In order not to worry the people in Dragon City, Zhu Tianpeng and the others didn't tell anyone when they left, Zeng Ruoshui and Shen Manru were also very interested, like a little pony that had been released, jumping around.

Because of the abundant time, they sometimes take a flying boat to gallop in the sky, sometimes they encounter a pleasant place and walk forward, or even stay for a few days, after a few plays, a few people are very happy.

On this day, the three of them came to a town, which was surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the fields were full of farmers and villagers, and everyone was content.

In the distance, under the mulberry tree, there was a huge green cow eating grass leisurely, and an old man with white hair and white beard was sleeping there on the ox cart behind him.

At this time, the weather was slightly cool, and seeing that the old man's clothes were thin, Zhu Tianpeng took out a thin quilt from the storage bag, put it on the old man lightly, and then beckoned, and Zeng Shen and the two entered the town.

Walking around, Zhu Tianpeng found that everyone here was full of smiles, and the kind of happiness from the heart was overflowing, such a situation had never been seen, and he asked a few passers-by strangely.

"If you let go of your worries, you'll be happy. ”

It was strange for him to have such a unified answer, but he couldn't find a reason.

Coming out of the other end of the town, Zhu Tianpeng suddenly saw the ox cart parked on the side of the road, and the old man in the cart had woken up and was looking at him with a smile.

In Zhu Tianpeng's opinion, whether it is the clothes on his body or the aura he exudes, he is an extremely ordinary old man, especially his cloudy eyes, which shows that he has reached his twilight years.

Zhu Tianpeng took a few steps forward and came to the old man, and before he could speak, the old man had already spoken.

"Thank you for your quilt, otherwise my old bones are afraid that I will suffer some cold, I am afraid that there are not many kind-hearted people like you this year, I am waiting for you here, and I will return this quilt to you. ”

Zhu Tianpeng did not snub him because he was just an ordinary old man, but saluted and said:

"The old man, it's just a thin quilt, why worry so much, respecting the old man is what we should do, it's just our duty, no need to thank you. ”

The old man stroked his gray beard and said:

"Your generosity seems to you to be a duty, but I can't accept it with peace of mind. ”

Zhu Tianpeng thought about it for a while, and when he thought of the strange thing he had encountered just now, he asked:

"The old man is from this town?" he saw the old man nod, and then asked:

"That junior wants to ask a question, why aren't the people in this town as full of joys, sorrows, and joys as other places, and each of them is so tranquil and leisurely?"

The old man smiled, and did not answer directly, but said:

"In this way, if you get into my ox cart, I will give you a ride, firstly, to thank you, and secondly, to answer the matter for you. ”

Zhu Tianpeng saw that he insisted on doing this, and he didn't shirk too much, and raised his leg to the old man's side.

"Please also ask the old man to teach me!"

The old man did not speak immediately, but shouted, and the green ox raised his head and walked forward slowly, the bell on his neck clanging.

Zeng Ruoshui and Shen Manru were also interested, and knew that the two had something to say, so they followed behind from a distance without making too much noise.

"The old man has not talked to others for many years, and today you have a relationship with the old man, so I will talk to you.

The Tao is the way, the very way, the name is famous, the name is not the name.

Many things need to be experienced by themselves, just like this avenue, people in the world think that the avenue is to realize the cultivation, and the higher the cultivation, the more the Tao will be attained, but in fact they have gone astray. ”

He saw that Zhu Tianpeng listened very carefully, and then said:

"At the beginning of man, he begins with the cognition of everything, and after cognition, he has his own opinion, and it is precisely because of this, when his views are different, he will conflict with others, and then influence others or be influenced by others.

Then there are seven emotions and six desires, greed and delusion, and joy, anger and sorrow, but I don't know that human beings have fallen into the abyss and cannot extricate themselves.

Even if you cultivate to a high level or become an immortal, you just have a lot of power to control the material of this world, and with these desires, you will lose your true nature and end up putting the cart before the horse.

The light ones will encounter a bottleneck and will not be able to pay an inch of gold, and the heavy ones will fall into the demon path and completely destroy their original hearts. ”

While listening to Zhu Tianpeng, his heart began to turn over the river and the sea, although these words were shallow, they were like morning bells and dusk drums in his mind, and he was trembling.

He immediately reacted that he had met a hidden stranger.

"The mystery of the Tao cannot be described in words, and no words that describe it can express its meaning.

I just know that if you want to be enlightened, you can't let the seven emotions and six desires blind you, and if you want to do so, you need to abandon all kinds of thoughts and cognitions that add to your own body and even the world.

How to do this, the most basic is to purify the original mind, so that the mind is free from obstacles, so that the mind can penetrate the fame, open the eyes of wisdom, and know the way of the world. ”

After a few words, Zhu Tianpeng listened as if he had gained something, but he didn't seem to understand, he sat upright, listening more carefully to what this hidden strange man said.

"Most of the people in the town are ordinary people, but most of them understand this truth, so their hearts are much calmer and not burdened by external things.

I have heard that people in the world can drive machines and turn them into all kinds of magical objects, but in fact, they are no different from the monks in this world, they have mastered some means of manipulation of the materials in this world.

Think that the more you know these rules, the closer you will be to the way. It's a pity that I was blinded from the beginning, how can I find the true Tao?"

Zhu Tianpeng said with understanding:

"What does the predecessor mean is to purify the mind and remove distracting thoughts, which is the correct way to discover the Great Dao?"

The old man nodded and continued:

"Yes, but not entirely, even if someone knows this truth, it is difficult to do it, because one thought is born in ten thousand thoughts, he has been deeply rooted in the human mind, how easy is it to do this?

In this universe, most of the various beings have two paths to overcome this.

One is to merge the ideology and consciousness into one, and eliminate distracting thoughts through group consciousness, this path is relatively simple and relatively easy, and the higher the realm after they are integrated, the closer they are to the Tao, and the more powerful they are.

The second way is the path that people of my generation have taken, preaching through one's own strength, and then guiding one's fellow people into the Tao. This road is extremely difficult, and no one has been able to do it since ancient times. ”

Zhu Tianpeng's heart turned a thousand times, no wonder most of the high-latitude beings he knew were group consciousness, it turned out to be to get rid of distracting thoughts, and use the power of the group to realize the avenue, just when he was thinking about this, the old man said again:

"You have a pure heart, although you are strong-willed, but you have very few attachments, and what is even more commendable is that you have a pure heart, so I will let you see what I have realized. ”

After speaking, Zhu Tianpeng only felt that there was a flower in front of him, and he seemed to have entered the endless starry sky, from the evolution of the stars in the universe to the various principles of the body functions of ants in the field, which entered his mind in an instant.

The laws of the world suddenly felt omniscient, omniscient, and at this time, he felt like he was the master of this universe, and he could do anything.

I don't know how long later, he felt a coolness in his brain again, a feeling that he could not put into words, but a great sense of pleasure in his heart.

"If there is a way, I hope you can get out of the third way, we are waiting for you in front!"

In a daze, Zhu Tianpeng heard this, and when he woke up, he sat on a stone on the side of the road, and the old man and the green cow were gone.

He asked Zeng Ruoshui and Shen Manru what happened just now, the two only saw him say goodbye to the old man, and then sat on this stone, they thought that Zhu Tianpeng was having an epiphany, so they didn't come forward to disturb.

He bowed three times to the place where the old man had left just now, and then he got up and continued to walk forward with the two beauties.

The old man didn't teach him any advanced methods, let alone guide his cultivation, but he knew that the old man not only pointed him out a way to lead to the avenue, but also let him see the edge of the avenue.

These alone can save him countless detours and save a lot of time.

On the flying boat, he held his breath and sat cross-legged, and instantly entered a state of emptiness, without a trace of distractions in his heart.

He quit the state, tried again, and still do.

This hermit strange man has amazing methods, and he can get rid of all the distractions in his heart, and he is not only happy in his heart, but also knows that this encounter is a grand adventure.

From this day on, Zhu Tianpeng has changed, and this change is that Zeng Ruoshui and Shen Manru are also obviously aware of it, only to feel that his temperament is becoming more and more ethereal and elusive.

Zhu Tianpeng himself felt less obsessed, and suddenly became enlightened about many things that he couldn't understand before.

The improvement of cultivation and the magic of supernatural powers were no longer much of a surprise to him, and the new understanding of various rules and various Dao methods he mastered in that clear state was the reason for his joy in his heart.

No one, including himself, knew at what rate he was improving, because it didn't mean much to him.

In his eyes, all things in heaven and earth are different from the past, and he often has a smile on his face, this wise smile has always attracted the attention of Zeng Ruoshui and Shen Manru, and even the scenery on the side of the road is also a little eclipsed.

Half a year has passed, the three of them have stopped and stopped, and they are not far from the Tiger Dragon Sect, although Zhu Tianpeng's body has not entered the world of merit to practice, but he knows that his current self is very different from half a year ago, and it is a qualitative change.

The three of them have already discussed, Zeng Ruoshui and Shen Manru will go up the mountain as his maids, only in this way can they participate in the Centennial Alliance with him in a bright and bright way.