On a dark night, the monkey came to the introspection stone in the dark.

From a distance, it looks like a stone, but up close it is still a stone, and it is like this during the day, and it does not change much at night.

"This is an ordinary stone, so why did the old man designate this place to cultivate his mind?" Thinking about this, the monkey crept up the introspection stone and continued to meditate in various ways.

At this time, in the grass in the distance, the two young Taoist priests were already extremely impatient.

"What do you think this monkey is trying to do? Running here in the middle of the night to meditate? Is it crazy?"

The vain next to him covered his mouth and yawned: "How can we understand the thoughts of the beasts? I thought I wanted to do something unseemly, but I didn't expect to come around here directly. Xujin, you say, could it be that he found out that we were following?"

"Possibly. Xujin nodded, and lay lower in the grass.

On this night, the breeze caressed the green leaves, the insects and finches chirped in the woods, the waterfall beside them rushed unchanged for eternity, and the two Taoist priests were bitten by mosquitoes in the grass.

The monkey tried all sorts of things on the stone, but to no avail.

"Is it a cultivation of the mind...... Is it simply to make peace of mind?"

It wasn't until dawn that the monkey returned disappointed, leaving two sleepy Taoist priests in the grass.

After returning to the room, after eating the breakfast sent by the wind chimes, the monkey went to Subodhi to invite him early according to yesterday's itinerary.

This time, Subodhi simply lay with his back to the monkey, still studying the scriptures with relish.

"Yesterday's practice, can you see the progress?" asked Su Bodhi lazily.

"The disciple is dull and has not made progress. The monkey bowed deeply, and slowly glanced up at Subodhi, but the old man was still facing away as if it was none of his business.

"Cultivation takes a long time, and the disciples must not slack off. ”

"Follow the Master's teachings. ”

"Let's go down. Subodhi waved his hand.

"Yes. ”

The monkey stood up and turned around and just walked a few steps, but he couldn't help but turn around and kneel: "Master, the apprentice is confused." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

Summoning up his courage, the monkey opened his mouth and said, "The master asked the apprentice to cultivate his mind, but the apprentice still doesn't know what is to cultivate his mind and what is progress. Could it be that he was just meditating in the back mountain? What kind of realm does the apprentice need to cultivate before he can practice spells? ”

After saying that, the monkey bowed down and remained motionless.

Su Bodhi slowly turned his head, got up and said with a smile: "You monkey head are so eager to learn the Fa? The road of cultivation is long, and it takes hundreds of years to achieve success, and it is only one day, you can't bear it?"

"It's not that the disciples can't stand the hardships of cultivation, nor are they afraid of a long practice...... It's just that I'm confused!"

"The teacher once said, you, the monkey's 'three non-acceptances', are all guilty, even if you don't care about the third, how can you turn a blind eye to those one or two? Let you cultivate your mind in order to calm your mind. The back mountain is just a secluded place. If you enter meditation one day and have nothing in your heart, I will teach you the way to heaven as a teacher!"

"I understand. ”

"Now that you understand, let's go. Subodhi turned his head and continued to read the classics.

The monkey didn't raise its head, but just stood up slowly and exited the door.

This kind of mind cultivation has been engaged in for a long time, and it actually means that the mind is cultivated!

"What's wrong with you, your face is so ugly?" When he saw the monkey, Feng Chime was stunned for a moment: "Shizun has trained you?"

The monkey gritted his teeth and replied, "Old man...... You actually want me to cultivate my mind and temperament......"

Saying this, the wind chime suddenly laughed.

"What should I be, cultivating immortals without cultivating the mind, do you still want to be poor and extravagant?" After thinking about it, Feng Chime said again: "But...... Most of the things that are done on this kind of cultivation are on weekdays, and very few of them are dedicated to meditation and practice. ”

The monkey went directly to the back mountain with a black face: "I think the old man is just playing tricks on me, he just wants me to go to the back mountain to squat for three or five years." ”

The wind chime hurriedly chased after him and knocked the monkey on the back with a whisk: "Monkey, don't talk nonsense." Do you want to kneel outside the door?"

Another day, at dusk, the monkey returned to its lodgings, and in the Feiyun Pavilion, three people were whispering.

"That monkey just went to the back mountain to meditate last night?" Qingyunzi stroked his long beard, which was incredible.

Xudu said in a low voice: "Last night, the apprentice and Xujin felt incredible, and today I went to investigate, and I heard the wind chime say that the master asked him to go to the back mountain to meditate and cultivate his mind since yesterday, no wonder he didn't come to the hall to listen to the lecture." Thinking that the monkey's mind is uncertain, he must have accomplished nothing yesterday and only ...... last night."

"Meditate and cultivate the mind?" Qing Yunzi's eyes narrowed slightly: "Let a new disciple meditate and cultivate the mind, this is never heard of." Although it can be so, but according to the monkey's heart, I am afraid that it will be difficult to achieve anything in ten or eight years...... After a long time, I am afraid that there will be trouble. You must pay more attention in the future, if the monkey does anything recklessly, you should not take it lightly, just inform the teacher. ”

After that, Qingyunzi took out a piece of bamboo slip from his sleeve and put it in his hand: "This is the treasure that Jane got by chance for the teacher, called 'Lian Mu', you and I each hold a piece, if there is an emergency, just write it on the bamboo slip with your fingers, and the teacher will know." ”

"Obey the teacher's orders!"

That night, the monkey sneaked away to the back mountain to introspect on the stone, and the two brothers naturally followed.

After a month of this, the monkey's cultivation was still not an inch, and he was very irritable, and Su Bodhi ignored it. However, the two brothers couldn't survive and fell ill first, so they had to take turns to follow them.

Feng Chime knew that the monkey was in a bad mood, so he still delivered food every day, and no longer mentioned the matter of cultivating his mind, but just talked about him left and right.

"Monkey, it's been a lively day in the past two days. Yesterday, Erlang God Yang Jian sent someone to send some agate treasure jade, saying that he was celebrating his birthday with his master. ”

The monkey bit the steamed bun and asked, "Master's birthday yesterday?"

"I don't know, I don't know the geometry of the master's birthday, and Yang Jian doesn't know where to find it, maybe it's just a name. ”

"Onyx Baoyu?" the monkey thought for a moment, and said with a smile: "What does the master want to do?" Thinking that the relationship between Yang Jian and the Heavenly Court is tense, the master must retreat to avoid trouble. ”

"Then you're wrong. Feng Chime shook his head and said with a smile: "The master accepted all the orders, but he just told the people who came before leaving, don't be so expensive in the future." ”

"Oh. The monkey's brow furrowed slightly.

"Erlang God's people have just left, and today the envoy of the Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Court arrived, and the Qiong Jelly Peach sent was also said to be a birthday celebration with the master. The master also received all the orders. ”

"Take it all on both sides!" the monkey couldn't help but cry out.

"Then you don't understand. Feng Chime shook his head and pretended to be deep and said: "I heard that the Jade Emperor of Heavenly Court is gathering a large army to prepare to conquer Yang Jian, but it is a pity that the generals of Heavenly Court know that their strength is not good, so they can't avoid fighting, and only Marshal Tianpeng is invited to fight." Although there are soldiers, there are no generals. I am afraid that it will be difficult to make achievements in the matter of conquest of Yang Jian. ”

"Marshal Tianpeng, please fight?" the monkey was stunned when he heard this.

Zhan Yang Jian, does Zhu Bajie have this ability?

"That Yang Jian was born to expound the teachings, and he is the chief disciple of the third generation, Taishang thinks that he must have closed this matter early, and at this time, the generals in the sky are either the same or the defeated generals, how can anyone dare to provoke him Yang Jian. Thinking that my master is an ancient immortal, Yang Jian must be afraid that the Jade Emperor will be cornered, so he asked his master to send a gift stone out of the mountain to ask for directions. The Jade Emperor was afraid that Yang Jian would take the lead here...... As the saying goes, 'If you are not afraid of the gods being greedy, you are afraid that the gods will not accept gifts.' If both sides are accepted, it is fine, but if they are not, I am afraid that they will be remembered by one family. ”

The monkey smiled and said, "The Jade Emperor can invite the Buddha to go." ”

Feng Chime chuckled and said, "How can the Buddha take care of such an uncle beating his nephew?"

After being silent for a long time, the monkey suddenly asked, "Wind chime, then Yang Jian seems to know seventy-two changes?"

"Hmm. Feng Chime nodded and said, "Seventy-two transformations belong to the path of the practitioner, and it is a profound Dao method. That Yang Jian's cultivation is the path of the walker, and now he has broken the robbery, coupled with his extremely high talent, he has reached the realm of divine transformation, and no one in the sky or on the earth can match it. ”

"Oh?" the monkey narrowed his eyes and said thoughtfully, "Wind Chime, remember that you mentioned the 'Path of the Walker' and the 'Way of the Enlightened', what is the difference between the two?"

"Those who cultivate the 'Tao of the Enlightened', peek into the mysteries of heaven and earth, and practice the methods of alchemy, divination, and smelting, it takes a hundred years to achieve success, so the mind is extremely important. Those who cultivate the 'path of practitioners' can tap their own potential, understand the number of changes, and be good at soliciting, and can achieve success in a few years, but there is no danger. The master has not talked to you so far, and he has asked you to cultivate your mind, so he must have chosen the 'Enlightened Path' for you. ”

The monkey's eyes widened sharply.

"I see!"

That night, the monkey did not go to the back mountain in the dark, but lay down on the long-lost couch steadily. It's just that I was pitiful, and I kept watch outside all night and didn't dare to leave.