The summer sun should be very hot, but today's temperature is surprisingly comfortable.

"Brother Zhice, thank you for your help. ”

The two walked out of the examination room together, and at the same time, Lu Beichen's heart actually had a feeling of meeting a confidant, "I heard that Zhang Sheng's envoy is very talented, and he was famous for his extraordinary wisdom and insight in the Holy Capital, and it is really an honor for Beichen to meet him today." ”

"You're welcome. Zhang Zhice said, "A few years ago, I was also one of the many disciples who participated in the test, in other words, I am also your senior brother, just call me in private." ”

Lu Beichen thought in his heart, this holy envoy was very approachable, so he followed the words, "Thank you for your help, if it wasn't for you just now, I'm afraid I would be dumb again." ”

"The teacher called, I can't help it. Zhang Zhice said with a smile.

"Is it Mr. Bai?" Lu Beichenchen asked curiously.

"If Brother Zhice hadn't thought deeply about the issue of Buddha and Tao, he wouldn't have risked a big taboo to help someone he had never met. ”

"You're smart. Zhang Zhice nodded and continued, "My curiosity about you is indeed not because of the teacher, but because of your words, which are really exciting. ”

Lu Beichen said with a wry smile, "It's just nonsense in a hurry, thank you to the Holy Envoy for your appreciation." ”

Zhang Zhice casually closed his fan and said with a smile, "Then can you tell me, do you have any similarities or references between the Buddha and the Tao, and why did you abandon the idea of the same end on different paths?"

Lu Beichen said, "I just summarized it roughly. The concepts between Taoism and Buddhism are often mixed with each other, but they are also different. Most of the monasticism focuses on the strength of the strength, but ignores the practice of the inner mind. And these are the things that Buddhist practitioners are good at. I think that Buddhism and Taoism can complement each other, not exclude each other. ”

"But have you ever tried such a combination?"

Lu Beichen shook his head, then thought of something, pondered for a moment, and said, "It seems that there is." ”

Zhang Zhice stopped, his eyes revealing a deep desire for knowledge.

Lu Beichen also stopped and explained, "Actually, my health has not been good since I was a child, and the master in the academy taught me a set of mental methods. Later, I read about the Buddha's mind method in the book "Mahayana Buddhism" and found it very similar to the Heart Nourishing Sutra that I had been familiar with. ”

"And then?"

"When I was building the foundation, this set of mental methods helped me a lot. Lu Beichen continued to explain, "So I think that the Buddhist Sect is helpful to the cultivation of Taoism, and the combination of the two is not indispensable, and it should not be mutually exclusive." ”

"You mean, you've been practicing Buddhism since you were a child?" Zhang Zhice asked, his tone mixed with a hint of surprise.

Lu Beichen nodded slightly in response.

"Did you just build the foundation recently?" Zhang Zhice continued.

Lu Beichen was slightly shocked, and he was silent for a moment before replying, "Hmm." ”

"Ordinary people generally start to build a foundation when they are young, and at the latest they start at the age of ten, why are you only ...... now?"

"What's the problem?"

Zhang Zhice noticed the change in Lu Beichen's expression, so he felt a little rude and said, "Don't get me wrong. I just wanted to ask to make sure my conjecture is true......"

Lu Beichen said, "At that time, I encountered a very serious problem, so the foundation was not completed. ”

Zhang Zhice said, "I'm actually wondering, could it be that your mental method is hindering the foundation building?"

"No way. Lu Beichen shook his head firmly.

He had thought about this before, but he was completely denied by himself in less than a moment, because he believed that the Master would not deliberately do something to hinder a child's cultivation.

And the fact that he couldn't build a foundation and couldn't get a chance to have a big road was sentenced by the Maoshan Dao chief when he was five years old, and there was no influence of external factors at all.

"Why are you so sure?" Zhang Zhice was shocked by Lu Beichen's interruption.

"Because I believed. Lu Beichen said without hesitation, "The master taught this set of mental methods that day, so that I could stabilize my heart and suppress the cold. The body is my own, and it is natural to feel these realities. I can't build a foundation for some other reason, not because of that. Recently, I was able to overcome the most difficult level, and this set of mental methods has helped me a lot, which is a summary of what I have experienced. ”

"But you're just laying the grounds, after all. Zhang Zhice said, "Maybe it's because the realm is low, so there hasn't been a violation of harmony." ”

"You may be right. Lu Beichen said, "But for the time being, I insist on what I think is right." ”

"When I was preparing for the exam that day, I accidentally opened some Buddhist scriptures and Taoist treasures, probably because I read them together, so that there was a collision and fusion of ideas, so that I came to this conclusion. ”

"The soul thoughts mentioned in the Daozang are actually formed by the fusion of the consciousness and the soul. The so-called awareness of God is the perception of the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and brain of the outside world. In Mahayana Buddhism, there is also a related statement. In addition to these six consciousnesses, the book also mentions the mana consciousness and the alayya consciousness. Later, I flipped through the four gods in the lecture notes of the Great Dao, and it turned out that in addition to knowing the gods, there were also the primordial gods, the holy spirits, and the jade gods. ”

This alone also shows that there must be something in common between Buddhism and Taoism. ”

According to the handouts, the yin and yang gods in the primordial gods correspond to the Buddha's mana consciousness and alayya consciousness. For the thorough understanding of life, in this regard, the Dao handouts mostly put forward the Holy Spirit and the Jade God, which are the higher levels of life. It's just that, from ancient times to the present, no one seems to have reached this level.

"The study of Taoism at the level of life may be deeper than that of Buddhism, but in the proposition of whether life is eternal, Buddhism undoubtedly takes a more long-term view. ”

"When I was a child, I read a book called "Spirituality", which said that after any life dies, it will be sent to the heavenly river in the same way. Reincarnate for thousands of times until you find a suitable body and form a new life. This is not a Taoist treasure or a Buddhist scripture, but a strange book that has been circulated in the world. The existence of Tianhe corresponds to the reincarnation mentioned in Buddhism, but it is not mentioned in the Taoist sect for the time being. ”

Lu Beichen threw out his views again and again. This is something that he has been indulging in the library for more than half a month and analyzing for a long time, which makes him excited.

After listening to Lu Beichen's words, Zhang Zhice touched the hair on his temples, smiled slightly and said, "You seem to know a lot about many things that are out of the way, and your cultivation is still on the first floor, but you have such an insight, can you tell me, where does the teacher come from?"

"My master's name is Mr. Qiu Shan. Lu Beichen said calmly, "You may not know him, but my master is a very powerful person." ”

"In the Holy Capital for more than a few years, I have not heard of this Venerable One. Although I have never met, he must be as powerful as you said, otherwise how could there be such an excellent apprentice, I hope to have the opportunity to visit him in the future. Zhang Zhice said respectfully, and his gestures did show his cultivation.

And it happened that this kind of cultivation made Lu Beichen suddenly a little ashamed.

After all, what he just said, "My master is very powerful", was purely to show off. I didn't expect people to be so polite and humble, and to dissolve the embarrassment of both parties.

It turned out that in the Holy Capital, there were not so many people with eyes in the sky, Lu Beichen couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and then said, "I'm not that good, Brother Zhice's open-mindedness really makes Beichen admire." ”

Zhang Zhice naturally understood what Lu Beichen was admiring, and also understood what he was vaguely sorry for, and said, "Many years ago, I was like you, I walked out of this huge examination room, arrogant, but I always felt that I did have such qualifications to be proud, so I ignored the jealous eyes. ”

Lu Beichen looked at his eyes, and suddenly a lot of thoughts suddenly appeared in his heart, and he couldn't say it for a while.

Zhang Zhice patted him on the shoulder and continued, "Actually, you are very good, no matter what, I hope to see you in the next exam." ”

Lu Beichen looked at him blankly, his expression at this time could only be described as dumbfounded—he felt a little funny, he never thought that a holy envoy would say such a thing to himself.

Some of the onlookers were talking about this majestic and chic man. He is also a famous figure in the capital, one of the four holy envoys, Zhang Zhice.

Zhang Zhice is not the same as Leng Mingzhe and Yun Feiyang, his cultivation realm is not very high, but he is as famous as he is, and he has a lot of strategies.

He is above Leng Mingzhe, about twenty years old. It was a pure coincidence that he participated in the national examination that year. Because of some extraordinary insights in a test paper, Mr. Bai was caught at a glance, and the Holy Lord wanted to summon this special talent.

Therefore, although he was slightly inferior in the cultivation realm, with his excellent thinking and strategy, it was enough for him to gain a firm foothold in the Holy Capital.

Perhaps it is because Zhang Zhice is famous for his talent, and he is less obsessed than many cultivators.

It is precisely because there is no deliberate pursuit that this holy envoy is a little different.

Lu Beichen was silent for a while, and after thinking for a few moments, he asked, "Can Brother Zhice tell me something?"

"What?"

"Between the two families of Buddhism and Taoism, thousands of years ago, they were originally one, why are they parting ways now?"

"The gap between the two starts with a story. ”