Looking at these ordinary people living at the bottom of society, Li Xuan couldn't help thinking of his past...
This worldly experience is so unpredictable that it really makes him feel a little uncertain. Therefore, he wants to pursue eternity now, although it is also elusive, but it gives him a goal, a hope, at least on his future road, he will not feel lost.
People often have feelings of injustice due to comparison, or jealousy, envy, or complaints, but rarely look downwards.
While these street hawkers are secretly rejoicing that no one is chasing and driving them away on this cold day, some people are complaining that the gloomy weather affects their mood.
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After the spring rain, the sun came out and it was clear. The whole capital looks like it has just been washed, it is very refreshing, the air is very fresh, taking a breath, it is sweet, like drinking honey. The spring breeze is warm, and the bright spring light shines on the earth, and everything presents a vitality, forming a beautiful landscape.
At the end of the long street, a tall and lonely figure slowly disappeared.
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Walking on the edge of the capital city, standing among the mountains and forests, Li Xuan looked back, those towering buildings were just like a drop in the ocean at this moment, and they seemed insignificant in the sky; With a golden coat, it looks extraordinarily beautiful. The sunlight was filtered by the layers of leaves and leaked onto Li Xuan's body, turning into a faint, round and gently swaying halo. Taking a long breath, a kind of unrestrained feeling that the world is free to swim spontaneously arises.
Li Xuan strolled away, and not long after he walked into a forest, he suddenly saw a corner of the yellow wall faintly exposed in the shade of greenery. The wind came, calming the mind and refreshing the mind, making people feel a trace of serenity and attraction. Looking at it, he unconsciously moved towards the temple in the shade of the forest.
This is a temple with a long history, and the dilapidated and tall courtyard walls show its vicissitudes of life to passers-by everywhere. Passing through the lush forest, you can see the Cang Cang ancient pine and a rusty copper-encrusted red lacquer gate in the temple. The three simple and solemn ancient seals of "Linyin Temple" are impressively impressive, which makes people think Reminiscent of her former incense.
"Linyin Temple! The name still has some connotations, but now that Taoism is booming, it is rare for monks to live here..." Li Xuan looked up and walked in.
Inside the temple, vigorous and straight ancient pines are regularly arranged on both sides, casting huge shadows, and occasionally two or three monks walk by. Looking around, there are blue bricks and yellow tiles everywhere, and the walls of the meditation room are mostly made of planks. The specifications are grand, but the building has been damaged, some have damaged doors and windows, some have cracked walls, some have locked locks with mottled locks, and some have simply opened the door lintels, exposing the dark hall unscrupulously , the lush weeds flooded the steps in front of the door, everything is frank - this has been ignored for a long time.
The dilapidated walls, dilapidated door lintels, rusted door locks, and dilapidated windows carved with scriptures can't hide the former glory; in the bluestone-paved compound, you can still see the huge square. The inspection shaft with a round hole cut in the middle of the stone and the drainage channel hidden under the stone, it is not difficult to imagine how extraordinary this place used to be. However, all these hints through the hopeless dilapidation still make people sigh with desolation and compassion.
Walking through the compound, Li Xuan turned around a few corridors in the direction of chanting scriptures, and his eyes suddenly became clear again. A majestic hall stood in front of Li Xuan's eyes. In the empty hall, a tall Sakyamuni was enshrined. Like, but seeing the cigarettes lingering, there is also a special treasure in this morning and dusk.
Under the Buddha statue, an old monk was sitting on a futon, knocking on a wooden fish in his hand, and bursts of sandalwood rose from the incense table in front of him.
Looking at the old monk sitting upright, Li Xuan couldn't help flashing a gleam of brilliance in his eyes. He faintly felt a weak and continuous energy fluctuation emanating from the monk. Meeting such a practitioner in the temple made him feel a little novel.
After standing for half the salary, Li Xuan felt bored, and was about to turn around to leave, when the old monk suddenly said: "The layman is worried, why don't you stay here at this clean gate for a few days, and let the old monk resolve it for you. ?”
Hearing this, Li Xuan couldn't help but turned his head, looked at the slightly fat monk in front of him with great interest, and said half-paid: "How does the master know that I have worries in my heart? Besides, Buddha has a relationship with Buddha, Taoism has Taoism, but everyone If there is any involvement, Pindao is confident that he can handle it, so I don’t need to bother Master!"
After the monk heard it, his face remained unchanged and he said: "Good! I think the layman is also a successful person in cultivation, and the poor monk is talking too much. However, there are so many demons in the world, and the layman will inevitably not be contaminated. Wouldn't it be a waste of effort? It's a pity, thinking that my Buddhist gate is pure and the door of convenience is wide open, why don't laymen enter this pure village and practice Zen and enlightenment with poor monks, wouldn't it be great!"
"Hahaha..." Li Xuan couldn't help laughing out loud after hearing this. He didn't expect to meet a monk who had a good thing while walking around. He also wanted to get himself started, thinking about his own strength and good fortune. The clone of will is still some distance away from the real Dao, but it will be a matter of time. It is ridiculous that this monk still uses such words to cover himself.
Thinking about it, he said: "I see the majestic statue of the master, and the light of wisdom is faintly visible. I think he must be a man of great wisdom. I have a few questions here, and I would like to ask the master for help."
The old monk said, "Please tell me, Layman."
After hearing this, Li Xuan asked: "The Buddha said that there is no image of me, no image of people, and no image of sentient beings. Therefore, there is no self. But the poor Taoist believes that following me, following my heart, and following my fate, it is natural and I am at ease. Besides, Buddhism and Taoism are the same. Source, all things return to one source, ten thousand dharmas return to one, how can we get rid of the saying that I return to you? The master is talking about purity, but the poor have to ask, what is purity?"
The old monk said: "Purity means being free from attachments, cutting off the world of mortals, transcending all sentient beings, seeing one's surname with a clear mind, and one can obtain great freedom and great joy."
Hearing this, Li Xuan smiled and said: "It's not necessarily based on the view of the poor. Purity is the door to natural enlightenment. With purity as the foundation, even in the world of mortals, it can be transformed naturally without any contamination. Besides, you are originally from the world. The world of mortals is like your mother, why are you so fearful? Pindao thinks that your so-called purity is not much different from that of escape. Sitting like you all year round, enlightenment and enlightenment can only be delusional. "
Hearing this, the old monk frowned slightly, and said: "The layman's demonic obstacle has already arisen. If you can focus on the Buddha, you can hope to have the day of liberation, otherwise it will be too late to regret it!"
Li Xuan felt that the old monk in front of him was getting more and more interesting. Although there seemed to be something wrong in his words, but what he said was somewhat persuasive, so he didn't feel annoyed, but rather woke up a little bit, and then Zheng Se said: "Didn't your Buddhism emphasize that all four things are empty, and there is no form and no self? I think you really have some demons now! It is said that there is no Buddha in your heart and it will be pure, why does the Buddha have to be in your heart? The act of chanting is nothing more than It’s just an external force of attachment to divert one’s sight and hearing. True freedom is everywhere. In your words, there is a Buddha even if there is no Buddha. How can there be a Buddha without a form? So what you believe in and recite now is not the Buddha. , but a demon barrier!"
After Li Xuan finished speaking, the expression on the old monk's face changed a little, and he said calmly: "Buddhas save all living beings, and seek the true self through dedication. The poor monk can't do it either! I can't keep you in this door of purity, layman, please do what you want." After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes and knocked on the wooden fish again, but looking at his beating face from time to time, he probably didn't feel like words at this time It's as calm as it is on the Internet.
Looking at the serious old monk, Li Xuan said to himself with a little regret: "An ancient temple is hidden in the deep mountain, and the temple is accompanied by a true Buddha. The blue sky reflects the red wall, and the white clouds cover the cornices. You talk about morning bells and evening drums and laugh at the red dust. I say green lights and yellow scrolls look at life. The so-called Tao produces one, one produces two, two produces three, and three produces all things. Although our generation belongs to the Tao, we all belong to the true Tao. There are very few people who are the source of all unborn. Most of them exist in the word "Tao". The root of the existence of the heavens. Although your Buddhism says it all belongs to "True Tathagata" and denounces my Taoism as an unultimate dharma, there are leakages, but, in my opinion, the Shimen may not really return to the absolute nothingness , otherwise, where would the West Paradise Pure Land, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas come?... Buddhism, is he really pure?" After finishing speaking, he turned and left without looking back, leaving an old monk with a deep frown to savor the taste alone. his words.
After a long time, the old monk sighed and said to himself: "Yes! Buddhism, is it really pure..." After half the payment, he shook his head and smiled bitterly. With a little helplessness in his eyes, he called a little novice and said: "Go and inform Chen Lianshan's people that the person he was looking for has appeared."
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People follow the earth, the earth follows the sky, the sky follows the way, the way follows nature, and the way of nature should be based on returning to simplicity. "Tao" is the essence of all things in the world and the law of natural circulation. Everything in the world is in its movement and change, and Tao is its basic law.
Eat all day without biting a grain of rice, dress all day without hanging a hair, what do you do? Abandon or throw away! Only by grasping the fleeting supreme truth in the gap between the dark and dark lines, can the earth be turned into gold and the long river be turned into cheese. The mind and surname of Taoists are the same, which is actually the creation of the cycle of heaven and earth.
It is said that since Li Xuan left the temple, he felt a little bored, so he cast an invisibility talisman for himself in the shade of the forest, and he did not drive away or fly into the clouds, but just used the method of shrinking the ground, one step at a hundred feet, across the mountains and forests The gully is like flat ground, and it has gone far in a short time.
It wasn't until noon that he slowed down. Standing in the wilderness, looking at the distant sky, his thoughts spread. After a long time, he shook his head in a self-deprecating manner and moved on. Because of the words in the Taoism, those who practice the Tao should travel more to the mountains and rivers to cleanse their hearts and minds, and do more meritorious deeds to achieve good results. So, while traveling along the way, he also did some good deeds for the benefit of the people, and he didn't realize that three days had passed. In the evening of this day, he walked to a hill, but seeing the beautiful scenery here and full of natural atmosphere, he didn't feel like he stayed for a while to enjoy the unique scenery.
At this time, it was already dusk, and looking around, I saw a green forest at the foot of the mountain, with the sound of birds, which was natural and peaceful. Li Xuanzheng was enjoying himself, when suddenly a white horse appeared across the mountain stream in the distance, and it gradually spread out. After a while, he saw the clouds and mist rolling, like the waves of the sea, beautiful and magnificent. Watch the clouds spread the sea from the top. After a while, the clouds were misty again, and the opening and closing were scattered into a brocade. The mountains were surrounded by white clouds, revealing corners and corners, like a plate of white jade, with dozens of jade shoots piercing through it, which is very beautiful. . Looking back at the distant sky, the red clouds are still bright, and a round of sunset seems to be supported by one of the highest peaks, which seems to be embraced and held, which is really a spectacle in the world.
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It wasn't until the wonderland of the sea of clouds disappeared that Li Xuan was ready to move forward. He hadn't taken a few steps when he heard a clear and long voice coming from the wind above his head.
"Excuse me, is the fellow Daoist Li Xuan in front of you?"
Li Xuan was startled for no reason when he heard the words. Looking back, he saw two sword lights, one blue and one yellow, supporting the two of them in the air not far from him. They were slowly descending not far from the ground. He was looking in his direction.
The sword light receded, and Li Xuan was able to take a closer look at the two of them, but he saw that the one on the right was dressed in a retro style, wearing a Taoist robe and a star crown. He was only in his twenties, with a face like white jade, lips like vermilion, and a pair of The tiger's eyes are deep and serene, with two sharp sword eyebrows slanted into the temples, with a three-point arrogance in the elegance.
The other person was a very orthodox dignitary dressed in brocade robes. He was of medium build, with a high nose and a square face. He was about forty years old. He was originally an extremely elegant person, but at this moment his face was full of anger, and he looked at Li Xuan with a sneer.
"The poor Taoist is Li Xuan. I don't know why the two Taoists called me?" After Li Xuan finished speaking, he couldn't help being surprised. Since he came down the mountain, he didn't seem to have made friends with any monks, yet the two people in front of him actually knew his name. , which puzzled him a bit.
Judging from the results of the scrutiny just now, both of them have good cultivation bases. The man on the left has a restrained aura, but he can feel his hidden sharp edge, and his cultivation base is in the late stage of the three-pointer; People surprised Li Xuan a little. Apart from his outstanding appearance, Li Xuan couldn't feel any fluctuations of true energy released from his body. There are two possibilities, if he is an ordinary person, but ordinary people can hold swords light? For this alone, Li Xuan would not associate him with mortals. If his cultivation level is much higher than Li Xuan's, even reaching the realm of the Seven Star Lord or even the Eight Dharma King, or even higher, this should be Li Xuan's entry into this world. The strongest person I've ever met.
After Li Xuan finished speaking, the middle-aged man on the opposite side hesitated to speak, but turned his face away, not knowing what he was thinking!
The handsome young man glanced at the middle-aged man next to him, then turned his head to Ji Shou: "This fellow Taoist is very polite. The poor Taoist is Yu Qinghan, a disciple of the Taiyi sect of Qianyuan Mountain. His Taoist name is Jianxuanzi. This is my nephew Chen Lianshan. Please forgive me for our sudden arrival." After a pause, he continued: "Actually, there is nothing wrong, I just want to ask what is the relationship between you and the 'Moyuan Palace'?" The handsome young man looked indifferent and said nothing He was in a hurry, faintly giving off the feeling of a moral man.
Hearing this, Li Xuan couldn't help being stunned for a moment, his mind changed, and he began to be a little vigilant. At that moment, Ji Shou replied: "I'm a poor man in a barren mountain and wild way. I only know how to wander around, but I've never heard of the 'Moyuan Palace'. It's something." As soon as he finished speaking, he felt that the atmosphere was a little strange.
"Oh! Hehe! That's easy!" Jian Xuanzi sneered twice, his face gradually cooled down, and he looked at Li Xuan with a half-smile.
Hearing the meaning of these words, Li Xuan seemed a little strange. Just as he was about to ask a question, Chen Lianshan said coldly: "Li Xuan, you are so free and easy! People in the world leave a way out, but you don't even have a soul." Let it go, hum..." After Chen Lianshan finished speaking, a pair of bloodshot eyes looked at Li Xuan opposite, flickering with terrifying murderous intent.
Speaking of this, Li Xuan had vaguely guessed the reason. He knew that what should come will eventually come, and the flow of cause and effect cannot be resisted and evaded by manpower, not to mention, escaping is not in his character. He didn't panic at the moment, he simply waited calmly for the other party to see what method they used to deal with him. I thought so, but I felt helpless in my heart; "Whoever kills, people will kill him again. If you want to avenge yourself, others will also avenge it. It is only right and proper. If you come and go, it is just adding cause and effect!"
While he sighed, his face was still calm, and the calmness he had cultivated through these years of experience was fully revealed at this moment. Judging from the cultivation bases of the two people on the opposite side, one is the strength of the Qixing Lord's level, and the other is a three-pointer; the person in the three-pointer's realm is worth it, but the person in the Qixing realm is not his own wisp of will It can be resisted - after all, once his explosive power of will or the rules are too strong, it is impossible for the laws of the Kingdom of God to allow the clone of his master to exist in it.
He knew this very well, so he had to delay as much as possible to come up with a way to save it. As the saying goes, a good man doesn't suffer immediate losses, and Li Xuan is no exception. He had a plan in mind, so he didn't panic, he just smiled and asked Chen Lianshan, who was ready to go, "My fellow Taoist, please forgive me for being stupid, I really don't know what you are talking about, please explain it clearly." !"
"Humph..." Chen Lianshan sneered again and again, and said sarcastically: "Your acting skills are not bad, it's ridiculous that you are a cultivator, not to mention vicious methods, but you are also a rat who dares to act." Taking a breath, with a look of grief on his face, he said sharply: "Li Xuan, you must not forget that young master with a red mole on his face who was killed by you in the market for snatching a bitch! You are a person who is going to die, so it’s okay to tell you, I am his father, and the hatred of killing his son is irreconcilable, so you will wait for the blood debt to be paid in blood today, right?”
Li Xuan listened and said with a smile: "So it was because of this, you don't have to shout so much, and I won't hide it from you, your son was indeed killed by me, but it was his own fault, he bully men and women and do all kinds of evil If you deserve death, you can't blame me for being so cruel to him!"
Looking at the tall man with a free and easy body in front of him, Chen Lianshan said bitterly: "Okay, okay! It's your own fault, I want you to taste the taste of being completely destroyed today..." After Chen Lianshan finished speaking, his expression was almost crazy, and he saw He raised his hand and shot out a yellow light, in which a three-foot long sword appeared, but he saw the dazzling yellow glow and tired eyes, the sharp sword energy whizzed out in all directions, rolled up the sand and stones on the ground, whistling, whistling, It was as if there were thousands of sharp swords coming straight to Li Xuan.
(to be continued)