Chapter 8: Confrontation or Strife (5) (3)
Until one day, when he was sitting in front of the gate of Taiqing Palace, he was in a daze at the vast sea water, and an informed old Taoist saw his dejected appearance, so he persuaded him, young man, want to open some. There are no real people here, there are real people. The world is big, and there are many strange people. And why care about such a low mountain and a narrow place.
There was a mystery in his words, and he immediately attracted the attention of Sixi. Sixi "plopped" knelt down and kowtowed, and kowtowed, with a loud sound, "dong dong" sound.
The old man smiled and said, I'm not the real person you're looking for, so why kowtow to me. With that, he walked away.
Sixi decided that he was a real person, so he followed him every step of the way, running towards the barren mountains and mountains. Lao Dao saw that he had followed him, and he was annoyed, so he walked at a rapid pace, throwing away the four joys who were panting far away.
At this time, it was getting dark. Sixi stood alone in the wilderness, looking around at a loss, with nowhere to stay. I wanted to turn back and go back, but I lost my way again. I had to climb to a big tree and live like a monkey for the night. As soon as the day dawned, he looked for his way down the mountain in a hurry, and returned to the front of the gate of the Taiqing Palace.
He sat there all day long, hoping to meet the old man again. waited like this, and after half a month, I didn't even find a shadow of the old way. During this period, he begged to do some heavy work for the Taoist temple to eat. Gradually, he began to ponder the old words. He realized a truth from this, that is, it is better to stick to it all day long, and it is better to explore everywhere. Even if you can't find that old way, maybe you will meet someone with greater ability.
During this time, he gradually adapted to the wandering environment and learned some ways to survive and save his life. Even if you work to earn food, you can't fill your stomach, and you can't starve to death. So, he made up his mind to visit the famous mountains and rivers. If you can't find a real Coats, you'll never go back to Xinghua Village. Since then, he has been wandering around looking for teachers.
He has been to Wutai Mountain, Putuo Mountain, Emei Mountain, Zhongnan Mountain, and even trekked as far as Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi. In short, as long as it was a prestigious place that was implicated in the Divine Buddha Xuanzong, he ran as much as he could. As soon as I saw someone who thought he had some fairy bones, regardless of men, women and children, they all tore up with others for a while, begging others to teach them their skills. His wishes are pure, his heart is sincere, his words are true, and his deeds are good. However, no one paid attention to such a crazy man, and everyone avoided him. I wandered like this for almost a year, but I didn't achieve anything. He still has the heart to go to school, and feels that he has no chance, and he still needs to work hard to build the avenue.
Until the beginning of the spring of the second year, he wandered to Qiyun Mountain in Anhui Province, and went to the rock wall cave known as the "True Immortal Cave Mansion".
There are steep cliffs and many caves. Some caves are inhabited by devout cultivators.
Sixi doesn't care if it's good or bad, when he sees the cave, he worships, and when he sees the people in the cave, he begs, but he still can't get his wish. Finally, he found a cave in a remote and barren place, and sought the approval of a cultivator before being left behind. Putting aside what you can't learn, the price of Sixi staying is to do chores every day for this so-called Taoist master who pretends to make trouble all day long. Coarse work, light work, heavy work, in exchange for a small mouthful of food to satisfy hunger and a small piece of storage to stand on. Three or five months have passed, and the work is endless, but there is no learning at all. [End of Chapter]