Chapter 225: Cultivating the Tao and Becoming an Immortal
In the past, I often heard people talk about the topic of cultivating and becoming immortals, and my grandparents also often mentioned it. Hao Hongliang always listened to it as a story or a joke, but this time when he heard Lizena say this, the original thoughts in his heart were really a little shaken.
Cultivating the Tao to become an immortal is the dream and ideal of many people, but no one has ever succeeded. Until now, all that remains are those ancient legends......
What is Immortal?
Is it someone like Ander Water?
His master Sun Wukong is a character in myths and legends, and he should be regarded as an immortal. Now it has really appeared, and it has also led him to embark on the path of cultivation. I have to say that those ancient legends are not necessarily fake, and it is true that they are not good......
Hao Hongliang walked out of the dream sanatorium with the doubts in his heart and came to the mountain gate of Linhaiguan.
Today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. It is almost dusk, and the visitors who watch the sea go home early to enjoy the moon and celebrate the festival, and it is quiet here.
He took a big turn outside the Linhai Mountain Gate, and after checking the terrain, he called Menghu out of the space of Xiaomengding.
"Menghu, I'm going to set up a simple creature formation here. This is what I promised my grandfather before, to improve the environment of the seaside view. You've worked hard, help me make a ...... for a while."
Hao Hongliang transmitted the voice to Menghu and told it the idea of setting up the Soul Formation and the specific location of the formation eye.
"Okay, master. The formation is very simple, and I know how to do it. ”
After receiving the master's instructions, Menghu immediately ran to dig the array.
Hao Hongliang marked the periphery of the Linhai View and entered the courtyard of the Linhai Temple. He gracefully walked around the Linhai View twice, leaving the marks of the Array in several places in the View.
Finally, he took out the animal skin bag that Neverland Manor had given him, took out some of the treasures inside, and sorted them out in different categories.
It was already completely dark. Hao Hongliang came to the outside of Linhaiguan again, followed behind Menghu, and put the allocated heavenly and earthly treasures into the excavated array, and immediately restored them to their original appearance.
Hao Hongliang and Menghu were busy inside and outside the Linhai Temple all night, and it wasn't until the sun rose that all the eyes of the Living Soul Formation were filled.
I checked it carefully and confirmed that it was correct. Hao Hongliang used the brilliance of the morning sun to exude his own spiritual energy, and carved the formation pattern of the living soul array inside and outside the Linhai Temple. Then, following the first batch of tourists who made incense on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, they entered the Linhai Temple.
Hao Hongliang picked up Menghu and ran to the main hall. Here he saw his grandfather, who was reciting scriptures with his eyes closed.
"Bullnose, why are you here? ”
Hao Hongliang asked with great concern.
It's warm as spring inside the dream sanatorium, but it's freezing outside. There are no heating facilities in this hall, and it is very cold.
"Hehe, it's Ryoko. There is a Dharma service today, and I will come out to do the activity. Are you looking for me?"
Hao Mengdao opened his eyes and looked at his eldest grandson with a smile.
"Grandpa, let's go inside and talk. ”
Hao Hong nodded and helped Hao Mengdao to the side clean room in the hall.
"Ryoko, what kind of fame are you going to do mysteriously?"
Hao Mengdao sat cross-legged on the futon with a smile and said to his eldest grandson.
"Grandpa, just now I set up a formation of a living soul array in Linhai Temple. This formation is a simple formation, which can only make the aura here slightly more, a little more abundant than the outside of the view, and the rest will not be. It's better not to come here too often. ”
As he spoke, Hao Hongliang waved his hand and activated the formation.
"Boom ......"
After a sound that seemed to be thunder, the Soul Formation was activated, and the Linhai Temple suddenly changed. Not only did the air feel a slight aura that began to spread throughout the view, but the temperature inside and outside was slowly rising. Although it is too far away from the dream sanatorium, it also makes Hao Mengdao feel very excited.
"Yes. It's enough to have this little aura, and it's not in vain that those apprentices have suffered with me for so many years. I've also thought about it, this place can't be compared with the inside of the dream sanatorium, and the changes can't be too big, and there are problems when it's big. The main reason is that there are too many people who come here to practice, and if they all live here and don't want to leave, it is very easy for things to happen if there are too many people living here. ”
Hao Mengdao's worries were not superfluous. He has deeply experienced the benefits of living in a dream sanatorium, and has also seen that no one wants to leave even if there is nothing wrong with their health. Even if it's only half a day, I have to rush back to live.
Especially those who come to visit relatives and friends are eager to come and stay for a few more days, and some even want to stay here and don't leave. If it weren't for the strict management of General Jin and Tang Guzi, this sanatorium would have been overcrowded long ago.
"Grandpa, I heard that Grandpa Rotbersha wants to learn from you as a teacher. ”
The formation has been activated and is starting to function normally. Hao Hongliang remembered the old man Rotbersa, so he changed the topic and asked the doubts in his heart very sincerely, he wanted to hear the truth from his grandfather.
"What do you mean by this? Ryoko, the old man of Rotbersha is very sincere. But I really can't teach him anything, and I really don't want to take him as an apprentice. ”
Hao Mengdao said to Hao Hongliang helplessly.
"Grandpa, you said, is the story of cultivating and becoming an immortal true? Don't tell me about sectarian theories, yin and yang five elements, or anything, I want to listen to what you have to say. ”
Hao Hongliang then asked.
"Ryoko, our sect itself has a long history and profound teachings. Master taught me that there are four realms of cultivation, the first is to hear the Tao, the second is to know, then to see the Tao, and finally to attain the Tao. Attaining enlightenment and becoming an immortal is one of the ultimate goals of our cultivators, and it is the lifelong expectation of every cultivator.
Ryoko, let's be honest with you. Your grandfather, I really don't know if I will become an immortal in cultivation, maybe it's because my heart is insincere and I can't cultivate at home.
I have been cultivating with Master since I was a child, and I have been cultivating for so many years. It's true that I've never seen anyone become an immortal, and now I don't have much hope, just through cultivation to cultivate one's character, strengthen one's body, and prolong one's life. ”
Hao Mengdao has been cultivating with his master since he was a child, and now he has become a leader in Linhai Temple, and he can be regarded as a great Taoist. Not long ago, Hao Hongliang combed his body for him, so that his cultivation soared to the level of internal strength. At this age, he has seen it all, and has no reservations about his grandson.
"Grandpa, what does it mean to become an immortal? is it really like the story?"
Hao Hongliang still asked further.
"It is said that if you are successful in cultivating the Tao, you will be reborn, your magic will be boundless, and you will be able to ascend to heaven and enter the earth.
In the end, I became an immortal, and I was about to fly to the heavens to the fairy world, but I really haven't seen it yet. ”
Hao Mengdao told the truth.
"Is it the whole person who has ascended? Where is the fairy world?"
Hao Hongliang continued to ask.
"It's definitely not the whole person who is ascending, maybe it's just the soul, right? The fairy world is very ethereal, and the ascension is very empty.
It seems to be everywhere, and it seems to be nowhere to be found, perhaps in heaven...... Maybe it's in my heart......"
Speaking of this, Hao Mengdao's face was solemn and fascinated, and his answer was ambiguous.
"Grandpa, are souls and consciousness the same thing?"
Hao Hongliang wanted to find out, like a child.
"Soul and consciousness, the two are probably, probably, not too much. The soul is too ethereal to be seen or touched, but the consciousness is very real, and although it is also invisible and intangible, it can command everything in the body.
Ryoko, the question you asked is too illusory, and I really haven't studied it in depth. ”
Hao Mengdao was also not very clear about this, and his answer was even more vague.
"Grandpa, do you think that Andeshui, Sheng Lina and Qian Shixing in the Dream Manor look like immortals?"
Hao Hongliang asked from a different angle, wanting to know what grandpa thought of Andeshui and making a comparison.
"Liangzi, did you learn that qigong skill from them?"
Hao Mengdao has always been more and more curious about his grandson's ability, especially since the whole dream sanatorium, he has been even more surprised. I always wanted to find Hao Hongliang to find out, so I asked rhetorically.
"No, but it's the same thing. ”
Hao Hongliang didn't want to hide too much from his grandfather, so he agreed.
"I said Liangzi, that dream manor has been a very magical place since ancient times, and it is really a dragon that sees the head but does not see the end!
The spells of the three old men in Andeshui are quite powerful. The last time you broke through in your practice, they came over to help you protect the Fa, and I had already learned it at that time, and it was indeed unusual.
But those three old men are not our fellow believers. They probably practiced a different kind of spell, which was completely different from our sect. Judging from their mana, they should be similar to immortals. But why are they in the mortal world? We ...... in the world."
Hao Mengdao squinted his eyes and said slowly to Hao Hongliang. He had been skeptical and wanted to get to the bottom of it, but he couldn't get to where to start.
"Grandpa, you're thinking too much. Hao Hongliang interrupted Hao Mengdao's words.
"Yes, I've heard that you kid can fly into the sky. ”
Hao Mengdao narrowed his eyes, he remembered what Rote Bosa said, "Your Liangzi soared into the sky in Neverland, and he flew high. ”
"Grandpa, that's qigong to a certain extent, and I have to release it, and I can't take it seriously. ”
Hao Hongliang had already prepared a speech, and explained to Hao Mengdao in passing.
“......”
Hao Hongliang and Hao Mengdao asked and answered, discussing the issue of cultivating and becoming immortals with great interest. I didn't know that my grandmother Qin Yihua had come in and found here.
"Liangzi, in my opinion, your grandfather and I are now strong and energetic, and we are already rejuvenated, more immortal than immortals.
What are you talking about? It's exhausting, I can't figure it out. Let's go, Ryoko, let's go home for dinner. ”
As he spoke, Qin Yihua dragged Hao Mengdao and left, and Hao Hongliang had no choice but to follow them obediently.
The three of them came to the mountain gate of Linhaiguan, and stepped out of the living array, and immediately had a feeling of cool breeze, and there was a great difference between the internal and external environment and temperature.
(To be continued.) )