Chapter 15: Greed for Longevity
After a moment of sluggishness, Wen bowed and said, "Three years, please ask the Taoist to take the Ersheng Pill." Taoist: "You have thought clearly, if you use medicine, you only have three years to live." "Don't say that in three years, you can live for three more days, three hours, and I am willing." Wen cried with tears in his eyes. The old woman Wu Shi was moved and cried: "Good daughter-in-law." I'm sorry for you. If I hadn't harmed you with Gu worms, there would have been today's disaster. Wen also cried and admitted his mistake: "I am also very wrong, I regret that I should not quarrel with my mother-in-law, and my husband suffers." ”
The Taoist took out the porcelain bottle from his bosom and took out the Ersheng Pill. Seeing that the pill was white all over, and the night was also shining with white spiritual light, and the fragrance of immortals spread all over the house. "Sure enough, it is an immortal medicine, it is this color, this fragrance, and smelling it makes people feel a hundred times more refreshed and comfortable. It seems that Xiaofeng has been saved. The drunken man said happily.
Putting the pill into the bowl, Wu and Wen cut their palms with knives and soaked them with blood. After feeding the blood, the elixir really sublimated, and the strange fragrance increased a hundred times, and the people present seemed to be a few years younger when they smelled it. The Taoist did not delay, broke Xiaofeng's mouth, and fed the pill into it.
At the entrance of the pill, everyone waited patiently. After a while, Xiao Fengtong's body was full of golden light, and the fairy aura was fluttering. The stiffened body began to look colored, and the breath and heartbeat slowly recovered. The drunken disciple was dumbfounded, he had cured all his life, and he had never seen the elixir of the living dead in the world. After a while, Xiao Fengtong's face returned to normal, as if he had just woken up from a big dream, and he got up from the ground.
Wu Shi and Wen Shi cried with joy and stepped forward to ask Xiao Fengtong if he was feeling unwell. Xiao Fengtong scratched his head in confusion: "It's just a little confused, as if I just woke up." I remember being poisoned, disheartened, and throwing myself into a well. My soul was wandering in the underworld, and suddenly a whirlwind came and dragged me back. What's going on? "Husband, it's all my fault. I will be filial to my mother-in-law in the future, and I will not quarrel with you, and you will never seek death again. Wen cried even more when she heard this, hugged her husband and confessed. Me too, my son is loving, how dare he abandon his mother. Don't do this in the future, or how will I live. Wu Shi also cried.
Xiao Feng died together, and when he saw that his mother and beloved wife had a change of heart, he was moved to tears and cried: "Not dead, not dead." I'm not going to die anymore. In the future, our family will be happy and never make trouble again. ”
When everything was done, the Taoist took the disciple back to the guest room. The drunken gangster also followed, twisting and pinching, saying some empty words, dragging and unwilling to leave. Xuan Yi was displeased and said, "I said old man, if you have anything to say, hurry up." We're sleepy, we don't have time to talk to you. ”
The old face of the drunken apprentice was slightly red: "Dao Chief, this apprentice is really cute." Then I'll get straight to the point. I have heard that there is an elixir of immortality in Xianmen, and it was only a legend before. Now that I have seen the Second Life Pill of the Taoist, it is really an eye-opener to be able to bring the dead back to life. The old man has been studying medicine for eighty years, and he naturally dreams of the elixir of such living dead. I don't know if there is a secret recipe for this elixir, if I can see one or two points, then death will be satisfied. ”
The Taoist smiled slightly: "Of course you can." I'll write it to you. With that, he took the pen and ink and wrote out the recipe.
The drunken disciple happily received it in his hand, read it again, and then looked up with doubts on his face, and said, "I haven't seen the medicine on this prescription blindly." A piece of bodhicitta , a drop of compassion tears, a cup of infinite eternal spring, a point of yin and yang and achi, and a point of the fruit of great bliss. Where to find these five flavor medicines? The Taoist shook his head slightly: "You don't need to find what you know, and you can't find what you don't know." Senior, if you have the ability to refine the elixir, what are you going to do with this medicine? "Of course, it is Pudu sentient beings who have cured all the difficult diseases in the world." The drunken man replied without thinking.
"You're going against the sky. Can water flow from low to high? Can a plant grow fruit first and then bloom? Can the sun only rise and not set? Naturally not. Human birth, aging, sickness and death are also natural and irreversible processes, how can they be changed with a pill. "The Taoist.
"But that's the duty of a healer. Our doctor hopes that there will be no disease in the world, and people can be freed from birth, old age, sickness and death. You Taoist priests meditate in meditation and gather qi and essence, don't you also want to become immortals and attain Taoism and live forever? The drunken man asked, puzzled.
"It's not like that. Taoist priests are only for the sake of shortcuts, returning to their simple nature, not pursuing to change their lifespan, and not pursuing to escape from space. Heaven and earth are the same, but they are different, life and death are just changes in form, there is no real disappearance, there is no real existence, what is there to rejoice and sorrow. As for what Flying Immortal Immortal is, it is even more of a fool's misunderstanding. ”
"Chief, this is an unusual theory. But isn't it true that those people in the immortal sect moved mountains and seas, lived a long life, and traveled in the Three Realms? ”
"It's just obsessive. Fish swim in the water, birds soar in the sky, and birds and animals chase in the grassland forest, this is the environment they should be in. But if there is a person, he can run on land, dive underwater, fly high in the sky, and even walk the netherworld and soar over the fairy sky. Then you say, why is he like this? Because he was confused in his heart and couldn't find a place where he could rest assured. He can only turn himself into a running beast, an underwater fish and turtle, a bird in the sky, a ghostly ghost, and a capable person in the fairy vault. But all this is not where bliss lies, but proof of his greater emptiness and incompetence. ”
"Ahh I'm a little confused and I don't understand. Shouldn't we who study medicine pursue more intelligent medical skills? ”
"Sir, everyone is called a miracle doctor, I ask you. If a person is born with a disability, such as blindness, deformity, or broken leg, can you be sure of healing? ”
"Most of the diseases brought by this womb have no treatment, and I can only cure less than one percent."
"If someone is mentally or mentally ill, can he be cured? For example, do you have a cure for the grudge between the old lady and her daughter-in-law in the past? ”
"It's not easy to treat, and heart disease needs a heart doctor. This is not something that can be easily cured by medicine. ”
"Do you encounter a patient who has been cured of the disease and has flare-ups again, over and over again, for many years?"
"Yes, and a lot. Most of them have bad habits and a bad living environment, and the root cause of the disease has not been eliminated. ”
"So, sir, do you know the root cause of these three diseases? The disease brought by the womb is the difficulty of life. Mental and mental problems, that's a disease of nature. Good and bad recur, that is the evil brought about by habit. So, how many diseases can really be cured? I'm afraid it's less than 50 percent. Is it necessary to change my life to cure the disease I was born with? Is it necessary to transform the disease in the nature to be cured? Do you have to change your habits when you are sick in your habits? If you take a medicine and your life is cured, but your life is not changed; The disease in the nature is cured, but the sex is not; The sickness brought about by the vice is cured, and the vice is still maintained. Then do you say this elixir is really good? It's just an increase in the chances of accumulating karma. ”
"The diseases of the body are easy to treat, but the diseases of the sex and heart are difficult to treat, and the diseases of life cannot be started. In this way, there is really very little that a healer can do. ”
"Not giving up greed and treating the body as the root of happiness is the root of illness. Indulge in long-term pleasures before you think that a short life is wrong. The greedy snake opened its mouth and tried to swallow the elephant in one gulp, only to be trampled into a meatloaf. It thinks that it is because its mouth is not big enough that it suffers from this, but it does not know that arrogant greed is the root cause. If you want to cure all the people in the world, you must cure the greed of all the people in the world. Otherwise, even if there is an elixir that makes people immortal, it will only be a greater disaster. ”
"The Taoist chief spoke like a bell and drum on a mountain, grand and shocking. I'm a little confused, and I can't tell the difference. Tonight, the old man took his leave. The drunken man looked depressed, leaned on crutches, and sighed and left the room.
"Master, you've scared the old man. Anyway, scare the old man away, and we can rest in peace. Genichi said with a yawn. Don't sleep, pack your things. I'll leave a letter to the owner, and we'll be on our way right away. "The Taoist writes a letter with a pen, and he says on the other hand." Yes! Don't sleep, master, why are you like this, I said that I haven't slept enough of this big soft bed tonight. Xuanyi fell on the bed and said unhappily. Xuanyi, don't you want to learn your skills, Tongshan Town in front of you specializes in magic weapons, and there are fun things all over the street. Let's go early, we can play a little more, and we can buy you some study tools. "Ah, really? That's great, let's go, I like to buy things the most. Xuan suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly packed up his things.
The Taoist left a letter, so he took the two apprentices and left the Harmony Inn from the gate.
Early the next morning, Xiaofeng went to the guest room with his family to thank the Taoist for saving his life yesterday. No, the man is gone. There was only one epistle on the table, and three books. Xiao Fengtong picked up the letter and read:
Fusheng Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable! The Taoist is the head. The owner forgave and went away rudely. I heard that Xiaoqing Town has great kindness, so I passed by to meet him, and today I saw that the owner of the village was really generous and kind. Now the owner's longevity is damaged, and he has his own yang virtue to make up for it. The little apprentice hand-copied three articles: "Heaven and Earth Orthodoxy", "Heavenly Dao Initial View", and "Heavenly Dao Sutra". Daily recitation can increase yang virtue. Knowing that the owner of the village yearns for the purity of the mountains and forests, the Taoist admonishes a word, the mountains are clean and good, and the practice in the world is more true. Good people advocate Buddhism, often sit at night and sleep less, have a feminine personality, have a good heart and hide things and do not talk to others, so that husband and wife are suspicious, and yin and yang are out of balance. If it is changed in the future, the husband and wife will naturally be harmonious, and the heirs will be obtained. That's what you say, everything is as it is. Fusheng is immeasurable, Taoism is immeasurable, and Weiming is immeasurable. The Taoist is the first to be reckoned again.
After reading the letter, Xiao Feng rode a horse and led people to pursue for more than ten miles, but there was no trace of the Taoist master and apprentice. When I returned home, I was filled with emotion. Later, the charity hall was opened to relieve difficulties. A year later, the Xiao family gave birth to a son, and then had two sons and two daughters. Seven years later, the old lady Wu Shi really died. Thanking the Taoist's kindness, Xiaofeng built a "Holy Taoist Temple" next to the Mutong Inn, enshrined the statues of the Taoist and the two apprentices, and widely spread the deeds of the Taoist.