With the sound of Master Yuanjue's incantation, the scene in front of Zhou Yang turned into a meditation room.

A pure and beautiful woman in Tsing Yi stood in front of him and said respectfully: "The concubine heard that the master was devoted to the Tao, and her heart was very impressed, and she specially offered a pair of monk shoes to the master, and asked the master to be merciful and fulfill my wishes." ”

The girl's breath was like an orchid, and her voice was like a ding dong spring, refreshing, Zhou Yang could clearly sense the sincerity revealed in this sentence, so he nodded in agreement.

The girl chuckled lightly and continued: "The concubine once made a vow that she would personally wear the sacrificial monk shoes for every master who devoted herself to the Tao, and asked the master to have mercy and fulfill my wish. ”

The girl's words couldn't make people refuse at all, and Zhou Yang nodded and agreed without the slightest hesitation.

The girl's soft hands gently touched Zhou Yang's feet and Zhou Yang's soul, making him secretly sigh: "Such a woman, if she can accompany me for a lifetime, what more can a husband ask for?"

But just as the girl knelt down to change Zhou Yang's shoes and was about to go home, she was surprised to find that the door of the meditation room was closed and she couldn't go out anymore.

"I'd rather stir up a thousand rivers than move the hearts of the Dao people, you disturbed my disciple's Dao heart, do you just leave?" Master Yuanjue appeared in front of him at some point, and said coldly to the girl.

"Is this my fault? I vow to make offerings to those who seek the Dao, and I am also a pious heart to seek the Dao, do you want to interfere with the Dao of others for the sake of your own disciple's Dao heart?" the girl looked at Master Yuanjue and said unwillingly.

"Hmph, it's useless for you to say anything, if you want to get out, there is only one choice, that is, to die immediately, cut off my disciple's thoughts, and restore his Dao heart, I can also guarantee that after you die, your soul will never dissipate, as long as you are reincarnated as a human being, Lao Qu can teach you the Tao and help you cultivate the truth. If you dare to resist, your body will die, and your soul will be annihilated. ”

Master Yuanjue's words made the girl feel violently shocked, she thought about it secretly, and said in a low voice: "It seems that I have no choice today, in this case, please find a silk silk, and the little woman will choose to die immediately, which can be regarded as fulfilling the Dao heart of this little master." ”

Master Yuanjue pointed in the void, and a tenacious silk appeared.

The girl smiled sadly, glanced at Zhou Yang, took the silk thread, hung it on the beam, and prepared to hang herself.

"No!" Seeing this scene, Zhou Yang couldn't bear it anymore, and hurriedly stopped the girl, and then knelt down to Master Yuanjue, kowtowing and saying, "The disciple begs Master to show mercy and spare this girl's life." It is not the girl's fault that the Dao heart is not strong, and it is also the disciple who should accept the punishment if she wants to be punished. ”

"Hmph, do you know what you're doing? Once the seeds of lust take root and sprout in the bottom of your heart, they will spread and grow like weeds, and if you want to get rid of them, it will be extremely difficult, and what the teacher needs to do now is to let you despair from lust and nip sin in the bud. ”

"Evil? Why is it evil? Is love language evil? If you say that, isn't there too many people in heaven and earth, hundreds of millions of people?" Zhou Yang didn't know where he got the courage, and asked Master Yuanjue.

"Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs, and saints are unkind, and people are used as dogs. Not only my Buddhists, but even Taoist remarks say so, the cycle of heaven and the Tao does not survive with Yao, and does not perish with ruin. It is precisely because the way of heaven is ruthless that it can operate forever, and it is precisely because the saints are ruthless that they can live longer than the heavens and the earth. And being sentient is the first obstacle to the Dao heart. ”

Master Yuanjue's words suddenly made Zhou Yang fall into deep thought: "If it is really as Master said, why did I come to the Daoist Institute for my hard work? Is it just for my own immortality? If thousands of years later, my Master and Senior Brother, all the people I know are no longer in this world, is it interesting for me to live by myself?"

"At the beginning of my monasticism, I made a vow that all people in the world would not be sick, grow old, or die, and live happily. If I follow Master's words, is everything I have done wrong? If I am not wrong, is Master wrong?"

"But if it is really as Master said, the firmness of my Dao heart is obtained by sacrificing the lives of others, how long can I maintain such a Dao heart? Even if I maintain it, will there be demons in my heart in the future? Heaven and earth are ruthless, and saints are ruthless, this is true, but if heaven and earth are really ruthless, how can sentient beings be produced? Saints are really ruthless, how can they be respected as saints by sentient beings?"

In the main hall, everyone was nervously waiting to see what choice Zhou Yang would make. This level actually has nothing to do with the success or failure of foundation building, but it determines the future direction of the cultivator, so it is also extremely important.

Time passed minute by minute, and there was only half a quarter of an hour left before the deadline for breaking the level, but Zhou Yang was still thinking hard.

"Master, the disciple thinks that your statement is not right. The saints of heaven and earth are actually sentient, and if the way of heaven is ruthless, where do the sentient beings come from? The way of heaven gives birth to yin and yang, yin and yang transform the four images, and the four images give birth to all things, and this is the way of sentient beings. It's just that the love of the Heavenly Dao is embodied in the whole of sentient beings, not in a single single being. The same is true of saints, otherwise they would never be saints. ”

Zhou Yang's words were shocking, and all five people in the hall were shocked: "Could it be that this kid's Dao heart?"

"Although the disciple has only been in meditation and enlightenment for only three years, he also knows very well that my Buddhist family takes saving sentient beings as its own responsibility, and Guanyin Bodhisattva transforms sentient beings with great compassion, prays for a thousand answers, and often ferries people in the sea of suffering. Therefore, the disciple cannot be ruthless, nor dare to be ruthless, ask the master for mercy, let go of this woman, and the disciple is willing to bear all the consequences. ”

At this moment, Zhou Yang's eyes were outside the gate on the inside of the corridor. Master, Uncle and the two brothers were looking at him with a smile and a smile.

Master Yuanjue said with a smile on his face: "Zhishan disciple, congratulations on passing the test of the trial illusion realm, from now on your Dao heart will be extremely firm, so as a teacher, you can rest assured that you will go down the mountain." ”

"Ah, you actually passed the test, and the disciple still thinks that what he said just now angered the master?" Zhou Yang habitually scratched his head and said detainedly.

"Hehe, in fact, whether you choose to be ruthless or affectionate just now, you can't be wrong, but the direction of your cultivation in the future is very different. ”

"Oh, please give me some advice. Zhou Yang didn't know why, so he hurriedly asked.

"If you choose to accept the arrangement of being a teacher and let the woman die, you will practice the Ruthless Dao, which will speed up your cultivation, because there is no worry, the mind is always at ease, and you will naturally be able to be firm in the Dao heart, and your cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds. ”

"Then what about my current choice, is it the Mahayana Dao Method?" Zhou Yang couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, if you make this choice today, it proves that you will be cultivating the Dao of Being Sentient in the future, which will mean that you will have to go through the trials of various emotions in order to attain the Great Dao, including love, friendship, family affection, and even compassion for the beings of the Six Realms. But it also means that your path will be full of hardships and pains, because when a love comes on can not only bring you joy and strength, but also bring responsibility and pain, as for when it can be honed, it depends on your creation. Master Yuanjue sighed softly and said with emotion.

"If this Dao is successful, how powerful is it compared to the Ruthless Dao?" Zhou Yang asked with flashing eyes.

"Incredible, limitless, it can be said that this is an endless path, how easy is it to achieve perfection? Even the powerful ones such as Guanyin Bodhisattva and Jizo Bodhisattva have not been able to do it, let alone ordinary people such as me?" After Master Yuanjue finished speaking, he stopped talking.

When everyone, including Zhou Yang, heard this, they all fell into a deep silence, and the hall became dead and silent for a while.

"Okay, Zhishan, you go back first, no matter what, this illusion trial will be of great benefit to your Dao heart ascension, I hope you can use this as a starting point to reach a new height. Fang lived up to the teachings of his teacher. ”

"Yes. The disciple took his leave. Zhou Yang bowed respectfully to the master, and then said goodbye to the two uncles and two brothers respectively, and returned to his meditation room.

"Let's go back too. Master Yuanjue said softly, and disappeared into the main hall with everyone.