Chapter 101: Changes in Cultivation in China

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The peaks are not high, but they are densely wooded. In this hot summer, walking in the mountains and forests, the breeze blows, but it is a little cool.

On the mountainside, the sound of gurgling water came, and as far as the eye could see, a small mountain stream between the cliffs flowed straight down, falling into the pool on the ground, splashing countless broken flowers.

100 meters in front of the waterhole, an antique Taoist temple stands there, simple and elegant, at a glance, you can feel a smell of dust.

The Taoist temple is also not large, with several houses surrounded by walls, and at the main entrance, a wooden plaque is hung high, which is painted with large golden characters.

Water Moon View

These three words look a little old, the gold paint on them has peeled off a lot, and the plaque is slightly old.

It stands to reason that this kind of old Taoist temple should not attract Chu Du to come and play. It's just that here, there is an old Taoist priest living in seclusion.

The mountain is not high, there are immortals, the water is not deep, and there are dragons.

Chu Du walked to the door of the Taoist temple and knocked on the door.

"Knock Knock"

"Knock Knock"

After a few knocks, the door suddenly creaked and opened.

An old man with white hair appeared in front of Chu Du.

The old man's hair was gray, and he looked quite old, but his complexion was very ruddy, and his skin was as delicate as a baby.

"Your guest is coming, please come in."

Chu Du walked into the Taoist temple with a smile.

The old Taoist priest is a reclusive cultivator, in this era of the end of the law, relying on his great understanding, to enter the Tao with martial arts, and to break into the innate nature.

Not long ago, he received a call from the dream world, and he was curious to explore the dream, which made Chu Du aware of his existence.

Then, Chu Du communicated with him in the dream world, and slowly became a friendship.

So, not long ago, the old Taoist priest invited Chu Du to come to the place where he lived in seclusion, so Chu Du found an unknown hill.

At this time, Chu Du and the old Taoist priest sat opposite each other, each with a cup of tea in front of him.

The old Taoist priest stretched out his hand and gestured, "Come, how about tasting my tea." ”

Chu Du picked up the teacup and took a sip gently.

The tea is bitter at first, but when it enters the throat, it turns sweet.

"Well, good tea."

Although Chu Du doesn't understand tea, he knows that this is indeed a good product just by virtue of this taste.

"Of course, this is a tea tree that I planted myself, and I fried the tea leaves, can it be bad?" The old Taoist priest was smug.

Chu Du shook his head, "Although this tea is good, I am not a tea drinker at my age." ”

"You've already cultivated to this point at this age, why are you still in such a hurry? Isn't this deliberately making me feel uncomfortable? ”

The old Taoist priest rolled his eyes.

Chu Du sighed, "It's because I've cultivated to this point at a young age that I care more about the road ahead." I always think that if I go forward while I am young, maybe it will be the life of the protagonist, and I can go all the way to the end of the sky. ”

"Alas, you won, I can't tell you."

Seeing Chu Du's firm will, the old Taoist priest no longer persuaded him.

"You've cultivated to this level, and I can't teach you anymore. However, there are still some ancient books left by my predecessors in this view, which you can look through. ”

"Thank you very much."

Chu Du smiled slightly.

In this way, Chu Du settled in this small Taoist temple.

The days passed, and Chu Du was here to practice without asking about the world. While discussing the way of health preservation with the old Taoist priest, he was also looking at the Taoist temple, those classic ancient books, and the secret books of the Xuanfa.

Although the old Taoist priest is not in a high cultivation realm, he has a deep understanding of the method of maintaining the essence and the principle of human circulation.

Chu Du talked to him and gradually adjusted the operation of his True Yuan Essence, which not only reduced the loss of a lot of essence, but also learned how to nourish his body and mind, but also gained a lot.

There are also many Taoist classics here.

In a small attic, there are several rows of bookshelves, all of which are classics, and at a glance, it is estimated that there are thousands of books, and each of them is a fine product.

Most of these texts record the various perceptions of the world and the explanations and elaborations of the practice.

Chu Du flipped through these scriptures one by one, absorbing the essence of knowledge in them with all his might, striving to enrich his own path, and precipitating all kinds of insights into his own heritage.

What made Chu Du most happy was that he also discovered several cultivation sutras in it.

Dragon and Tiger Yin Yang Dan Small Note Sutra, Three Thousand Weak Water True Solution, Zhou Tian Xingchen Yun Shen Secret Scripture, Taiyi Dao Zun Guan Thought, Taihua Emperor Jun Yuan Miao Sutra, Gu Shan Zhenren Book Jane, Dao Fetal Spiritual Consciousness Distraction Detailed Explanation......

These are all the secret scrolls of Taoism left by the predecessors of the old Taoist priests, and in ancient times, they were also inherited as the foundation of the sect, and the secret scriptures were not revealed.

It's a pity that now it's the era of the end of the law, and this Dao Fa, all kinds of supernatural powers, can no longer be practiced.

And the once glorious inheritance, now only the old Taoist priest is left alone to guard this dilapidated Taoist temple.

The old Taoist priest saw that he was not young and did not have an apprentice who could inherit it, and he did not want these things to be lost after his death, so he let Chu Du freely comprehend these Taoist scriptures.

"Old Taoist, you say, why can't this world suddenly be able to cultivate?"

Chu Du looked up at the sky and said softly.

Although he has a thousand volumes of Taoism in his hand, he can't practice a single one.

He was very helpless and puzzled, what is wrong with this world?

"How do I know that? I only know that on this day, we don't want people to practice anymore, so our practice has declined. ”

The old Taoist priest held the teacup and slowly tasted his tea.

"It's true that the world has changed, but where has the world changed?" , Chu Du's brows were condensed together, obviously with a heavy heart.

"Immortals, there used to be immortals, but when did they all become myths?"

"Cultivation used to be prosperous, but when did it start to decline?"

"Asgard is still alive and represents the truth of Norse mythology. So the question is, where did all the gods and goddesses of ancient China go? ”

Ultra-smart watches are running at a rapid pace, and all kinds of data in this world are interpreted and analyzed one by one, and then a timetable appears.

In ancient times, the Son of Heaven was the god of heaven and the gods, and the ghosts and gods of the world were sealed, and the traces of the fairy road were slim.

In the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, the cultivation gradually rose, and some Taoists cut down mountains and destroyed temples to clean up the evil ghosts and evil gods in the world.

During the Wei and Jin dynasties, metaphysics rose, Shinto declined, and immortal Taoism began to flourish.

In the Tang and Song dynasties, the immortal road was prosperous, and there were many great cultivators who left their names in history.

At the time of the Yuan and Ming dynasties, there were few immortal traces.

As for the Qing Dynasty, don't mention it.

"Civilization banishes the mystery?"

"Ridiculous! In the past few thousand years, I haven't seen much progress in Chinese civilization, not even an industrial revolution, let alone the regression of civilization caused by various wars, how can it be said that the glory of civilization has forced back mysteriously? ”

"Reduced aura?"

"Hehe, the accumulation of 4.6 billion years on the earth is so easy for a little cultivator to absorb in just a thousand years?"

"So, what is the reason?"

Chu Du buried his head in thought.

The old Taoist priest watched Chu Du's reasoning from the side, and suddenly said, "Haven't you considered people's hearts? ”

"People's hearts?" , Chu Du wondered.

"At the end of the Dharma season, what is lost is not only the spiritual opportunity of heaven and earth, but also the loss of people's hearts." The old Taoist priest looked like a smile. "Don't you know? The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television has said that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, all animals are not allowed to become sperm! ”

"Even animals are like this, how can anyone still practice?"

Chu Du seemed to have an understanding.

"These changes in the situation are all appearances, and we should look for those nodes of world changes."