Chapter 349: A Coincidental Encounter with Taishang Laojun
Ren Qiang didn't want to go deep into the flood wilderness, because he was in trouble.
On this day, Ren Qiang practiced seventy-two changes at the foot of Nanshan Mountain, which was more than 100 miles away from Jianjin Village, and was seen by a tiger spirit who was cultivating on the mountain.
The tiger spirit saw that Ren Qiang was skillful in change, and knew that his cultivation was not low, so he wanted to hunt the elixir to strengthen himself. When Ren Qiang evolved into a weak white rabbit, a vicious tiger pounced and rushed over.
Ren Qiang hurriedly turned back to his original body and sacrificed a jujube stick to meet the head-on attack.
The tiger spirit was also very alert, and when he saw that he didn't succeed, he turned into a strange man with a face like blue indigo, hair like cinnabar, a huge mouth and fangs, eyes like copper bells, a nose with a half-foot, and a body two feet long, condescending, stretching out his long arm to grab Ren Qiang.
Ren Qiang also made his supernatural powers, becoming the same as the body transformed by the tiger spirit, with a general face and a jujube stick, but it was like an optimus pillar, resisting the tiger spirit.
The tiger spirit shrank and slipped away, and immediately turned into a fierce leopard, biting Ren Qiang's legs......
The two sides fought more than 100 battles, regardless of victory or defeat. Ren Qiang already felt that his physical strength was exhausted, so he didn't dare to fight, so he hurriedly used the earth shrinking technique to run.
The tiger spirit seemed to be "eating" Ren Qiang today, and he also used the earth shrinking technique to follow behind Ren Qiang, and shouted loudly while chasing: "Little man, go there!" ”
Ren Qiang panicked, took the jujube stick back to his body, turned into a sparrow, and flew to nail it in the treetops.
Hu Jingyuan opened his eyes and watched, and saw that Ren Qiang had turned into a sparrow and nailed it to the tree, so he took the magic image, turned into a hungry eagle, shook his wings, and flew to fight.
When Ren Qiang saw it, Sou's wings flew up, turned into a big bird, and rushed to the sky.
When the tiger spirit saw it, he shook his feathers sharply, turned into a big crane, and went up to the sky to find it.
Ren Qiang pressed his body down again, rushed into the mountain stream, turned into a fish, and swam into the water.
The tiger spirit rushed to the edge of the stream, but disappeared, thinking that the prey must have gone into the water. Another transformation into an osprey, floating on the surface of the downstream waves waiting.
After a while, Ren Qiang turned into a fish, swimming along the water, and suddenly saw a bird flying in, thinking: "It must be that tiger spirit has changed and is waiting for me!" "Turn your head sharply, make a splash and leave.
When the tiger spirit saw it, he said in his heart: "Why did I go back when I saw this fish, it must be a villain." "Caught up and pecked at the brush.
Ren Qiang hurriedly pulled out of the water, turned into a water snake, swam to the shore, and burrowed into the grass.
The tiger spirit couldn't see Ren Qiang, only heard a sound of water, saw a snake pulled out, recognized it as the prey, turned around sharply, and turned into a gray crane with a red embroidered top, stretched out a long mouth, like a pointed iron pincer, and came to eat the water snake.
Ren Qiang saw that his life was not guaranteed, and he saw that there was a small hole as a diameter like a bean next to him, and he turned into an earthworm and drilled down.
When the tiger saw this, he turned into a big rooster with a sharp beak and claws, pecking and gouging at the small hole.
Ren Qiang practiced seventy-two changes, borrowing the two qi of heaven and earth, yin and yang. Under this dark and dark underground, occult magic cannot be performed.
And this small hole is less than two feet deep, listening to the peck sound that is getting closer and closer above, Ren Qiang lamented in his heart: "I want to travel through the flood for tens of thousands of years, and live a hundred years of human life peacefully, I don't want to die in the belly of a tiger spirit today!" ”
Ren Qiang was waiting for death here in fear, and suddenly heard a voice, "Demon beast, you have to spare people and spare people!" Then there was a "plop" sound, and the pecking on it stopped abruptly.
"Xiao Renqiang, the danger above has been lifted, come out!" A deep old voice came.
Who knows my name?
Ren Qiang rarely went out of the west coast of the East China Sea, and was busy disciplining the humans around him, and the only friends in the flood were the East China Sea Dragon Clan, Kong Xuan, Dong Zhongshu and a few of his friends. And there is no one who can call "Xiao Renqiang" here.
Who is this man?
But it's not a tiger spirit! Because it is impossible for the tiger spirit to know his name, and it doesn't sound like it.
Ren Qiang trembled and drilled to the entrance of the cave, and through the thin layer of soil, he saw an old man who looked like he was sixty years old, with white hair but a ruddy complexion, white shoes, several locks of long beard fluttering on his chest, and a three-bun on his head.
Ren Qiang saw his immortal wind bones, and there was no malice. Knowing that he was rescued. Hurriedly climbed out of the hole, turned back into himself, stepped forward and saluted: "Thank you seniors for saving your life!" ”
The man waved the white whisk in his hand lightly, "haha" and said with a smile: "As the saying goes, if there is no profit, you don't get up early!" If you say that I have the grace to save my life, then how can you thank me? ”
"This ......" Ren Qiang ran out of ideas for a while. I think the only thing I can do is the twelve Dinghai God Beads. Look at the extraordinary value of this long dish, don't thank you for not being able to send pickles back. With a turn of inspiration, he hurriedly said: "Xiaodao has no long things, let the benefactor serve him, be a cow and a horse, and have no complaints." ”
The man laughed again: "It's okay, according to your words, how about going to my palace to work for a period of time?" ”
Ren Qiang: "The trail is willing to go!" But I don't know the benefactor's surname, where is the immortal mansion? ”
"Hahaha, Lao Dao is the leader of the human race, and Taishang Laojun is also. Stayed in Taiqing Daihirada Hakkeigu Shrine. The man stroked his long hair, moved lightly, and said with a kind face.
Yes!!!!!
Terran Sect Master, Taishang Laojun - this is not the first of the three Qings to become a saint after Nuwa!
However, what makes Ren Qiang remember Taishang Laojun the most and what interests him the most is the circulation of him in later generations:
It is rumored that Taishang Laojun evolved from the later generation of Lao Tzu. According to the "Historical Records", Lao Tzu once guarded the history of Tibet in the Zhou Dynasty of China, and his mother was born 72 years pregnant, born with white hair, so he was called Lao Tzu.
Because he was born under the plum tree, he was born to speak, and his surname was "Li" because he referred to the tree. There are many names in folklore, also known as Boyang, Taishang Laojun, Lao Dan, Lao Jun, Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu Daojun, Li Boyang, Li Laojun.
However, when later generations mentioned Lao Tzu, they regarded him as a historical figure, and when they mentioned Taishang Laojun, they regarded him as a "god".
In Ren Qiang's previous life, various industries, such as: blacksmiths, coal potters, bowl and chopsticks, knife sharpeners, farriers, etc., all worshiped Taishang Laojun as the ancestor.
The "Tao Te Ching" left by Taishang Laojun to future generations has a huge influence at home and abroad. It is widely translated and read abroad.
The central idea of the Tao Te Ching is: "Dao", and "Dao" is "Dao Ke Dao, very Dao." The name is famous, and the name is not very famous".
Taoists believe that individuals should not oppose the Tao, but should obey the Tao and act according to it. The struggle for power is absurd and very immoral. The Tao is invincible, and people should follow its path.
Taoists believe that water is very weak, and willingly flows to the lower places, even if it encounters the weakest force, it does not show resistance, but water is indestructible. Conversely, the hardest stone will be broken by water.
For the individual, simplicity and naturalness are commendable. Violence should be avoided and people should be pure-hearted. Man should not change the world, but respect the world.
For the government and government, the policy of doing nothing is the smartest policy. Adopting a more elaborate legal system or imposing a legal system usually makes things worse. High taxes and wars are contrary to the spirit of Taoist philosophy.
The book is very short, less than 6,000 words in Chinese, but its ideas are extremely rich. In China, although Confucianism is the mainstream of Chinese philosophy in the past dynasties, Confucian philosophy has absorbed many ideas from Taoism, and Confucianism still respects Taoism very much.
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When Ren Qiang heard this, he was like an initiation, his spirit was lifted, and he hurriedly bowed down. He shouted loudly: "The trail has eyes but no beads, and I don't know that the Holy Venerable has arrived, and I hope for forgiveness." Long live the Holy Honor, long live, long live! ”
"I don't blame you, get up!" Taishang Laojun shook the white whisk, and Ren Qiang stood up involuntarily.
Looking at the benevolent face of Taishang Laojun, Ren Qiang didn't know what to say for a while, and he was stunned there, not knowing what to do.
"Since you have agreed to me, then, let's go!" Taishang Laojun flicked the white breeze into the air, and a cloud of colored clouds immediately floated to him.
"This ...... I ......" Ren Qiang thought that he was going to go far away, and he should say to Dong Zhishu and the immortals in the family. I didn't dare to brush off the will of the old gentleman, and I stammered and didn't know how to express it.
"Do you want to say goodbye to your family and friends? You can use Transsion. "Taishang Laojun sees through Ren Qiang's heart.
"Transsion?" Ren Qiang was puzzled.
"Oh, if you cultivate to your level, you should be able to." Taishang Laojun said, blowing a breath of fairy air at Ren Qiang's head, "Who do you want to transmit to whom, imagine whose appearance is in your heart, express what you want to say with your mind, and the other party will understand." ”
Ren Qiang nodded, imagining the appearance of Dong planting trees in his heart, and said in his heart: "Fighting with demon beasts in the wilderness, when my life was in danger, I happened to meet Taishang Laojun to save me.
"In order to thank Taishang Laojun, I volunteered to go to his Bajing Palace to do a period of service, and I left immediately and did not go back.
"On the other side of Jianjin Village, I asked my brother to take care of it. The immortals in the family also bothered their brothers to tell them. Let them practice hard at home, and don't make trouble. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Dong Chongshu's voice in his head: "I know, congratulations to Brother Ren for meeting the Great Sage and the Great Sage!" ”
Ren Qiang nodded, happy in his heart. Secretly thought: This transmission is much more convenient than the mobile phones of later generations. You don't have to press the numbers, you don't have to hold it, it's not radiated yet.
Taishang Laojun smiled again, brought a colorful cloud to his feet, took Ren Qiang's hand, and shook it lightly, and the two of them floated up like kites.
Ren Qiang stood on the colorful clouds, only to feel that the clouds around him were floating backwards, and he couldn't feel himself moving at all. It's tens of thousands of times better than the distance reduction and drift techniques that I used in the past while twisting the mantra and chanting the mantra.
I couldn't help but sigh: This immortal spell, the higher the cultivation, the better it is.
The effort was not enough to arrive at the Taiqing Daihirada Hakkei Palace. Taishang Laojun fell into the clouds, and Ren Qiang already felt down-to-earth. It's as if you're walking on this flat ground.