Chapter 64: The Long Road Ahead
"What are you doing there, if you don't know the place well?" asked the fat man. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Nanfeng didn't stop and didn't answer, just walked.
The fat man just asked casually, and when he saw that Nanfeng didn't mean to turn back, he followed, "Nanfeng, I have something to discuss with you." ”
"What?" Nanfeng tilted his head to look at the fat man.
The fat man said, "We're not children anymore, so don't call our childhood nicknames." ”
"Okay, I won't call you fat in the future," Nanfeng replied casually.
Seeing that Nanfeng responded so refreshingly, the fat man was a little surprised, and he didn't think about Nanfeng's words and the second half of the sentence, "Bald head and bald donkey, you pick one." ”
"I have a Dharma name. The fat man grabbed the burden of the south wind and carried it behind him.
"Your Dharma name is too fake," Nanfeng looked the fat man up and down, "Since we met until now, you have eaten meat and drank wine, and you have lied, I think you are not a monk of wine and meat, but it is also vulgar." ”
"Why aren't you vulgar?" the fat man pouted.
While the two were talking, a woodcutter came up to him, and when he saw the two walking together, he inevitably looked at the two of them a few more times.
"Our sects are different, you are a monk and I am a Taoist, walking in one place is really conspicuous, and people always look at us. Nanfeng said.
"It doesn't seem to be good. The fat man looked back at the woodcutter who had already walked past.
"When I got to the next village or town, I bought you some clothes and changed this tattered robe. Nanfeng said, he is a person with an enemy, and he is already eye-catching in a Taoist robe, and it will be even more noticeable when he walks with a monk.
The fat man was not very happy, "Why don't you change?"
"I changed it too, and I changed it together. "The south wind is the final word.
"That's done. The fat man nodded in agreement.
The two walked on a small road, which was relatively secluded, and after walking for more than ten miles, they passed through a wood, and rushed out of the woods beside the road a few big men with knives and axes, "Ah, leave your belongings!"
The fat man was stunned, and Nanfeng had already pulled out his long sword and rushed over, "Well, leave the dog's life." ”
Those few people dared to stop them, but seeing that they were not very old, they did not think that the south wind would be so fierce, and when they saw him rushing over, several robbers subconsciously retreated into the woods, and the south wind shouted and chased after them, until they scattered a few people, and then turned back.
The fat man panted and greeted him, and when he got closer, he asked in a low voice, "Haven't you never started, where did you learn martial arts?"
"Who told you you can't fight if you don't know martial arts?" asked Nanfeng rhetorically.
"You really don't know martial arts?" the fat man was skeptical.
"It doesn't matter if you can do martial arts, but it doesn't matter if you dare to do it. "The south wind retracts its sword and returns it to its sheath.
"Not without reason. The fat man nodded again and again, other masters use swords, and they can insert the scabbard without looking at the sword when collecting the sword.
After walking for more than ten miles, there was a town in front of them, at this time there were few ready-to-wear for sale, so the two of them pulled the fabric, asked someone to cut and sew, the south wind pulled the green cloth, and the fat man chose the gray cloth.
The next day the two were not allowed to go on the road, so they wandered around the town, there was a blacksmith shop in the town, and they could not walk the rivers and lakes empty-handed, so Nanfeng asked the blacksmith to help the fat man build a weapon.
The fat man didn't have much idea, and after Nanfeng thought about it, he asked the blacksmith to help him make a knife, and after quenching, it was also bright and sharp, and he didn't wear a sheath, so he let the fat man carry it and use it to scare people.
At the end of the afternoon, the two of them put on new clothes, Nanfeng stuffed the changed robe into the stove, lit a fire, and had no chance to wear the robe for a long time after that, and when he wore it again, the robe was estimated to be small.
Because they are not in a hurry, the two are not in a hurry to leave, although the inn is small, but it is rare to be quiet, and very tidy, the south wind from the kang closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, the fat man read the Buddhist scriptures on the side, this year he also learned the text, but not as proficient as the south wind, when he encountered illiterate words, he asked the south wind.
Nanfeng has studied a large number of Taoist scriptures, and those old teachers who act as gentlemen occasionally compare their own scriptures with pagan scriptures when preaching, the so-called paganism, including some local religions and Buddhism from the West, because the Buddhist patriarch is a foreigner who is respected as Shakyamuni, so Buddhism is also called Buddha.
Taoist scriptures mostly talk about the dialectic of yin and yang, and to put it bluntly, it is to examine yin and yang from both sides and distinguish between right and wrong. Contrary to the Taoist scriptures are some Confucian doctrines, which advocate the golden mean, and do not go to both ends of everything, but go straight to the middle line.
Although Taoism and Confucianism have differences, they are both based on loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, but the Buddha follows a completely different path, they regard the physical body as void and this life as false.
Taoism attaches great importance to the physical body and cultivates this life, which is very real.
The Buddha teaches light on the flesh and cultivates the afterlife, which is very empty.
Although Taoism and Confucianism have differences, they are still in the same direction, but the differences between Taoism and Buddhism are nothing less than two completely opposite paths.
Nanfeng was afraid that the fat man would go astray, so he said some Taoist teachings to listen to him, but although the fat man did not abide by the rules and precepts well, he believed in the teachings of Buddhism, and thought that compassion would never be wrong.
Nanfeng didn't bother to argue with him, and he no longer helped him decipher.
The fat man gnawed on the explanatory scriptures, and Nanfeng thought about the nine scriptures, even if he lost the help of Tiandezi and others, he never dispelled his thoughts, and he must return to Taiqing Sect after twelve years to seek justice for his master.
Tian Yuanzi had given him three words of advice before he died, and these three pieces of advice had been regarded by him as the golden rule, if it were not for Tian Yuanzi's third piece of advice back then, he would not have been able to see through Ling Yanzi's beauty scheme.
At this time, he had already left the Taiqing Sect, and when he returned to the original point, he needed to find the direction again and set a goal.
Returning to Taiqing after twelve years is the goal, and Tian Yuanzi has a great kindness to him and must repay him.
Gratitude can not be compromised, the man said that he must go back, saying that twelve years must not wait for thirteen years, even if he has nothing to learn by then, he has to go back even if he goes to death.
In order to save his life, he can only hand over the Taixuan Sutra to the other party, so that even if he penetrates the Taixuan Sutra and practices it well, he will at most have a draw with the opponent after twelve years.
In fact, he didn't even have the confidence to fight to a draw with the other party, he entered the Tao too late, his qualifications were mediocre, and the other party had been in the Tao for a long time.
Moreover, the other party has a vocation in his body, and he can ask the gods to do the law, but he has not given the edict, and he can't even invite a ghost, even if he understands the Taixuan Sutra, he can only understand some mysterious martial arts, but the spell is not allowed to be used.
However, there is no way to get the way of heaven and earth, and it is not impossible to get what he wants after twelve years, and he also has two pieces of tortoise shells in the book of heaven, according to Tian Yuanzi, the nine pieces of tortoise shells in the book of heaven and earth hide the wonder of the universe, the principle of heaven and earth, and the source of all laws.
The three Qing patriarchs are all mixed yuan Daluo Jin Immortals, they have such achievements, undoubtedly benefiting from the Book of Heaven, the nine scriptures should only be a part of their understanding of the Book of Heaven, in fact, they have realized the mysteries far more than this.
He didn't understand the words contained in these two tortoise shells at all, but judging from the crazy pursuit of tortoise shells by Long Yuanzi and others and the words of Tian Yuanzi back then, it was not necessary to collect all nine tortoise shells to comprehend the Tortoise Shell Heavenly Book.
Long Yuanzi and others studied the scriptures of this sect very thoroughly, and the Heavenly Book was based on the scriptures of this sect and the fragments of the Heavenly Book were added to the flowers. They don't need to collect all the tortoise shells, just get one piece and it's enough to surpass everyone else.
Now he has two pieces of tortoise shell in his hand, if he can realize something, he will definitely be able to get what he wants in Taiqing twelve years later.
The Book of Heaven is like the fruit of the high place, he is now standing on the ground, if you want to pick the fruit of the high place, you need a ladder, the nine scriptures of the Taiqing Sect are this ladder, and only by stepping on this nine-layer ladder can you pick the fruit of the high place.
After pondering, Nanfeng had a plan, secretly studied the nine scriptures, and waited for the nine scriptures to be thoroughly understood, and then added two pieces of tortoise shell on the cake. The deerskin wrapped in the tortoise shell probably contains clues to other tortoise shells, and you should not hide in seclusion for the past 12 years, and try to find more tortoise shells while practicing.
The more tortoiseshells you get, the more complete the Book of Heaven will be, and the more coherent your understanding will be.
However, he didn't dare to expect to collect all the tortoise shells, if he had nine tortoise shells, he would be able to spell out the full text of the Book of Heaven, and then there would be a fourth Mixed Yuan Daluo Golden Immortal in addition to the Three Qing Patriarchs......