compared with the Jinglou, the Pill Room is smaller in size, with only one floor and three rooms in total, and it is built on the opposite side of the Jinglou, but separated by a wall.

After all, he is not a senior who specializes in alchemy and pharmacy, so he basically won't come here, so he seems a little deserted.

He only needs to clean twice a day in the morning and evening.

Compared to chopping wood, this job is a lot more comfortable.

And with the help of cleaning the scripture building, in his spare time, he will also carefully read the Taoist scriptures in it, hoping to realize what Taoist magic powers are from it.

In the end, he obviously thought things were too simple. If the Dao was so easy to understand, wouldn't everyone be able to become an immortal!

However, although he didn't realize the avenue of immortality, some shallow truths contained in the scriptures also made him gain a lot.

There are even references to medicine and pharmacology in some scriptures, which is a very rich treasure.

Although not put into practice, but understand the theoretical knowledge is also good.

Day after day, month after month, three months passed in a blink of an eye.

He has read most of the scriptures on the first floor.

Perhaps it was because the original owner of this body was a scholar who had been dealing with books since childhood, so he had an excellent memory.

Wang Yan borrowed the corpse to bring back his soul, and naturally inherited some of his abilities, but it was limited after all. Although he did not memorize it verbatim, as long as he picked up this book, or stimulated him a little, a general idea would appear in his mind. impression.

At the beginning of the new year, Vientiane is updated.

Some brothers have not been home for several years since they learned Taoism, so they took leave of absence from their masters a few days ago and went back to their hometown to visit relatives.

Wang Yan in this world was born in a big family. Although he has relatives, since his parents passed away, his elder brother inherited the ancestral business. According to family rules, after he and Guan got married, he moved out with his wife and lived separately with his elder brother.

It has been half a year since he went up the mountain to seek Taoism, and he has not yet learned the Taoist magic, and he has no face to go home.

Wang Yan in his previous life was a young man. Although he also talked about two girlfriends, he never got married.

Now that he is reborn as a human being, he could not have imagined that he already had a sweet wife at home. However, the memory of the original owner was not complete, so his impression of this wife was rather vague.

Since he could not go home for the time being, he simply wrote a letter to the family and asked the senior brother who went down the mountain to purchase it to send it so that his wife would not worry about it.

Borrowing other people's physical opportunities is equivalent to accepting the other party's favor. In any case, the responsibility that should be fulfilled must be fulfilled.