As soon as Bei Yingzi's words came out, he immediately made the people of the two sects of heaven and man around him take a deep breath one by one.

What is the Tao?

There is no standard answer to this kind of question.

Even any ordinary disciple of the Two Sects of Heaven and Man can also use what the Tao is to expound some of the truths that they understand.

If there is no standard answer, it is natural to rely on the Tao that you understand to be recognized by others.

However, it is not easy to use your own way to persuade others and get the recognition of the other party.

In particular, the person who asked this question was the Heavenly Sect Supreme Elder Bei Yingzi.

This Ye Qianqiu, who trespassed on Taiyi Mountain and was unknown, was in the Tongue Lotus Flower, how could he convince the Taishang Elder Bei Yingzi, who had an incomparably strong Dao heart!

The reason why the two sects of heaven and man are divided is not because of the different understandings of the Tao.

What's more, there are so many Taoist people present, even if this Ye Qianqiu is clever, he can't convince everyone in the Taoist Heavenly and Human Sects at the same time!

Almost all Taoist disciples, at this moment, already thought that when Bei Yingzi raised this question, this discussion, Bei Yingzi was already invincible!

It doesn't matter if you lose the sword.

The Dao is related to the face of the two sects of heaven and man, and it must not be lost.

This is not just the thought in the hearts of the disciples of the two sects of Taoism.

Even all the elders of the Two Sects of Heaven and Man also thought the same way.

The head of the Heavenly Sect, Chi Songzi, and the head of the Human Sect, the eldest son, glanced at each other, and it was still rare for them to be able to agree on one matter.

At this time, there was silence around the viewing platform.

All the Taoist disciples didn't even dare to come out, and almost everyone's eyes were focused on Ye Qianqiu's body.

I saw Ye Qianqiu sitting cross-legged, motionless.

It was as if it had entered a state of indescribable mystery.

Seeing this, Bei Yingzi's pupils also shrank slightly.

He knew that Ye Qianqiu was very strong, but he didn't expect Ye Qianqiu to be so strong.

The moment he just spoke, he had already borrowed the words of the question, disturbing Ye Qianqiu's mind, wanting the other party to follow his own rhythm.

Once the other party enters their own rhythm, they will be led by their own nose.

Even if the other party has a lotus tongue, he will eventually be affected by his momentum, and eventually become the loser of this argument.

However, he found that the other party ignored him at all.

On top of the use of the general trend of heaven and earth, the other party is definitely above him!

Potential, which is something that cannot be seen or touched, but is real.

Since the other party didn't care about him, he was helpless.

It was silent for a long time, just when everyone thought that Ye Qianqiu seemed to be napping.

Ye Qianqiu finally said slowly: "What is the Tao?" ”

"Lao Tzu believes that the Tao is the root of all things, while Zhuangzi says that the original is nothingness."

"The two seem to be in conflict, but they are not."

"Because everyone's understanding of the Tao is different."

"Whether the Tao is nothingness or the fundamental, it is a manifestation of the Tao."

"It's like me and my fellow Taoists discussing the Tao here, and it's also an evolution of the Tao."

"Whether I say it or not, the Word is there, and you can't deny it."

"There is only one way, and there are thousands of laws."

"The Tao is both the root and the void of all things."

"Taoism does nothing, and it is said that there is nothing to do, in fact, it is easy to do, its words are difficult to know, and its technique is based on nothingness, and it is used according to the law."

"There is no potential, there is no impermanence, so it can investigate the feelings of all things."

"Not for things first, not for things after, so you can be the master of all things."

Lao Tzu said that "benefiting all things without fighting" is "born without having, for the sake of not worrying, long but not slaughtering". ”

Zhuangzi said that it is a "leisurely travel" and a "theory of all things". ”

Liezi said that "heaven and earth have no full merit, saints have no omnipotence, and all things are useless", and "ignorance, incompetence, and ignorance, and nothing can be done". ”

"In my opinion, people are animistic beings, the Tao is ruthless and formless, seeking ruthlessness with spirits, one is the union of the body and the Tao, and the spirit is transformed into ruthlessness, and the other is seeking a little spirit, fighting with ruthlessness, and imprinting one's own body in the Tao."

"The foundation of human beings lies in a little spirituality, and the Tao itself is ruthless and formless, unapproachable, incomprehensible and indescribable, then the body and the Tao are in harmony with the "ruthless" Tao understood by "people", and no one knows whether this "ruthlessness" and the "ruthlessness" of the "Tao" are the same. ”

"The Tao is divided into yin and yang, four elephants, gossip, and five elements, and everything can be in the Tao."

"Tao begets one, life gives birth to two, two begets three, and three begets all things."

"There is no distinction between high and low people, but there is no distinction between high and low people."

"My Tao is in me, as long as I am a cultivator, I can also be called a Taoist friend, I don't know what the Northern Hell Daoist thinks I said?"

Ye Qianqiu looked at Bei Yingzi, a look of admiration appeared on Bei Yingzi's face, and he smiled slightly, and said, "What Ye Daoyou said is indeed reasonable. ”

"My word is in me, and this word is very good."

"It's just that Daoyou hasn't jumped out of the shackles of the debut yet?"

When Ye Qianqiu heard this, he smiled faintly and said, "Since you are a Taoist disciple, why do you want to jump out of the shackles of Taoism." ”

"If you jump out of the shackles of Taoism, how can you be a Taoist?"

"When you realize that the Tao is a shackle and want to break free, you are still in the Tao."

"You think you've broken free, but you haven't left the Tao yet."

"I have learned a lot of things, and I still pity the grass and trees."

"This is my way."

Ye Qianqiu's voice was loud.

Falling into the ears of the disciples of the two sects of heaven and man present, they all made the hearts of all the Taoist disciples be covered with a layer of inexplicable truth.

"I have known the world, and I still pity the grass and trees ......"

Bei Yingzi chewed this sentence carefully, reading back and forth.

Over there, Chi Songzi and Changshengzi were also silently reciting this sentence.

"I have known the world, and I still pity the grass and trees ......"

The back of a true seeker seemed to appear in their minds in an instant.

When their eyes fell on Ye Qianqiu's body again, they were already impressed.

At this time, Bei Yingzi spoke up and sighed: "After experiencing the ups and downs of the world and reading the vicissitudes of the world, when you lean down and see the grass and trees growing, and the spring breeze is green, you can still give birth to pity." ”

"In the eyes of the world, what benefit does the withering of plants and trees add to my life?"

"The turn of spring and autumn can add to my wealth?"

"The hardships of life are already unbearable, how can we care about whether the grass and trees will turn green and whether the spring flowers will bloom again?"

"Ye Daoyou's Tao is indeed admirable."

Ye Qianqiu smiled slightly and said, "The Tao is the Tao, not the Constant Dao." ”

"What do you think?"

Bei Yingzi stood up, laughed, and said, "The Tao cannot be discussed, and those who discuss it are not the Tao." ”

Ye Qianqiu also stood up and replied, "Yes." ”

Bei Mingzi said with a smile: "Ye Daoyou came from afar, where the hospitality is not considerate, please bear with me, if Ye Daoyou does not give up, you can come with me." ”

Ye Qianqiu bowed his head and said, "Please." ”

The voice fell.

I saw that the figures of Bei Yingzi and Ye Qianqiu disappeared into the viewing platform at the same time.

The disciples of the Second Sect of Heaven and Man looked at the empty viewing platform, all of them were you looking at me, I looking at you, confused.

I don't know how to talk about it well, how to talk about it halfway, Bei Yingzi and Ye Qianqiu suddenly left.

At this time, Chi Songzi looked at the empty viewing platform, arched his hand towards the eldest son over there, and said, "Senior brother Changshengzi, the covenant between heaven and man has been fulfilled, and in five years, come and ask for advice." ”

The eldest son also raised his hand and said to Chi Songzi: "Senior brother, please." ”

After that, the two of them took their respective disciples and returned to their respective peaks.

……

In the mountains, the river is still flowing, and there are clouds shrouded in the peaks, like a fairyland.

Between the birds and flowers, in the depths of the bamboo forest, is the secluded place of the Northern Underworld of Tianzong, a small forest building.

Sunlight shines through the bamboo forest and spills on the outside of this secluded forest building.

Ye Qianqiu and Bei Yingzi sat opposite each other under a pavilion.

Bei Yingzi is making tea for Ye Qianqiu.

I saw Bei Yingzi pouring hot water and said with a smile: "Fellow Daoist, please use tea." ”

Ye Qianqiu picked up the teacup and took a sip, only to feel a faint fragrance coming to his face.

Bei Yingzi said: "How? ”

Ye Qianqiu nodded and said, "Yes, this tea is indeed unique." ”

"The water should be the spring in the mountains, and this tea should have been freshly harvested yesterday."

Bei Yingzi said with a smile: "Ye Daoyou is really a master of the tea ceremony, there is nothing wrong with what he said." ”

Ye Qianqiu smiled and said, "Daoist friends don't need to compliment me. ”

Bei Yingzi said: "I don't know where your friends come from? ”

Ye Qianqiu gently spit out two words.

"Ghost Valley."

"Ghost Valley?"

Bei Yingzi muttered.

"Ye Daoyou is from the Ghost Valley?"

Bei Yingzi looked at Ye Qianqiu with some doubts.

Ye Qianqiu shook his head and said: "Of course not, I can't hide it, I went to Taiyi Mountain to join the Taoists." ”

Bei Yingzi said: "Oh? Does that Daoist friend want to enter the Heavenly Sect or the Human Sect? ”

Ye Qianqiu shook his head and said, "What I want to enter is the Taoist family, not the Taoist Heavenly and Human Sects." ”

When Bei Yingzi heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said, "What do you want to do?" ”

Ye Qianqiu said: "Don't you think that Taoism is divided into two sects, heaven and man, which is very inappropriate? ”

Bei Yingzi took a sip of tea and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Ye Qianqiu said: "The two sects of heaven and man are divided due to the dispute between righteousness and reason. ”

"However, there is no superiority in the Tao, but there is superiority in people."

"The cultivators of the world are originally one family."

"The two sects of heaven and man were originally Taoist Zhengshuo."

"But now it's split into two strands because of some senseless righteousness."

"Now, there are enlightened people like the Northern Immortal Sect Friends who are still there, and the two sects of heaven and man can still live in peace, so there won't be too much strife."

"But what if the Northern Hades Daoist is no longer there in the future?"

"Will the battle between heaven and man intensify! From a senseless struggle of righteousness and reason, it has evolved into a struggle between high and low. ”

"In the end, I gradually deviated from the original intention of the two patriarchs of Taoism, heaven and man, who agreed to compete for Xueji in Guanmiaotai every five years."

Ye Qianqiu's words fell, and Bei Yingzi's pupils shrank.

He looked at Ye Qianqiu, and after a while, he said, "What Ye Daoyou said does have some truth. ”

"It's just that the two sects of heaven and man have been separated for nearly three hundred years, and in the past three hundred years, neither of the two sects of heaven and man can convince each other, how can they become one?"

Ye Qianqiu smiled, got a little water on his fingers, and drew a yin and yang diagram on the table.

"Do you think that these two sides of yin and yang can be combined into one?"

Bei Yingzi said: "If there is no more powerful force to reconcile it, Yin and Yang cannot be united. ”

Ye Qianqiu said: "There was no such power before. ”

"But, now, here I am."

When Bei Yingzi heard this, he looked at Ye Qianqiu and was speechless for a long time.

After a long time, Bei Yingzi filled Ye Qianqiu with tea, and said lightly: "Ye Daoyou's idea is good. ”

"However, things in this world are easier said than done."

"Ye Daoyou wants the two sects of heaven and man to merge into one, it's difficult."

"Moreover, I would like to know, why would Daoist friends want to merge the two sects of heaven and man into one?"

"What are the plans of Daoyou?"

When Ye Qianqiu heard this, he smiled and said, "How do Daoists of the Northern Hell Zi view the world today? ”

Bei Yingzi stroked his beard and said: "The world will be one, this is the general trend." ”

Ye Qianqiu said: "If the world is one, how can the two sects of Taoism and heaven and man deal with themselves?" ”

When Bei Mingzi heard this, he frowned slightly, and said, "What does Ye Daoyou mean by this?" ”

Ye Qianqiu said: "The Daoist friends of the Northern Hell Sect think that the world will be merged into one by which of the seven countries. ”

Bei Yingzi said: "Among the heroes today, the Qin State is the most powerful, and the Qin State is the most likely to dominate the world among the Seven Kingdoms. ”

"It's just that the King of Qin is young, and the power of the Qin State is in the hands of the Empress Dowager Zhao and the Marquis of Wenxin, Lu Buwei."

"Although Wenxin Hou Lü Buwei has the ambition to level the world, however, he is by no means a person who is peaceful in the world, and if the Qin State wants to go east and annex the Six Kingdoms, it must also need an ambitious male lord to complete the great cause of unifying the world."

Ye Qianqiu nodded and said: "Since the Northern Hell Daoist can also see that the world will belong to Qin, then the Northern Hell Daoist believes that Taiyi Mountain is located near the Qin Capital, and if the world is unified in the future." ”

"Would an ambitious and courageous male lord not let go of such a powerful force as the Second Sect of Heaven and Man?"

Bei Mingzi shook his head and said, "Naturally not." ”

Ye Qianqiu said: "In today's world, all the sons and hundreds of schools can survive separately, just because the world is not unified. ”

"If the world is one, the Son of Heaven will never sit idly by and watch such a powerful force exist in the rivers and lakes."

"When the time comes, the sons of the hundred schools of thought will definitely have to make a choice."

"Did you choose to join the new Son of Heaven?"

"Or do you choose to rebel?"

"At that time, where should the two sects of Taoism and heaven and man go?"

"Will the battle between the ideas of the two sects of heaven and man intensify because of such a choice, and eventually evolve into the cannibalism of the disciples of the two sects of heaven and man?"

"If the world can be reunited after the split, why can't Taoism be united after the split?"

Speaking of this, Ye Qianqiu stopped talking.

In fact, before going to Taiyi Mountain, Ye Qianqiu was still thinking about whether to meddle in the affairs of the two sects of heaven and man, but when he arrived at Taiyi Mountain, he happened to meet Chi Songzi and Changshengzi competing in Guanmiaotai.

Seeing the disciples of the two sects of heaven and man mixed together, he knew that now might really be the best opportunity to reunite the two sects of heaven and man.

Because, at this time, the two sects of heaven and man, although they were separated because of their different understandings of the Dao, there didn't seem to be much hatred and fighting between the two sides.

In this way, if he can promote the unification of Taoism, then he will naturally get the help of Taoism.

It also saved him a lot of work.

Ye Qianqiu didn't speak, because he wanted Bei Yingzi to think about it, Bei Yingzi was currently the person with the highest rank in the Heavenly Sect, and his opinion was very important.

The North Shadow fell into deep thought.

Obviously, what Ye Qianqiu said was not groundless speculation.

That's something that's bound to happen.

Bei Yingzi is the Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Sect and the surviving wise man of Taoism.

Once upon a time, no one had pierced this layer.

Now, when Bei Mingzi heard these words from Ye Qianqiu's mouth, he suddenly had a sense of crisis.

If the two sects of Taoism and heaven and man will be divided and fought against each other by such a general trend of the world.

Well, for Taoists, it is not a good thing.

The two sects of heaven and man can be divided for three hundred years, because in the past five hundred years, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the heroes have competed for hegemony, and the times have been turbulent.

The division of the two sects of Taoism, heaven and man, is like the division of the Great Zhou world.

Three hundred years have passed.

The trend of unification of the world has gradually become clear.

Does Taoism still have to be confined to the struggle between heaven and man?

If the world can be united after the split, why can't Taoism?

In the mind of the North Underworld, this sentence is constantly echoing.

After a long time, Bei Yingzi sighed slightly, he looked at Ye Qianqiu and said, "What do you want to get?" ”

Ye Qianqiu said: "What I want is just a Taoist who can seek common ground while reserving differences, support each other, and be able to be strong in this troubled world." ”

"Taoism has been passed down to the present day and has a history of hundreds of years."

"I don't want to see Taoism end up in vain in this world because of the so-called dispute between righteousness and reason."

"Together, there are two benefits, and fighting is two injuries."

"Daoist friends should know the stakes better than me."

Hearing this, Bei Yingzi bowed his head slightly, and said: "This matter is very important, you can't be in a hurry, you still need to figure it out slowly." ”

"After all, the two sects of Taoism have been divided for nearly three hundred years, although it is only a battle of righteousness and reason, it is also very difficult to reunite the two sects, and the elders of the two sects are the top priority."

"The Dao Xuanzi junior brother of the Human Sect has a good relationship with me, if this matter can be approved by him."

"You must be able to do more with less."

"However, if you want to convince Senior Brother Dao Xuanzi, you have to see how much ability Ye Daoyou has."

When Ye Qianqiu heard this, he said with a smile: "As long as the Dao friends of the Northern Hell Sect help each other, this matter will definitely be done." ”

Bei Yingzi looked at Ye Qianqiu and said, "Actually, the feeling that Ye Daoyou gave me is very mysterious. ”

When Ye Qianqiu heard this, he smiled and said, "What do you say?" ”

Bei Mingzi said: "I have also cultivated for nearly a hundred years, but there has never been someone like Ye Daoyou who makes me feel a very cordial feeling. ”

"This kind of intimacy from the dark may be the reason why I choose to trust Taoist friends."

Ye Qianqiu smiled: "That's because I'm sincere enough." ”

Bei Yingzi said: "If you want to do this, the identity of that Taoist friend must be convincing. ”

Ye Qianqiu said: "Therefore, I can neither join the Heavenly Sect nor the Human Sect. ”

Bei Yingzi nodded and said, "What Ye Daoyou said is extremely true. ”

Bei Yingzi and Ye Qianqiu hit it off at first sight, and Ye Qianqiu's understanding of the Tao really moved Bei Yingzi.

The two talked happily in the small building of the secluded forest.

Just when Bei Yingzi and Ye Qianqiu Shang talked about heartiness.

Outside the small building in the secluded forest, a voice suddenly came.

Bei Yingzi smiled: "It's the master's nephew who is back." ”

As soon as Bei Mingzi's voice fell, the figure of Chi Songzi appeared outside the pavilion.

I saw Chi Songzi holding Xueji, walked in, sat aside, and said, "What are Uncle Shi and Ye Daoyou talking about, so happy." ”

Bei Yingzi smiled and poured a cup of tea for Chi Songzi, and said as he poured it: "The two of us are talking about a big thing. ”

Chi Songzi was a little curious, and said, "Oh? ”

"I don't know what's the big deal?"

Bei Yingzi looked at Ye Qianqiu, and then asked Chi Songzi, "Do you still remember why the Taoist sect was divided into two sects, heaven and man?" ”

Chi Songzi frowned slightly, although he didn't know why Bei Yingzi suddenly asked like this, but he still replied: "This is because the Heavenly Sect Patriarch and the Human Sect Patriarch have different concepts of Dao. ”

"I Tianzong believes that since life and death are as natural as spring and autumn, it is not worth having sorrows and joys, and the Taoist cultivation avenue should be "selfless", so as to integrate into heaven and earth, and achieve all things forgetful, because forgetfulness, so ruthless! ”

"Tianzong's ruthlessness is the forgetfulness after reading the vicissitudes of the world and understanding that it is difficult for manpower to reach."

However, the human sect thinks that all living beings are equal, and there is no distinction between high and low, and the reason why there are high and low in the world is caused by the unkindness of heaven and earth, and people can achieve the point of confronting and changing the "sky" through acquired efforts. ”

Hearing this, Bei Yingzi bowed his head slightly, and said, "That's right, but in fact, there are still many commonalities between the two sects of heaven and man. ”

"This part of the small disagreement is just exaggerated by the previous generation of patriarchs."

When Chi Songzi heard this, he keenly realized that his uncle Bei Yingzi had something to say.

Chi Songzi said: "Uncle Shi, why did you suddenly say that? ”

At this time, Bei Yingzi smiled slightly and said, "What does the master and nephew think that if the two sects of heaven and man are reunited, what will happen?" ”

When Chi Songzi heard this, his heart chuckled, and he was a little stunned: "The two sects of heaven and man, back to one?" ”

"Uncle Shi, you're not kidding."

The old god of the Northern Underworld said, "Do you think I'm joking? ”

Chi Songzi frowned and said, "Why did Uncle Shi suddenly mention this?" ”

Bei Yingzi looked at Ye Qianqiu.

Chi Songzi followed Bei Yingzi's gaze towards Ye Qianqiu, and slowly spoke: "Ye Daoyou is here for the unity of heaven and man?" ”

Ye Qianqiu smiled slightly and said, "Exactly." ”

Chi Songzi was a little stunned, and said: "The Taoist family has been divided for nearly three hundred years, and in the past three hundred years, no one in the predecessors of the two sects of heaven and man has ever dared to say that they can unite the two sects of heaven and man. ”

"No one has even thought like this."

"Daoyou is neither a person from the Heavenly Sect nor a person from the Human Sect, why do you want to merge the two Heavenly and Human Sects into one?"

Ye Qianqiu listened, and only said: "It is precisely because I am not a person from the Heavenly Sect, nor a person from the Human Sect, I am just a Taoist person, so I want to make the Heavenly Sect and the Human Sect reunited." ”

When Chi Songzi heard this, he looked at Bei Yingzi and said, "Uncle Shi, what is Ye Daoyou's identity?" ”

Bei Yingzi smiled slightly and said, "Taoist people are enough. ”

Chi Songzi didn't know what to sell in the gourd of Bei Yingzi, so he had to say, "Uncle Shi, this matter is too sudden......

Bei Yingzi smiled and said, "Don't worry, this matter is not in a hurry." ”

Akamatsuko nodded.

Bei Yingzi said to Ye Qianqiu: "Then from today on, how about Ye Daoyou settle down in Taiyi Mountain?" ”

Ye Qianqiu bowed his head and said: "It should be like this." ”

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