Chapter Twenty-Four: The Heavenly Venerable Hall Discusses the Dao
From the city to the Swallow Stone, there are people who go up the mountain to worship along the way to join the procession, and the number is quite spectacular. And the nickname "stupid" spread like a plague among the population. Chen Cai was walking on the road, and from time to time someone greeted him with a smile: "Hello stupid brother." It doesn't matter if the man knows him or not. This also made him hate it so much, and his heart was even more resentful.
Taiyan Mountain, the square is crowded. Shoucheng stood on the high platform and said loudly: "Everyone, you are tired from the journey, please rest for a while, and then invite you to visit the immortal master in the Tianzun Hall tomorrow." With that, he set about settling the guests.
The next day, before the sky was clear, everyone arrived as promised.
To get to the Tianzun Palace, you have to climb a stone staircase. The stone staircase is as high as you can see at a glance, and it is hundreds of steps high. Some people who are physically exhausted are already in despair when they see this scene.
Chen Cai saw that many people were gloomy, and he was proud. He thought in his heart that if he could climb this stone staircase one step ahead of everyone else, it would be a big thing. It's also good to humiliate those who called him a "stupid boy" by the way. Chen Cai realized that he was fighting and brawling every day, and the stone steps in front of him must not be difficult for him, so he quickly climbed to the top without saying a word.
Chen Cai begged for speed regardless of his physical strength, and after only going up dozens of steps, he was out of breath and tired to the ground. However, there was talk and laughter along the way, and the slow Su Yi and a few others came behind and surpassed Chen Cai.
"Damn, are you going to reincarnate so quickly?" Chen Cai gasped and scolded.
"Climb so slowly, don't you want to be reincarnated, tuberculosis?" Su Yi scolded back with a smile. When a few people next to him heard this, they laughed again.
Chen Cai suffered another loss, and he didn't dare to fight back, so he only said ruthlessly in his heart: "Damn, the stinky boy dares to scold me for being a dead man, let's see." ”
It took a few hours, and everyone reached the top one after another.
The Tianzun Hall is much taller than the Tianqing Palace, and a huge statue of a god is enshrined in the hall. The idol was two feet high, and when he looked up, he trembled like an ant under the eyes of a giant. The statue is so majestic that people dare not look at it directly. Su Yi stood outside the hall and looked at it stupidly, and he actually had a sense of fear, and couldn't help but kneel down.
Seeing that Su Yi's face was different, Yu Heng stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder and said: "That is the image of 'Linggong Taixu Yuanjun', and the junior brother can have a sense of awe for it, which means that the junior brother has a lot of fate to enter the Tao and can communicate with the Heavenly Master." ”
"The Spirit Palace is too void Yuanjun..."Su Yi said, "It's really daunting. ”
Suddenly a bell rang. In the big hall, under the statue of the god above the incense platform, I don't know when there was one more person, and no one outside the hall noticed it. Su Yi fixed his eyes and saw that the person was Guiyangzi.
It wasn't until Guiyangzi's voice came from inside the hall that everyone noticed. The immortal sound floated into everyone's ears, and they said very clearly: "All boys, boys, girls, disciples of Taiyan Mountain, come into the hall." Others, please wait outside the temple. ”
Su Yi wanted to stay, but was pulled by Yu Heng and brought into the Tianzun Palace. In a short time all the people sat down on the floor in the temple. After a burst of rustling, there was a sudden silence inside and outside the hall. Time seemed to have stopped, and everyone waited quietly.
After a long time, I heard Gui Yangzi speak: "Who of you will tell me what 'cultivation' is?"
Chen Cai preemptively said: "Naturally, it is to seek the way of immortality. ”
Guiyangzi nodded and said, "Straightforward, it is also one of the answers." Chen Cai was complacent when he heard this, and decided that he must have an immortal fate.
Seeing that such a person who did not learn and did not know how to do it could be affirmed by the immortals, they all became enthusiastic. Guiyangzi's answer to each person is a one-by-one comment.
"The disciple believes that cultivation is the process of perfecting the true self. The so-called 'cultivation' is even more bumpy; pure cultivation is also cultivation, and penance cultivation is also cultivation, and in the final analysis, it is all about draining people's minds. Therefore, those who can cultivate can attain the Great Dao. Tang Ying spoke.
Guiyangzi listened to it and praised: "The insights are unique, and over time, even if you can't get the Great Dao, it is inevitable to become a great talent." ”
Chen Cai heard that Tang Ying was praised, and his heart was even more resentful.
Seeing that no one spoke again, Guiyangzi glanced at it, his eyes fell on Su Yi, and said, "Su Yi, what do you think?"
Su Yi was suddenly named, stunned, and was embarrassed: "Disciple... The disciple felt..."He was thoughtful, but he didn't know how to express it for a while.
Chen Cai sneered and said, "What opinion can he have as a market person." He checked Su Yi's origins, but he really had too bad a background, and his qualifications were even more dull, and he couldn't even mix up the identity of a disciple of Taiyan Mountain.
Guiyangzi didn't pay attention to him, and continued to say to Su Yi: "You speak slowly. ”
Su Yi said slowly: "It is said that the Great Dao is three thousand, and the Dao is different for everyone. If the heart of the Tao is not right, there is no way to talk about cultivation. So... Therefore, the disciple thinks that the question of the master... It's a bit too embarrassing. ”
Su Yi said that, and a whispering sound sounded in the hall.
"Your realm is already higher than others. Guiyangzi smiled, "Then can you tell me, how is this problem embarrassing?"
"The ancestor did not ask the 'Tao' but first asked the 'Dao', which is inevitably suspected of putting the cart before the horse. Su Yi said simply.
"Good, good. Guiyangzi said hello three times in a row, and his heart was very relieved.
Everyone cast appreciative glances at Su Yi, and Chen Cai was even more red-eyed.
After a few exchanges, the hall returned to calm.
"For the next half day, you will sit in this hall in front of the statue of Yuan Jun, but I hope you can have some understanding. Guiyangzi closed his eyes as he spoke.
This scene seemed familiar to Su Yi, who had been sitting in the Tianqing Hall for more than half a day. For him, this is a small matter. Others, however, are different. Half a day passed, some people were still energetic and thoughtful, some people were miserable and restless for half a day, and some people like Chen Cai and others fell asleep after a while, until the bell rang outside the hall, and then they woke up and stretched their waists, looking like they were out of condition.
"It's also a good thing that you can sleep and recuperate in the Tianzun Palace. Guiyangzi smiled.
Everyone laughed, and the few people who slept were even hotter.
After waiting for the quietness to calm down, Guiyangzi sighed and said loudly: "Everyone, please go back, and the rest will be arranged by Shoucheng." This was also addressed to those who were waiting outside the temple.
After everyone heard this, they knew that this time no one could enter the eyes of the immortals, and they all sighed in disappointment. When he was about to leave, he heard Gui Yangzi say: "The little girl of the Tang family, you have a high level of understanding, if you don't dislike it, you can practice with your teachers and uncles on Taiyan Mountain for a period of time, which will be of great benefit to you." ”
Tang Yingxi said: "Thank you for your advice." ”
Chen Cai was even more angry when he heard this, and while kicking the futon on the ground away, he walked towards the outside of the hall, and said angrily: "What a thing, wasting Lao Tzu's time." ”
Shoucheng outside the hall also said to everyone: "If you don't dislike it, you will be able to do it for a few more days, so that I can fulfill the friendship of the landlord in Taiyan Mountain." ”
Everyone came and went back in disappointment, and they all said yes in a stupid way.