Chapter 3 The drunkard's intention is not to drink
When Jiang Ling woke up the next day, he felt a splitting headache, but it wasn't long before he could only get up from the bed to make the final arrangements.
Fortunately, this kind of pain didn't last long, and it got better unconsciously, and Jiang Ling didn't care.
However, he had been thinking about the shameful dream of last night, and he seemed a little absent-minded when he instructed his disciples to do things, and he was woken up several times before he relented a little.
Just after noon, all the flowers in the Yaohua Palace bloomed at the same time, and the rich aura poured like a tide to the most magnificent palace in the middle. The monks who had entered the seats early felt this wave of spiritual power, and suddenly felt comfortable physically and mentally, and the sea was clear.
Jiang Ling's voice then sounded in the hall in due course: "All the Taoist friends have come from afar to discuss the Tao in my Yaohua Palace, and in the next generation to convey the feelings of the palace master." This is the little heart of Yaohua Palace, all Taoist friends, please take it. ”
The atmosphere in the hall was suddenly a lot happier because of these words, and the monks present were not willing to let go of this great opportunity, so they sat down one after another, running their own dantian, and absorbing this gift of spiritual power.
These spiritual powers containing the essence of plants and trees have their own attributes, and the places where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth gather are colorful and spectacular, and the wave of spiritual power lasts for a day before slowly fading. Seeing that most of the monks had already come out of the meditation, the upper seat of the main hall suddenly lit up with a burst of white light, and the next moment, a thick black figure and a touch of moon white appeared in front of everyone using the formation.
"I'm grateful for the palace master's gift." One of the monks in the main hall stood up first, and said hello to the monks and Rong He who were present.
Rong He glanced at the monk who spoke, and saw that it was a dignified-looking man, snorted coldly, and turned his head away. He didn't pay attention to the embarrassed crowd, but lazily leaned back in his seat, closing his eyes and resting.
Seeing this, Jiang Ling couldn't wait to slap her and wake up this stupid woman. However, the strength did not allow it, so he gave up. I had to take out my standard eight-toothed smile to face the group of people below.
She took a few steps forward, and the formation behind her opened like a sensor, and a white barrier emerged in the air from top to bottom, just shrouding Rong He's figure in it, and everyone couldn't see it in the next moment, only to feel that there seemed to be a black mist inside, which was very weird.
Jiang Ling took a step forward and pulled everyone's attention back to him, and then said with a smile: "Everyone also knows the situation of my palace master, please understand." Left: But today's topic is on the Tao, why don't we start now? Dare to ask who wants to start this? ”
Everyone looked at each other.
Everything is difficult at the beginning, and so is the Word. It's just that it's hard to choose what to debate. If it's too profound, it will be embarrassing if no one answers, and if it's too simple, it will make people think that you are only shallow in learning, and you don't know the depth to want to be the person who started with it.
Yes, no one wants to be the first bird.
Someone suddenly shouted: "This is Yaohua Palace, you are the master, should you start this the most?" ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone echoed them.
Jiang Ling was not annoyed when she saw this. It's just that the rest of the disciples of Yaohua Palace are a little uncontrollable, knowing that this is Yaohua Palace, these people also deliberately embarrass them, what does this mean?
Just as he was about to reason with those people, Jiang Ling's spiritual power swept over their heads, making people feel like a spring breeze for a moment, and their restless hearts calmed down. Jiang Ling didn't stand still, he looked at the person who made a provocation just now with a smile, thought for a while, and asked, "Then dare to ask this fellow Daoist, what is the Tao?" Why are we gathered here today to preach? ”
The man was stunned for a moment, and after reacting, he felt that Jiang Ling was looking down on him, and actually asked such a non-technical question, so his face turned red, and he said angrily: "What I cultivate is the Tao; Learning from each other is the way of the argument! I said that the problem of the young palace master, could it be that he looks down on people too much, right? ”
Jiang Ling shook her head; "Alas, no, no, no. If it were so simple and simple, Daoist friends would not be standing here now. ”
"Then tell me, what is the Tao?" The man was not convinced, and threw the question to Jiang Ling again.
Jiang Ling was unhurried, walked to a higher place, looked at everyone present, and saw that they were all waiting for him to say the answer. So then he said leisurely; "The Great Dao is empty and formless, but its role is endless, it is the ancestor of all things. It can sharpen its sharpness, remove the disturbances of the world, reconcile its brilliance, and finally be with its dust. It seems to be hidden, formless, but it is something that actually exists. ”
"The word Tao is just a vague word, but everyone here is indeed cultivating the Tao, so the avenue is intangible and tangible. Whether it is the Dao of Immortality, the Supreme Dao, or the Dao of Exterminating Shura, or the Dao of Taishang Ruthlessness, there is only one patience. The pursuit of the Great Dao requires thousands of years of hard work, and only if you can survive the hardships and hardships of this period and understand what the Heavenly Dao is, can you be regarded as a true cultivator. ”
"As for what Daoist friends say about cultivating me is the Tao, in fact, it is just entering the Tao."
Jiang Ling's understanding of the Tao actually comes from the "Tao Te Ching" in his previous life, and some of his own views on it, which are not very profound. But these monks may have been influenced by the cultivation realm since childhood, believing that what they have learned and what they are pursuing is the only way, and it will always be there, unchanging. The authorities are fascinated, so they are deeply attracted by what Jiang Ling said.
Even the monk who deliberately made a fuss could not find anything better to refute at this time, so he had to ask, "Then why do you want to talk about the Tao?" This time, his tone was much more sincere, and I was probably frightened by Jiang Ling's insight.
"Well...... this" Jiang Ling replied with a smile: "Originally, the Tao is the Tao, and through the different views of everyone on the Dao, many interesting conclusions can be drawn, which will be of certain benefit to everyone themselves." Perhaps, as you say, it is about learning from each other......"
"Then why do you say I'm wrong?" The monk asked, puzzled.
Jiang Ling was about to answer, but suddenly noticed a burning gaze staring at him, so he raised his eyes and looked at the source.
saw that there was no one there, but Jiang Ling did feel it.
The monk who asked the question saw that Jiang Ling's expression was wrong, and subconsciously cared: "Does the young palace master think there is something wrong?" ”
Jiang Ling shook his head, and after discarding the distracting thoughts, he smiled again, and then answered his previous question: "I asked why we talk about the Tao today, not how everyone talks about the Tao on weekdays. In this way, such a general answer is naturally incorrect. ”
Jiang Ling's words made the atmosphere in the hall suddenly solemn.
After a long time, I heard an inauthentic voice and pretended not to know anything and asked, "It turns out that there are some differences between today's discussion and the usual discussion?" I don't know if it's the outstanding people of Yaohua Palace, or the outstanding immortal appearance of the young palace master? ”
Jiang Lingxiao's face stiffened for so long, and now when he heard that this person still wanted to play Tai Chi for a while, he was also a little impatient.
In the original novel, the Yaohua Palace's Dao discussion incident really happened, but because Jiang Ling did not control the crazy desire to enter the demon at that time, the entire Yaohua Palace Dao incident ended without a problem, and after that, he was even more Herong and the two were criticized by the Xiuzhen world. Later, he switched to Ji Ting's command, and was even wanted by a decent monk for treason.
However, it is clearly written in the book, Yaohua Palace's argument is nonsense, and these people are just coming for Ji Ting.
In the original book, Ji Ting was seriously injured and fled after destroying the Buddha and cultivating the door, and the decent monk finally tracked down the vicinity of Yaohua Palace. So they used the excuse of a hundred years of Taoism, and proposed a thorough investigation of Yaohua Palace on the grounds that there were actually two people who had fallen into demons.
However, in the end, they did not find half a trace of Ji Ting.
As everyone knows, after Ji Ting fled to Yaohua Palace, he was accidentally bumped into by Jiang Ling, and fell in love with him at first sight. Ji Ting used Jiang Ling to deceive the treasure of Yaohua Palace that could hide any of the monks' whereabouts, so that he could get out in full view of everyone.
So the question is, Jiang Ling hasn't seen what Ji Ting looks like until now, has he already gotten that treasure? Or nothing?
If not, then Ji Ting, who is hiding here, will definitely be found. At that time, he didn't know if Ji Ting would have anything to do, in short, Yaohua Palace would definitely be inseparable. Secretly hiding the demon and being the enemy of the righteous path monks, such a big crime, under the scolding of all the righteous path monks in the cultivation realm, Yaohua Palace can not afford it.
At that time, Jiang Ling, who is the next palace master, may also be deeply analyzed, so the fact that he is about to enter the demon will not be hidden.
When I thought that I had just crossed over, I experienced a series of strange things such as changing genders, wearing women's clothes, and eating dog food. In the future, it may come to the point where it will fall to the end of the world and have nowhere to rely on, Jiang Ling will definitely not take the risk of agreeing to this group of people to search Yaohua Palace.
"Everyone must have come for Ji Ting? But this time it was going to disappoint everyone present, and the people in Yaohua Palace had never seen this person before. If no one comes, then this is the end of the sermon. ”
"Yes! Of course! A person rushed out of the crowd and asked Jiang Ling loudly: "Can the young palace master know the difference between the righteous path immortal cultivation and the evil path demon cultivation?" ”
Jiang Ling smiled and shook his head, his eyes signaling that he was about to fart soon.
The man obviously didn't notice Jiang Ling's impatience, but felt that Jiang Ling couldn't even answer this question, so he said proudly: "As the young palace master said, a monk must abandon distracting thoughts and endure hardships in pursuit of the Great Dao. Righteous monks devote themselves to cultivation for this goal, and do not take the initiative to provoke murder. However, the demon cultivators are a group of outright madmen, they do things without taboos, they treat human life like a mustard, and they kill people with a serious crime that is unforgivable. Scourges like this deserve to be eliminated! ”