Chapter 21 Entering the Cultivation of Immortals
It's unbelievable that this kind of false prosperity like the Chinese football team's World Cup victory is actually believed to be true?
I watched as the pretentious devotees first built an altar under the cliff, and then ascended to the altar in turn to burn incense, fasted and sacrificed, and burned incense and prayed. After seven days, everyone will jointly elect a candidate who is recognized as the highest virtue, the purest body and mind, and the most pious one.
The black-box operation and intrigue made me laugh from the perspective of a bystander.
When the time came, the candidate was dressed plainly, holding a scripture slip, standing on the altar, chanting words in his mouth, waiting for the immortals to descend from the sky and come to greet him. The others were tugging at his sleeves, and after Yin Yin said goodbye, they retreated one after another. Standing far away from the Taoist altar, looking at the close Taoist friends in the past, bowing and worshipping.
After a while, there were colorful auspicious clouds, fluttering from the entrance of the cave, winding down, until they floated to the dojo at the bottom of the mountain, shrouding the Taoist priests on the altar in the glow of the sun. The high road standing on the altar, unmoving, standing upright, hands folded, face is unprecedented peace and tranquility, feet on the five-colored auspicious clouds, in the melodious music, rising......
This situation is shocking, and I am dumbfounded, if it is so easy to ascend to immortals, why should everyone buy lottery tickets?
No one saw me, and all the onlookers were so moved that they wept, even though the tears blurred their eyes and their noses interfered with their breathing, who could care so much at this great moment, raised his sleeve and wiped it on his face indiscriminately, and stood on tiptoe, stretched his neck, and stared at the hole without blinking, lest he miss a single detail.
I felt that in everyone's hearts, there was envy, jealousy, awe, and emotion, in short, mixed feelings.
Although I didn't say it, everyone was thinking about one question - as long as I was single-minded and devoted to internal refining, then, at this time next year, it would be my turn to become an immortal.
It wasn't until the last piece of the high road wrapped in auspicious clouds disappeared at the entrance of the cave that everyone dispersed with their hearts......
Year after year, the flowers are similar, and the people are different every year, and I feel like I am trapped here, witnessing a farce.
The people who ascend from this dojo are about one or two people every year. Although the number of people is small, it is a hope after all. Therefore, every year during the Midyear Festival, a large number of dignitaries and nobles come from all over the country to participate in the audition. After selecting the best of the best, there is a competition between several people.
The cruelty of the competition and the enthusiasm of the scene are even worse than the imperial examinations of the imperial court!
Everyone has a small abacus in their hearts: even if they pass the top prize, high-ranking officials have to do it, and horses have to ride, what can they do, although there is a silk bamboo and a pleasant ear, but it is difficult to escape the case, burying their heads in the mountains of official duties all day long, trembling, walking on thin ice, I can't say when I touched the emperor's scales, and it is inevitable that my head will be in a different place. What's more, the alien race goes south to herd horses, and the imperial court is declining!
Being an immortal is different, ordinary people in the world, including emperors and generals, have to bow their noble heads and bow down when they see immortals. In the final analysis, there is no way to be a man! Although the Great Khan of the steppe worships the heavens of immortality, he does not require immortality?
Because of this, although the country is declining, the government and the opposition have even set off a trend of becoming a monk. Regardless of men, women, young and old, sit up and walk, what is in mind is to enter this place, devote themselves to cultivation, and in the annual Zhongyuan Festival, with the help of the arms of the gods, jump out of the three realms, do not enter the five elements, cut off the book of life and death, and become immortals.
One year, this honor fell to a certain Taoist priest with profound Taoism, and after repeated investigations and comparisons, everyone agreed that this Taoist priest was the best candidate for immortal promotion that year. Although the cultivation of other people is also very good, compared to this high Dao thought, the heat is still a little bit worse, and if you want to become an immortal, you have to close the door and continue to cultivate.
Although the unsuccessful ones were not convinced, they had to bow their heads and accept their fate. -- This is the result of a referendum on the gathering of Taoist priests, and it has the highest effect, and others can only carry it out unconditionally, without the slightest dissent. What's more, this Taoist was originally from a royal family!
How magnificent and turbulent is the heart of this selected Gao Dao, needless to say, everyone can guess a few points. Even his family members rejoiced when they heard this.
-- There is an old saying that if one person attains the Tao, the chicken and the dog ascend to heaven.
Someone in the family becomes an immortal, first of all, the glorious lintel. Secondly, if there is a big or small thing, the gods can not help! Moreover, if there is a god in this family, there is no reason not to produce a second and a third...... If you don't do it, the whole family will be in the immortal class. As for the country of Shengdou Xiaomin, what does it have to do with me?
Ah, such a prospect is really desirable!
Leave my cold eyes and don't say it, good things don't go out, evil things go thousands of miles, people want to do bad things, they will always try their best to cover up, if there are good things, between words, I am afraid that others will not know! In short, this matter has spread far and wide in the rivers and lakes, and even the Buddhist sects that have been excluded and suppressed because of the gods have heard about it.
Although Buddhism has become a non-mainstream - the ancient Buddha of the green lantern has been going on for years, how can one step to the sky come quickly? -- But there are 3,000 nails in the rotten ship, and there are also Austrian aid from the palace in Buddhism, and a great Buddhist master has reached the former prince Chitose -- in the current Taoist priest's mansion, after greeting for a while, the Taoist monk carefully took out a cloth bag from his arms and solemnly handed it over to the Taoist priest.
What's in the bag? Could it be some magic weapon of Buddhism?
The Taoist priest was puzzled. Open it and take a look, yo! Know! -- It turned out to be a bag of realgar.
At that time, the story of the White Snake had been known in the streets, and people knew that in addition to the use of alchemy, this thing was also particularly effective in driving away snakes, insects, rats and ants.
There is even such a record in the Taoist immortal book: If a dying person takes realgar for a long time, he will be afraid of a hundred ghosts and dare not come to hook the soul, so that people can not die.
Weigh and weigh, about a catty.
At this time, the eminent monk grabbed the hand of the Taoist priest, put it heavily on the cloth bag, and said, "I heard that the cultivators attach great importance to this medicine, please place it secretly between your waist and abdomen, don't lose it, it may be useful in the future!" β
The so-called eight stones of Daomen alchemy, basha, yuesha, realgar, orpiment, zengqing, alum, reef, and gallbladder. When the Taoist priest saw that his former master was in trouble, he thought that it was rare for him to send it so far, so I would accept it. So I happily accepted.
On the day of ascending to immortals, after fasting and bathing, the former prince hid the bag of realgar in his personal place, and his plain clothes were elegant, looking like a fairy. After saying goodbye to his family and Taoist friends one by one, he took the BMW of the Son of Heaven to come to this dojo.
When the time came, sure enough, the auspicious clouds hung down, and the Taoist priest tiptoed up, leaving behind a mixture of sighs and weeping......
Another Taoist priest has ascended to immortality!
Everyone watched the back of the Taoist priest with satisfaction, bowed their hands to each other, and celebrated with crowns. Forget the broken mountains and rivers, and the iron hooves of Huma.
After a while, the crowd dispersed. In the cold wind, only the empty dojo remained. And above the dojo, the wisps of sandalwood that rises. And another thoughtful me.
It stinks!
After ten days or so, people living near the cliff suddenly smelled an inexplicable smell wafting in the air, which was not very obvious at first, and could only be caught by raising their noses when the wind was in the right direction. As time passed, the smell became heavier and heavier, and it could be smelled anytime and anywhere, and that's when people realized that it was a disgusting stench! I couldn't stand the smell, but I didn't know how to resist it, and in the end, everyone had to try to breathe through their mouths.
There is a hunter who lives here all year round and makes a living by hunting wolves, insects, tigers and leopards, and the efficiency of hunting is greatly reduced by the ubiquitous stench. This man swore to heaven that he would find the source of the stench. He walked through the mountains and mountains, and finally found that the closer he got to this dojo, the stronger the smell became, and no one should approach. Don't...... Could it be that the stench wafted from the dwelling place of the immortals? At first, he thought that his idea was very rebellious, that was where the gods lived.
Later, after repeated investigations, he became more and more convinced of his own judgment. Finally, one day, he made up his mind that he would go to the cave no matter what. This man has been climbing between cliffs since he was a child, and he has already developed the agility of an ape. Therefore, his fear of the cave was mainly psychological - he was worried that he would trespass into the cave and the gods would blame him. However, once he unloaded the burden in his heart, there was nothing that could stop him from moving forward.
The hunter suspended himself from the protruding rock and climbed the cliff through the thorns. As soon as I looked up, the mysterious and deep hole appeared in front of me, and I could reach it. The entrance of the cave is covered with green vines, and the strange rocks are craggy, and you can't see the things inside. The hunter gave his name and asked the gods for permission to meet him. After waiting for a long time, there was no sound in the cave. The hunter took a deep breath, mustered up his courage, pushed aside the green vines, and walked sideways. I don't know how deep this cave is, in short, the more you go, the colder it gets, the darker it gets. The fire fold in the hunter's hand illuminated a circle of light and drove away the darkness in front of him. As he walked, he seemed to have tripped over something, and the hunter slipped and almost fell on his heels. When he stood up straight and looked at his surroundings, the scene in front of him frightened his scalp numb, and the hairs on his body stood upside down.
I followed the hunter's point of view, looked at it, and was also surprised!
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In front of him lay a huge dragon, the verdant monster was covered with scales and armor, antlers and long whiskers, four claws were curved, and the tips of the claws were as sharp as hooks, it was indeed a legendary dragon. Judging from the head, the dragon's body can be meandering for miles. Devouring a living person is a piece of cake.
This dragon has been dead for a long time, and a rusty color full of the smell of death is all over the slender and thick body of the dragon, and the body has already begun to rot, and the rust color spreads wantonly on the dead dragon's body, dyeing the emerald green dragon body with the color of rotten wood, and the verdant green disappears, and a smell of rotten wood slag soaked in the stagnant water immediately rises. The stench that permeated the mountains and fields wafted from it.
Looking around again, an irrepressible shudder began on the hunter's back and slowly crawled all over his body, so frightened that the man with great courage almost screamed.
Although I had some guesses, it was hard to imagine - in front of and behind the dragon, there were piles of white bones. Like a hill, it reaches the top of the cave. The so-called dojo turned out to be a field of life and death!
He and I finally figured out that the five-colored auspicious cloud that led the Taoist to become an immortal was the poisonous gas exhaled by the dragon. And the so-called ascension to immortals is just a temple dedicated to the five internal organs of the dragon!
Pity those ignorant dignitaries and nobles, who originally dreamed of longevity, but ended up giving their own lives! -- Those who were selected with great effort have become Jiaolong's meal.
Although Jiao has been a dragon for 500 years, but the ancient Chinese view of dragons and Jiao is polarized, although the dragon has a clear distinction between good and evil, after all, there are many priesthoods, which belong to the internal contradictions of the people in the system, and Jiao is the contradiction between the enemy and me. The so-called dragon clan is originally a complicated system, and there have been natural true dragons, and they are big people who are in charge of a water palace and water mansion, but most of the blood is mixed and impure, even if it is the remnant of the carp dragon, it can barely be regarded as a descendant of the dragon species.
It's also inspirational!
Legend has it that there is a fish called the tiger fish, which turns into a dragon when it gets old. It can be seen that Jiaolong is a dragon species, which has been bred for thousands of years, and Jiaolong, who has ideals and pursuits, can change and become invisible when cultivating, and can divide himself into a hundred people, and then into thousands of people. It can hide thousands of armies and horses and turn them into a clump of trees, and it can also turn the three armies into birds and beasts. It is possible to take other people's things or move them to another place without being noticed. It is also possible to grow a variety of fruit trees, and the seeds grow and bloom immediately after they have landed, and bear edible fruits. You can cook and stir-fry food in a non-moving place for hundreds of people to eat. She can conjure beautiful women out of thin air, and she can also raise floods and fires.
The dragon that does not form a weapon can also spit out five-colored clouds covering ten miles of land, and the clouds go straight to the blue sky, dissolving with the sky, and blowing into the wind will set off flying sand and stones, and the houses, utensils, and mountains that are blown will immediately collapse and destroy. You can run thousands of miles in one day, and you can also use your mouth to spray water and change clouds, and with a wave of your tail, a thick fog will arise, and as long as you jump, you can go up to the sky and into the ground for hundreds of feet. He gathered the earth into mountains, and drilled the earth into deep pools. He can become an old man for a while, a teenager for a while, tall for a while, and very short for a while. It can enter the fire without fear of burning, it cannot be wet when it enters the water, it cannot be hurt by any weapon, it is not afraid of freezing in winter, and it does not sweat in the sun in summer. You can wade in the water without getting your shoes wet, soar through the clouds and fog, fly over rivers, lakes and seas, swim anywhere in the world at will, and you can go thousands of miles away between breaths. Able to walk on the water, can gather in rivers, lakes and seas of turtles, turtles, shrimps and crabs, so that they all come ashore to gather. This is all the talent of the dragon family!
Those dense turns, groups of small fish swimming around, once outbreak, because the blood is noble, perverse personality, often make waves, kill and kill people, so many religious people go to the peak of life, start a sect, often have to go to the tiger first, show their power, and by the way, extract the blood of the dragon clan to make magic weapons! And Heavenly Court often uses the Heavenly Tribulation to deal with the sinful Dragon Jiao, the so-called is not not to report, the time has not yet come, there is a leaving audit waiting for you!
However, the legendary catastrophe is like the police in film and television dramas, which always comes last, so more stories of dragons harming people are passed down to the world.
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