The moment he closed his eyes, his whole life was like a bubble in water, glowing with colorful light, but one after another it burst until everything flowed down.

...

I stood in front of the tears in a daze, and for a while I didn't come back to my senses. Everything just now seems to have happened to him, and an ordinary person's life has ended like a white horse. Maybe it really fulfills the old saying, life is as gorgeous as an epiphany, and death is as lonely as an autumn leaf.

An ordinary person's life is as short as a mayfly, and it seems to be extremely gorgeous, but in fact it is just a grain of rice among thousands of living beings.

So what about us monks? How should we deal with ourselves? Should we also spend this life in vain like ordinary people? Or should we compete with heaven for longevity? But if all the relatives around us are gone, is there any point in living?

For a while, I couldn't tell where it was black and where it was white, and what was the point of living? Wouldn't it be better to stay with the people I love for a long time, and not to envy the mandarin ducks and not to envy the immortals? Faintly, my Dao heart actually wavered slightly, and a cold aura seemed to begin to breed, as terrifying as the demon of the outer realm.

Just when my heart was unstable, a rebuke exploded in my ears like thunder.

"Idiot, don't wake up yet!"

As this voice sounded, I felt that the scene in front of me suddenly changed, and I returned to the world of Fang Cai. There is still that familiar continent at his feet, and only the cheap master Bai Xiaoxiao who he just picked up is left beside him.

I don't have to think about it to be able to guess that Fang Cai's scolding must have been done by Master Bai Xiaoxiao. With his strength, if he wants to see through me who is shaken by his heart, it is naturally not too difficult. But I really have to thank this cheap master, if it weren't for his timely action, I'm afraid I would still be trapped in the illusion of unstable Dao heart at this time.

At that time, if there is really a sneak attack by extraterritorial heavenly demons, even if the Heavenly King Lao Tzu comes, I am afraid it will be extremely dangerous.

Therefore, the first thing I did when I woke up was not to ask about the teardrops, but to respectfully bow to Bai Xiaoxiao as a disciple, and thank you respectfully.

"Thank you!"

Bai Xiaoxiao smiled and accepted my salute.

"Master, the apprentice has something to understand!"

After bowing as a disciple and thanking me, I finally told the doubts in the teardrop illusion.

It's just that before I could say it completely, Master Bai Xiaoxiao directly interrupted.

"Idiot, you are so talented in vain, you are actually confused in this matter!"

Bai Xiaoxiao seemed to hate iron and steel, but he still solved my confusion after all.

"What are we waiting for the monks to live with the heavens? It is precisely for the pursuit of great freedom! As you can see in the illusion, that young man only remembered his former parents when he was old, and only then did he remember the family affection he once had."

"But you only saw the guilt and longing of the young man for his parents, but you didn't see his remembrance and joy for his Taoist couple, his nostalgia for this prosperous world, and his endless reluctance to his daughter!"

Hearing these words, I suddenly opened my mouth, and I had a feeling of breaking through the dark clouds and seeing tomorrow.

"Thank you, master!"

I thanked Master Bai Xiaoxiao again, from the heart.

At this time, I finally understood the meaning of cultivating the truth, and we monks were originally pursuing the same longevity as the heavens, immortal and immortal. And in such a long process of cultivation, we are bound to experience many days of sadness or joy, anger or plainness.

After the prosperity is gone, it is the meaning of life. When we no longer have to worry about living, we will have the heart to explore more meaning in life. If you live a hundred years like a mortal, even if you live a life of great wealth and nobility, a group of wives and concubines, both children and daughters, and filial piety to your father, what about a hundred years later?

Dust to dust, soil to earth, a pinch of loess covers the bones, and a stone tablet records this life. Obviously, short-term joy and happiness are not what we monks seek, we want long-term happiness and joy, and that is why many monks are reluctant to associate with worldly women.

After all, the lifespan of a layman woman is only a hundred years, while a monk can often live for hundreds or even thousands of years. If you fall in love with a worldly woman, won't it be painful for the living person to be gone when the woman leaves?

After thinking about all this, I suddenly felt that my Dao heart was mellow again. The rift that was generated in the teardrop illusion before was also slowly healed at this time, and there was no longer the slightest flaw.

"Well, the children can be taught!"

Master Bai Xiaoxiao looked at me, whose expression gradually returned to calm, and couldn't help but show a little satisfaction.

"Qin Wei, do you still have any unfulfilled wishes in this world? Now that you have comprehended the true meaning of cultivation, then you should work hard to cultivate, and you must not waste your time!"

"Don't look at the lifespan of monks like us being several, dozens, or even hundreds of times that of ordinary people. However, the blades of wasted time abound in the entire cultivation realm, and in the end, even if they lived hundreds of years longer than ordinary people, they still could not escape the fate of becoming a piece of loess in the end. ”

"We monks should cherish our time and strive to climb higher mountains. Instead of stagnation, complacently standing still!"

"Taught!"

I secretly complained in my heart, "It turns out that my master is still a guy who likes to preach", but I didn't dare to show anything on my face, but I wanted to be extremely respectful. In any case, Bai Xiaoxiao in front of him is a great master of the Soul Refining Realm, and it is not a matter of minutes to pinch me to death.

But fortunately, now that I have become his apprentice, I don't have to worry about being bullied in the future. If anyone dares to roll their eyes at me, I'll just slap them in the face. If anyone dares to fight back, I will shout "My master is Bai Xiaoxiao"!

"Hey, hey... Won't you have to walk sideways in the future? wave in wave, wave in wave"

When I think about it, I feel comfortable. It's been years since I've held such thick thighs, but this time I have to hold them firmly.

But before I can do that, I have to say goodbye to my friends in this world. Brother, I'm going to another world, where will there be more wonderful people and things waiting for me.

As Master Bai Xiaoxiao said, we monks should not be trapped in a small world and be complacent.

After making up my mind, I didn't hesitate any longer. confessed to Master Bai Xiaoxiao and left for the time being.

Over the next few days, I visited all the people in this small world who were old to me. At the same time, I also told them the secret of a big world outside this small world, the purpose of which was to make them work hard to cultivate and not waste time.