(On the first day of the list, 13,000 words were delivered, ask for collection, ask for recommendation)

Xiao Yi rushed to the fat chef's side and asked, "How can someone carve words on such a precious thing as the Dragon Seal Stone?"

The fat chef said: "Human nature is born to be unkind. When cultivating by relying on the Dragon Seal Stone, it is like a treasure, and as soon as it loses its value, it is discarded like a piece of cake. Someone wanted to move the dragon seal stone home to fill the façade, but they didn't expect the dragon seal stone to be as heavy as Mount Tai, and they made a mess. Later, people broke off the idea of moving home, so they carved on the stone wall at will, wanting to leave a good name. But I didn't expect that the Dragon Seal Stone had the ability to repair itself, no matter how you carved it with a knife or cut it with an axe, it was restored to its original state in a blink of an eye. Maybe it was a mistake, or it could be a feeling, a flying sword circulated, and at a very fast speed, the sixteen words of 'the system of nothingness, the root of creation, the foundation of the gods, and the source of heaven and earth' were engraved on the stone wall, and I thought that it would disappear in a blink of an eye, but I didn't expect that these sixteen words not only did not disappear, but also gathered a little golden light, and finally all of them were collected into the body of the person who engraved the words. The man suddenly came to his senses and immediately sat on the dragon seal stone and came to his senses. This realization is ninety-nine eighty-one days, and when he wakes up, the Taoist art has advanced to a higher level, and the mana has grown by leaps and bounds, and he is among the top five Taoists at once. ”

When Xiao Yi heard this, he couldn't help but show some envy. I only heard the fat chef continue: "I heard this person say that he communicated with the Dragon Seal Stone, which is why he has made such rapid progress. After this news came out, it immediately caused a sensation. People gathered in front of the dragon seal stone one after another, digging out their minds, carving and scratching on the stone wall, hoping to get the favor of the dragon seal stone. However, the simple Dao method cannot be left on the stone wall at all, and most people have limited understanding, so they naturally cannot impress the Dragon Seal Stone, but waste time here in vain, and it is difficult to make an inch of progress in their lives. However, throughout the ages, there has been no shortage of extremely intelligent people, and there are always some people who can understand the incisive Tao and leave it on the stone wall. Over time, we have become what we are today. However, everything will eventually come to an end, and later, the Dao Law was engraved on the stone wall, but there was no golden light to gather, and the dragon god's breath was once again squeezed clean. After that, occasionally some young juniors came here to learn the Tao. However, everyone yearns for the Taoist technique of flying to the heavens and the earth, and after a long time, the wind of heavy Taoism and light Taoism prevails, and the little finger peak is completely cut off. In the end, it was full of melancholy and depression.

The fat chef felt nostalgic in his heart and didn't speak again. Xiao Yi also felt the same and did not ask again. The two took advantage of the moonlight, climbed over the peak, and came to a stone cave in the back mountain. But I saw that the entrance of the cave was triangular, the edge was rough, it should be a natural formation, and the hole was black, and I didn't know the depth. The fat chef asked Xiao Yi to wait at the entrance of the cave, and went into the cave alone, and only returned after a meal.

On the way back, the fat chef went straight down the trail from the back mountain, which was much closer than the road he had come. After crossing the chain bridge, the fat chef was in a better mood, and said some allusions to the dragon god, which made Xiao Yi feel relaxed and happy.

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The next afternoon, when Xiao Yi was about to leave the kitchen after tidying up, the fat chef shouted, "Don't leave yet, accompany me down the mountain later." When Xiao Yi first heard this, he didn't react for a while.

The mountain gate of the Chongzhen Sect is strictly controlled, and disciples are not allowed to go down the mountain without permission, so as not to cause trouble among ordinary disciples and damage the Taoist demeanor. Xiao Yi knew that his status was low, and he hadn't thought about when he would be able to go down the mountain. At first glance, I heard that I was going down the mountain, but I remembered that it had been a long time since I went up the mountain.

The two of them descended the mountain from the path behind the mountain, compared to the avenue in front of the mountain, the road was much closer, but the road was bumpy, steep and abnormal, and they had to often grab the rattan and slide down, and there were many Chongzhen disciples along the way who came up to check, only waiting for the fat chef to take out the token, and then it was over.

An hour later, Xiao Yi stood at the foot of the mountain, looked back at Tianmai Mountain, remembered the appearance of the little beggar before going up the mountain, and it was really like a world away. Inadvertently, I thought of the Jingshu Taoist who brought me up the mountain, and the beautiful and cold face, the more I wanted to forget, the more I remembered it. He couldn't figure out what kind of emotion this was, so he read the "Qingjing Sutra" silently and hid his thoughts.

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Heluo Town is the largest market town under Tianmai Mountain, and most of the daily necessities of Chongzhenjiao are purchased from here, and there are passers-by who seek truth and visit the Tao here all the year round, so the market town is often bustling, lively and prosperous.

When he came to the market town, Xiao Yi inevitably looked around to see the excitement, but the fat chef didn't look away, looked for the direction, and went straight to the pharmacy.

Before entering the door, the owner of the pharmacy had rushed to the door to greet him, and the greetings of "fairy long and immortal long" were endless, and he was also respectful to Xiao Yi. The fat chef didn't laugh or annoy, reached out and handed over a prescription, and asked, "Is the medicine ready this time?" The pharmacy owner said, "How dare the little shop neglect what the immortal chief ordered." But speaking of which, this batch of drugs is not easy to come by. This Nansha ginseng is from Liangzhou, this Poria cocos is from Jingzhou, and this Yuzhu is from Yangzhou......" said as he took all kinds of medicinal materials.

The fat chef put away the medicinal herbs one by one, frowned slightly, and said, "This time the amount is not much." The owner of the pharmacy hurriedly said: "Immortal Chang Ming sees that this medicinal material for replenishing yin is originally scarce, and he can't receive a few dollars a year. The immortal chief came to buy it once a month, and the inventory in Yongzhou was long gone. Now the small shop has used all its connections to buy from other places...... "The fat chef waved his hand to stop the pharmacy owner, and said, "These medicinal materials are very important, no matter what you think, you have to get them." It's not the fat man who scares you, if the medicinal materials are not ready, the fat man himself will not be able to protect, and your store will not be able to open. The owner of the pharmacy suddenly turned pale, said yes, and complained bitterly in his heart.

The fat chef reached out and flicked it lightly on the prescription, and the prescription glowed with a faint golden light. As soon as he put the prescription on the table, he got up and walked out, and said, "Remember to settle the bill at the Chongzhen account room at the end of the month." The pharmacy owner hunched his waist, hiding the sourness in his heart, and smiling at him.

Walking out of the store for a long distance, Xiao Yi looked back, and saw that the owner of the pharmacy was still paying attention, and a sense of pity suddenly rose in his heart, and he said: "I just said that the owner of this pharmacy is very rich, and he should live a comfortable and comfortable life, but I didn't expect that it was not as comfortable as when I was a beggar." He looked around again, looking at the bustling crowd around him, and felt a trace of coldness, and thought: "Everyone yearns to be favored by the Chongzhen Sect, and they have come here thousands of miles away, but when they come here, they will be intimidated by the Chongzhen Sect." Where is the pure land?"

On the way back, Xiao Yi was full of worries, and unconsciously distanced himself from the fat chef. The fat chef climbed a steep slope with a rattan and sat on a road stone to catch his breath. When Xiao Yi caught up, he suddenly said, "You memorize the fifth chapter of the Tao Te Ching to me." ”

Xiao Yi didn't know why, but he also recited obediently: "Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs; Between heaven and earth, it is still empty and unyielding, moving and out. It is better to keep in the middle than to hear more and be poor. After reciting, I suddenly felt something in my heart, and said in my heart: "Heaven and earth are not kind, saints are not kind, and people are like dogs." How can people live in the world and everything will go smoothly? They have to go through hardships to grow. Human nature is originally lazy, if everyone obeys their minds, only wants to enjoy themselves, and does not think about hard work, wouldn't it be that there is no one to cultivate the fertile land, and no one to trade in the bazaar......" He didn't dare to think further, and gradually had some understanding of the Heavenly Dao cycle in his heart.

The fat chef looked at the change in Xiao Yi's face and said with a smile: "The kid's understanding is okay. After that, he didn't give Xiao Yi too much time to comprehend, stood up and continued to climb the mountain. Xiao Yi followed closely and asked: "Since Taoism pays attention to the rule of inaction, then the fat master threatens the owner of the pharmacy and interferes with the survival law of the pharmacy, isn't it against the original meaning of Taoism?" The original meaning of Taoism is pure and non-action, but it does not mean that you should be quiet and inactive. How much do you know about this world, so you dare to call yourself a saint and pay attention to inaction in everything?"

Xiao Yi was stunned for a long time before he muttered: "Yes, I am just a mortal, how dare I call myself a saint." I am a part of the world, whether I do anything or something, it is all the changes in the world. The saints do nothing, let the people do their own thing. It's ridiculous that I actually acted in vain in the way of a saint in the body of an ant. If everyone learns the Tao Sutra for a few days and acts with this mentality, the way of the world will definitely not exist, and instead of obeying the way of heaven, it will go against the way of heaven. ”

The fat chef gasped twice and praised, "What the kid said is very true. The Tao Sutra has existed for tens of millions of years, and everyone understands its truth, but unfortunately everyone can't put their own position, and they say that they conform to nature, but in fact, they are going against the heavens. Therefore, throughout the ages, there has been an endless stream of people who have learned the Tao, but there are very few people who have truly attained the Tao. This is also the reason why the world of virtue has been shouted for countless years, but it is still stagnant. ”

The fat chef's words can be described as thought-provoking, Xiao Yi felt that his mind was full at first, and he was so swollen that he was uncomfortable, and when he wanted to make his way transparent, he suddenly felt empty in his mind, and he urgently needed to fill in some things.

The fat chef seemed to understand Xiao Yi's feelings at the moment, so he preached to him: "The world has the same end but different paths, and the same and a hundred worries." The saints follow the way of the saints, the mortals follow the way of the mortals, the people of the world follow the way of heaven, pursue the truth, go their own way, do nothing and do nothing, in order to finally realize the world of virtue. The ancestor of our conversion to Taoism to Chongzhen Religion is based on this thought. ”

He also said: "In the whole world, everyone wants to be a saint, so they bind themselves with the virtue of a saint. Don't you know that saints are also born of mortals? The reason why a saint is a saint is because a saint better understands the way of mortals, and thus transforms into a saint. At this time, the conversation changed and said: "Don't look at those little ghosts, one by one, they think they are practicing immortal arts, and they are proud, don't you know that they don't cultivate the way of mortals, and they want to knock on the immortal gate simply with Taoism, but in the end they are just castles in the air, and fools talk about dreams." ”

Xiao Yi thought of the proud expressions of those little disciples when they looked at him, and remembered that the fat chef had said that cooking in the kitchen was also a cultivator, how much he hoped that the fat chef preached the truth of the Tao, but then looked at the fat chef dragging his fat body, panting and struggling to move forward, thinking of the handsome posture of other Taoists flying in the air, and the little hope that had just been ignited was invisibly shattered. Fortunately, Xiao Yi is precocious and good at controlling his mind, just think about it, come back to his senses, and continue to listen to the fat chef's teachings.