Longhu Mountain, located 20 kilometers southwest of YT City, JX Province. According to legend, in the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Daoling, the founder of Tianshi Dao, had made alchemy here, and the legend said that "the Dan is made and the dragon and tiger appear, and the mountain is named."

According to Taoist classics, Zhang Ling's fourth-generation grandson Zhang Sheng has settled in Longhu Mountain during the Three Kingdoms or the Western Jin Dynasty, and then the descendants of Zhang Tianshi have lived in Longhu Mountain, inheriting 63 generations and going through more than 1,900 years.

Shangqing Town, located in the Longhu Mountain, is known as a thousand-year-old town. It is said that if there was no Shangqing Town, there would be no Taoist culture bred by the land of Shangqing, and it would be impossible for Longhu Mountain to become the first mountain of Taoism in China and the birthplace of Taoism in China.

The ancient town has not been designed by experts, everything is formed by nature, and there is a natural beauty in the invisible, and you don't have to dodge the rampage of cars to watch the market at your leisure. Fishermen weave nets, children play, and enjoy themselves.

The Heavenly Master's Mansion is located in Shangqing Town, Yingtan, Linqingxi, which is the living place of the Zhang family in the past dynasties, and was originally built at the foot of Longhu Mountain. It is close to Xihua Mountain in the north, the door is adjacent to the Luxi River, facing the Pipa Mountain, and the mountain is with water, and the momentum is magnificent.

Covering an area of more than 30,000 square meters, the building is magnificent, there are still more than 6,000 square meters of ancient buildings, all carved and carved, beige red fine lacquer, antique, a fairy spirit.

The whole mansion is composed of the palace gate, the lobby, the back hall, the private house, the palace, the book house, the garden and other parts. The scale is large, majestic and magnificent, the building is gorgeous, the craftsmanship is exquisite, it is a palace-style building.

The courtyard is a forest, the ancient trees are towering to the sky, the shade is scattered, the environment is quiet, there used to be "the fairy capital", "the first in the south" said.

The book house is located in the east of the private area, the book house is a courtyard type, built in the 20 years of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, the face is about 800 square meters, it is divided into two before and after, there is a building in the main house, there are two compartments in the patio, the old gui leans against the wall in front of the door, and behaves.

The stone door is chiseled with a pair of Lishu couplets, the upper link "Panqin vine is coming", and the lower link "Danlan flowers can be climbed". The back door of the book house is far away from Xihua Mountain, close to the water in the pool, and the four words "Xiujie Hengyang" are written on the forehead of the door.

It was low in September, the scorching sun was still hanging high outside, the autumn tiger seemed to be exuding residual power, the main house was full of cigarettes, the sunlight was shining through the bright windows in the house, there was a red sandalwood square table in the middle of the room, a chessboard on the table was already starry, and there were two sitting on both sides of it to play.

Among them, the old man was wearing white civilian clothes, with white hair and strong spirits, and another middle-aged Taoist priest was wearing a black Taoist robe, with thick eyebrows and thick beard, and a square face and wide mouth.

At this time, the middle-aged Taoist priest raised a sunspot and hesitated for a while before landing on the plate. Seeing this, the old man showed a smile, and then dropped a white seed on the plate.

In the chessboard, there is a black and a white, black and white are distinct, divided into two places, staggered, and each step is full of philosophy, just like a battlefield.

After the Taoist priest saw the old man falling, he kept his eyebrows in contemplation, and only after a moment did he shake his head and sigh: "Lost, lost, it's really not as good." ”

"Hahaha, fellow Daoists don't need to be modest, your chess strength is good. The old man twisted his white beard in his hand and laughed loudly.

"There, it's still not as good as you. The Taoist priest waved his hand, shook his head and said.

The old man took a sip of the delicate bone china tea bowl in front of him, put it down and asked, "Sun Daoyou has something to do with my Dragon and Tiger Mountain today?"

The Taoist priest faced the old man's question, his face showed a hint of crampedness, and he said respectfully: "There is indeed something, I have been worried about one thing in the past few days, and I specially came to you to ask for an answer." ”

"Oh, tell me what's going on?" asked the old man unhurriedly.

"A few days ago, I felt a meteor falling in the west on the Mingxia Cave in Laoshan Mountain, and Qi Hai also sensed it. Although I recovered quickly, I always felt that something was going to happen. The Taoist priest frowned and said.

"Hmm...... I also noticed that something had changed in the West in the past few days, and I was fine, but my apprentice almost went awry. The old man nodded.

When the Taoist priest heard this, he asked in surprise, "Heavenly Master, is there nothing wrong with your apprentice?"

The old man smiled and shook his head: "It's not a big deal, he is also destined to be a fortune teller, and he will be blessed by misfortune." ”

The Taoist priest arched his hand and congratulated: "Congratulations, congratulations to the Heavenly Master's beloved apprentice for this opportunity." ”

The old man calmly returned the salute: "Thank you, I thank you for the stubborn disciples." It's just that Sun Daoyou is the head of Laoshan Mountain, so you and I don't have to be so polite. ”

"There, you are too polite, who doesn't know that your Heavenly Master's Mansion is the banner of the domestic Daomen, and my Laoshan can only live in a single place, and it can't become any atmosphere. The Taoist priest waved his hand, shook his head and sighed.

"Sun Daoyou is worried about that meteor?" the old man looked at the other party and asked.

"That's true, I don't know if the meteor falling from the sky is good or bad for us cultivators, you just said that your apprentice had an accident that day, I am worried about whether this will be a bad omen. The Taoist priest replied slowly, his tone a little worried.

"Hmm...... I know what you're worried about, but I don't think it's anything, we just need to change with the times, and respond to the changes of things, as for the changes in heaven and earth, they have their own destiny. The old man said, twisting his white beard.

The old man slowed down and continued: "Lao Tzu once said, 'The Great Dao is invisible, giving birth to the world, the Great Dao is ruthless, running the sun and the moon, and the Great Dao is nameless, and all things are nourished for a long time'. ”

The Taoist priest thought silently, of course he hoped that he was just worrying about the sky, but he started a hexagram after the meteor fell, and the hexagram was like a good thing, which made him feel that something must happen in the future, but he didn't know how much good and bad were here.

He didn't behave naturally like the old man, after all, Laoshan could only be regarded as a small sect, and it was not as big as the family of the Heavenly Master's Mansion. He always has to think about the disciples and grandchildren in his view, lest they really encounter problems and have no means to deal with them.

After a while, the Taoist priest arched his hand and said, "Old Heavenly Master, did you say that the timing of the fall of this meteor is a little strange? Not only me, Maoshan, and Quanzhen have inductions, but the disciples below them also have their merits, is this too much of a coincidence?"

"What do you mean......" the old man asked slowly.

"Heavenly Master, I just suspect that there is a connection here, which is why I came to the mountain to find you today. The Taoist priest frowned and said.

The old man smiled and said, "Sun Daoyou, it seems that if I don't answer your question, you won't be able to eat well when you go back, and you won't be able to sleep well." ”

"Hey...... Heavenly Master, you're laughing, I'm not thinking about the apprentices below, if something happens, let them prepare in advance. The Taoist priest shook his head helplessly and said.

"Okay, let me tell you what I think, and you can listen to it and see if I can answer your question. The old man took a sip of the teacup and said, "A few days ago, I not only noticed the meteor in the west, but also one in the south, and two fell to the ground at the same time. ”

"Heavenly Master, this ...... Is this true?" asked the Taoist priest with a look of surprise.

"Well, it's true, I'm afraid that the changes that are happening now are caused by these 2 meteors, but I don't know if there are also meteors falling in other places, I can only estimate that there will be changes in the heavens and the earth, and it's hard to say whether it's good or bad. The old man replied slowly.

After the Taoist priest heard the old man finish speaking, he only felt a cold air rushing from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and a layer of fine sweat oozed from his back, he finally knew why so many people in the country would have an accident on that day, it turned out that two meteors fell at the same time.

"Heavenly Master, will this world be ......" The Taoist priest hesitated, he wanted to ask if the whole world would have any turmoil because of these two meteors.

The old man shook his head, he knew what the other party wanted to ask, and replied calmly: "It's not going to be messy, I don't feel this way at the moment, and besides, our government won't let the society change." ”

"Everyone knows the joy of holding things but not the joy of not holding things, although the current social environment is very bad, and people's desires are too much, and it is already difficult to fill the desires. But the government has always been in control, and we just need to maintain ourselves. The old man said calmly.

After the Taoist priest was silent for a moment, he slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and said: "Thank you Heavenly Master for your guidance, I have indeed been thinking too much about my disciples recently, maybe they have their own lives, I shouldn't overstep my bounds." ”

"Yes, only the Tao is obedient, the Tao is natural, their lives have their own they have to face, our lives have their own we have to face, no matter what, it's good to be calm and relative. The old man twisted his beard and smiled.

"Heavenly Master, I still have a question, this question has been bothering me for a few years, and I haven't been able to figure it out, I hope you can solve it. The Taoist priest arched his hand and said slowly.

The old man raised his hand and motioned to the other party: "Sun Daoyou, may I ask." ”

"What is the Qi we are cultivating?" the Taoist priest asked, looking at the old man, he very much hoped that the other party could answer his question, which had been bothering him for several years and had not been able to figure it out.

"Why do you ask?" the old man asked rhetorically.

"My apprentice asked me this question a few years ago, and I didn't answer it for a while, but I've been thinking about it since then, and this time I just happened to ask you for advice. The Taoist priest said respectfully.

The old man closed his eyes and pondered, and did not open them until a moment later, and said with a white beard in his hand: "Hmm...... I see, I've discussed it with people before, and although I'm still not sure, I've come to a preliminary conclusion. ”

The old man paused and continued: "The Qi we practice is formless and formless, distributed between heaven and earth, if you insist on saying what it is, I personally think it should be an energy state. ”

"Energy state, this is the concept of physics, right?" the Taoist priest asked with a wry smile, he didn't expect that the old man, as a generation of heavenly masters, would actually deal with the scientific community.

"Well, a lot of people want to define our cultivation Qi through science, and that's a very good thing, because we can learn a lot about phenomena that we couldn't explain before. The old man smiled and nodded: "Of course, not all statements are correct, and I only recognize some of them, for example, they think that Qi is a kind of energy, without mass, without weight, invisible, and intangible, these are indeed the characteristics of Qi." If it is said that it is the universe, then Qi is an energy that connects the entire universe, and our cultivation of Qi is also the process of perceiving the Great Dao. ”

"Do you mean that Qi is the path that connects us to the Dao, and practicing Qi can enable us to comprehend the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth?" asked the Taoist priest with a puzzled expression.

"I do think so, the immortals mentioned in ancient times probably mean that those ancestors have cultivated to Qi by themselves, so that they can completely integrate into the Great Dao and become immortals. The old man replied slowly.

The Taoist priest shook his head helplessly, he didn't know how to reply to his apprentice after he went back, did he still want him to study physics?

"Sun Daoyou, these are just between my family, you can just make a reference, the Tao is natural, there is no need to force it. Come on, let's take another game. The old man saw that the other party was helpless, and said calmly while collecting the chess pieces.

When the Taoist priest heard what the old man said, he nodded slightly to show that he understood. He realized that he was a little troubled, maybe it was really like what the other party said, quiet and inactive, and the Tao was naturally the best.

After a while, the two reopened the chess game, and for a while the sound of falling pieces was crisp and pleasant, like listening to rain, but "rain" and "yu" were the same sound, as if hinting at the mystery of "one sand and one world" in this darkness.