41. The rank of the Taoist priest
I drove to the haunted house they were talking about in the east of the city, and before I could get close, I felt a terrible ghostly aura.
Unlike Yin Qi, the feeling of Ghost Qi is more intense. If the yin qi only makes people feel gloomy and cold, then the ghost qi already makes people feel suffocated on the verge of death.
I started to get my blood pumping, and for some reason, there was always a feeling that something was calling me.
"Get in there and get back what belongs to us."
Inside, another voice rang out, she hadn't spoken for days since she helped me last time, but at this time, her voice was a little urgent, as if urging me.
What is it that belongs to us?
She said we, could it be, is she really me?
I began to wonder myself, am I having a split personality?
I shook my head and regained some composure.
No, I can't go in right now. I ignored the urging voice in my head and drove straight back.
I drove all the way to the police station and went straight in to find Zhong Qiu.
"Zhong Qiu, I found a place where it is very abnormal."
Zhong Qiu, who heard my words, came out of a large pile of materials, and I noticed that the whole room was full of materials, and the whole thing was about to drown Zhong Qiu.
Zhong Qiu struggled to crawl out, and when he saw me, he quickly pulled me out of the room.
"I knew you could find it, you came to save me, I was so dizzy that I almost left this beautiful world."
The corners of my mouth twitched.
It's no wonder that for so many years, there have been so many deaths in the entire city, and it is tiring enough to look for them one by one.
Looking at Zhong Qiu's tired appearance, I couldn't bear it.
"You can rest for a while, and let's go to the haunted house at night."
After listening to my introduction, Zhong Qiu lowered his head and pondered for a while, then nodded in agreement.
"yes, I also think maybe they're hiding in that haunted house."
We had a hurried meal and then lay down in the police lounge, ready for a tough battle in the evening.
Zhong Qiu carefully wiped his sword with the incense ash, I looked at the incense ash, if nothing else, it was the incense ash left by him on the incense to his master, thinking that he had sprinkled it casually around the teaching building and the grove before, and now he was wiping the sword with it indifferently, I pursed the corners of my lips, what a big filial son.
As if noticing my gaze, Zhong Qiu explained with some embarrassment.
"Don't underestimate this sword, this sword was found by my master from the Hero's Mound, and it has a strong evil aura in itself, and those heroic martyrs are full of righteous qi, and this strong evil qi can best suppress Xiaoxiao, so it is an extremely yang thing. My Master's incense ash also has this effect, and the two can be added together to achieve the best effect. β
Zhong Qiu said as he caressed his sword.
"When I first found it, it was covered in ashes and rust, and then my master helped to reforge it, which is my master's proudest work. It's a pity that my master ...... him."
Zhong Qiu sighed and didn't say anything more.
Also, there are incense ashes, and Zhong Qiu's master Bacheng has also passed away.
I glanced at Zhong Qiu with some distress, but I didn't want him to continue to be depressed, so I quickly changed the subject.
"By the way, what is the origin of your mirror, it can actually help me suppress the yin qi, I feel that my soul has been purified, and I have become desireless." It's like being a monk.
Ahem, of course, I won't say the second half of the sentence.
"You said the mirror, it's called the evil state of mind, and my master stole it back from the holy land of Buddhism."
Hearing Zhong Qiu's disapproving answer, I almost fell off the chair, no wonder Zhong Qiu was so unreliable, it turned out that it was all due to having a "good" master......
"This mirror contains the three thousand Zen of Buddhism, the Lord and, although there is no attack power, but it also has a big effect, but my current skills are not too much, so I can't exert its full ability."
Hearing Zhong Qiu say this, I was a little curious.
"What the hell are you? Is there a hierarchy in your profession? β
Zhong Qiu gave me a blank look, obviously looking down on me for knowing nothing.
"Of course, it's just that the current level of Taoist priests is different from the previous one. At present, there are eight levels of Taoist priests in the world, heaven and earth Xuanhuang, yin and yang, and landscape. Further up, it is the level of human immortals. β
I listened with great interest, I had never taken the initiative to ask him about this after being with Zhong Qiu for so long, but now that I heard it, it was really interesting.
It turns out that in ancient times, people also divided Taoist priests, but there were seven levels, the first level was "naΓ―ve", this level has reached the point of being true with the Tao, which can be called powerful. The second level is "immortal", which is actually another name, which refers to a person who has attained the Tao through his own efforts to become an immortal. There is also "Youyi" below, and most monks of this level are models that have been greatly hidden in the city. "Mountain dwelling" is a small seclusion in the wilderness, usually leaving everything behind, living in the mountains and forests to practice, and the previous level is just a contrast. As for the fifth level, "ordination", it is not a person who is similar to Buddhism, and who chooses to stay away from worldly love, abandon fame and fortune, and practice penance. The following two levels are actually relatively simple, "at home" refers to a person who has not officially become a monk, but has cultivated virtue in a secular life. "Sacrificial wine" refers to people who preach some Taoist ideas.
In today's society, everyone has reclassified Taoism, and the two divisions of "innocence" and "immortals" that are far away from the world have been removed, and the two kinds of "at home" and "sacrificial wine" are no longer considered to be cultivators in the strict sense.
The triple realm that has reached everyone's ears the most is the landscape.
The first weight: look at the mountains as mountains, and look at the water as water. Refers to cognition. One should have a self-awareness of things themselves.
The second is to see that the mountain is not a mountain, and the water is not water. Refers to questioning. When you don't know much, the most likely thing is to question.
The third weight: look at the mountain or the mountain, look at the water or water. Refers to the essence. See through all the falsehood and point directly to the thing itself.
And beyond these three levels, you can get started.
Today's Zhong Qiu has passed the landscape and the yang, and now he has reached the stage of "yin", and has touched the threshold of "yellow".
Although he said it very modestly, combined with his young age, he must have been the pride of heaven in the eyes of many people, and it is no wonder that his master left him so many good things, because he deserves it.
I chatted with Zhong Qiu for several hours, and I also had a preliminary understanding of the Tao.
When I looked out, it was already dark.
"Let's go, it's time to go."
Zhong Qiu and I got in the car and ran all the way to the haunted house.
As a result, at the door of the haunted house, I saw the two couples again.