CH.062 There Are No Surprises
The four walls are blank, there is only one door, and there is another room when you push it open, the room is empty, and the four walls take the void as the room. There is a celadon net bottle on the indoor table, the bottle is clear as if it can show the water in the bottle, and a willow branch is inserted in the bottle. On the wall above the bottle is the word "net bottle". Seeing this, Guansong was very puzzled, and couldn't help but ask the owner of the kiln factory: "Why do you want to insert a willow branch, you can't stand alone!" Fold a peony, so that the flowers will bloom and be rich, and you can also have laurel, and the fragrance will fill the room." What is the willow branch? Why is it called a clean bottle, and what is the purity of the bottle? If it is pure, what is the dirt? The bottle has never been dirty!" The owner of the kiln factory smiled slightly, took the willow branch, sprinkled the water on everyone's face, cool all over the body, and unconsciously fell into an emptiness, but there is a sunny day and blue, and the auspicious clouds are auspicious. There is only a large tree in the emptiness, the height of the tree is not visible, the roots do not know the bottom, this tree is majestic and radiant, as if it is inexhaustible. The wind blows the leaves of the tree, and there seems to be a beautiful music floating out from the leaves, that is, if you listen to it, it seems that it cannot be heard, but you can smell the rustling of the leaves.
"Rustle", "rustle" sound quite rhythmic, calm, sound, fall, sound, fall, unconsciously between falling and ringing. It's naturally quiet. Guansong fell asleep unconsciously, and so did the cuckoos. Since then, this piece of void has been empty and silent. Let this rustle sound, whether it rises or falls, no one listens, no one appreciates, it seems to be both there and nothing. These children snored one after another, long and short shhhs, as if this was the natural thing.
woke up leisurely, but I don't know how long I slept, the rustling sound was still there, Guan Song saw that everyone was still asleep, called a few times, and did not respond. Just a lonely man sat under a tree, watching the wind blow the leaves and listening to the rustle in his ears. Suddenly, I felt sleepy again, and I couldn't help jumping up, thinking that the silence of this rustling sound could hypnotize people, and the crown pine picked a few leaves, kneaded them into a ball, and stuffed them into the ears, which could not stop the heart that wanted to sleep, could not stop the nature of being able to hear, and blocked the sound that entered the ears. Although the leaves are not soft, not supple, a little harsh, and a little sharp, I tell myself in my heart that only in this way can I be sober.
I don't know how long this tree has been bright, and I can't tell the hour. Only silence and light accompany you, I don't know the west and the east, I don't know the morning and evening, I don't know where I am. Confused, confused. It seems that I still want to sleep, but I can't cover the light, and I can't discern the four poles.
Guan Song took out a jade needle from his body and pricked his palm to get rid of the emptiness and confusion. I didn't have an idea in my heart at all, so I picked up the jade needle, pierced the Guanfeng cuckoo and the others, and watched them wake up one by one. Guan Song suddenly had an idea in his heart. "The utensils are used in none, the sides can be used, the rooms are empty, and the walls can be free. There is emptiness, there is silence, and there is no use for it. There is no knowledge of the nature of things, there is no cognition, only emptiness, and there is no knowledge of it. If you set the four directions next to the tree, hang the sails and branches, then you can know where the wind is going, remember the length of the rhythm and rhythm, and you can have a clear understanding. The crown pine told the cuckoo to take a strip of cloth and hang it on the tree, and he picked many leaves, and handed them to the people, and they listened to the rustling of leaves and the music of coming and going, and they could not sleep during the while. Write down the rhythm of the music, analyze the singing, and don't know how much time has passed. Guansong said to everyone again: "Here, I don't know the length of time, I don't know the size of the space. I feel very confused. The ancients knotted the rope as a sign, and the memory is good to have a clear understanding. Why don't we break off the branches and stand in all directions. Take the tree as the east boundary. Everyone agreed. The crown pine takes the jade sword in his hand, splits the four branches, and its shape is very beautiful. One branch is erected in the east, and the other three branches also define the direction. The crown pine carved the four characters of southeast, northwest and northwest on the wooden stake, and suddenly found that the space was clear and distinct! And set the end of a piece of music for a while, just said, I saw the clouds rising between the four wooden stakes, from the west to the north, from the north to the east, from the east to the south, the south to the west, gradually and gradually, became a whirlpool, suddenly took off again, flew up the stake, flew up the crowd, and disappeared for a moment.
Only then did they know that this tree, this illusion was nothing, the lettering, the cloth strip was even more phantom in the water, and several of them were in a lake, and they walked ashore, only to really see the true brightness, peace and silence of the tree. The trees are green and leafy. Everyone was surrounding the admiration, and the green leaves fell from the tree, falling from the height, from small to large, and this green gradually covered everyone's eyes.
When I opened my eyes again, I was in a deep forest-like illusion. The green leaves are thick, green and natural, green and thick into a wall, this boxy is like a wooden box, and the green wall seems to be blocked. The cuckoo tugged at the sleeve of the crown pine, "Here are dense green walls of leaves, impermeable, no way out, no place to go." It's completely different from what it was before. The right talent is empty, there is no direction, there is no boundary. There's only the boundaries here. After Guan Song listened, he was silent and did not speak for a long time. Guanfeng only finished observing the green leaf wall, leaf after leaf, leaf after leaf, leaf heavy leaf, leaf vine around the wood, wood hanging vine, he poked with his hand, thick and dense, unable to draw. If you look closely at the leaf, it is also strange and different. Vines grew out of the green wall, as if the green wall was the soil and the earth on which they grew. I don't know the depth, and the thick soil doesn't count.
Guanfeng took out a black and white double knife, and slashed a few knives, only to see that there was wood behind the wood, and the wood was hung on the vine, and the vine had long leaves, and the rows were heavy, layer upon layer. Seeing this, Qing Chong also picked up the axe, split it a few times, and gradually saw an empty space appear in the green wall. The wall was so deep that it was invisible, and the two of them were already out of breath in a short time, and they cut and chopped and chopped and chopped and chopped and chop. Seeing that they were opening up the road without saying a word, the others also joined in, Guansong picked up the vines with his sword, Zijuan used a soft sword to knock down the leaves, Xiangyu used a hook chain to hook away the broken branches, and the boy with a bun was the most powerful, and quietly took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom and sprinkled some powder on the trees, these vines soon dried up and were fragile, and also saved a lot of effort for everyone.
I don't know how long it took, the wall of green wood gradually saw the light, everyone was overjoyed, and finally fought a passage under the barrier of this deep green wall. Looking back, the road in the green wall is very deep and far, many stumps and stalks, and the fallen leaves are also very colorful, paved on the ground, stepped on the feet, and a short path in the past is also a lonely perseverance and sweat. Walking out of the green wall, there is a river in front of you. There were no boats, only a giant log across the river, as if it were a bridge. The water of the river is clear and blue, silent. It is not realistic to cross the river and flow through the water, so you can only rely on giant trees to reach the other side. The five of them carefully stepped on the giant wooden bridge, holding hands with each other, moving little by little. Suddenly, the giant tree was pulled up and erected, and the people took the tree into the air and lowered it to the ground.
Everyone exclaimed and looked at it intently, but it was the owner of the kiln factory, looking at everyone happily. It turns out that the right person is also in the net bottle, and the giant tree willow branch is also. River bottles of water also. The owner of the kiln factory smiled and said: "There is no dirt, there is dirt, there is dirt, there is no dirt, there is also clean." The water in the net bottle is clear, and the willow branches are clean. Only by subjective assumptions can we be quiet and practical. ”
Although the kiln owner's speech was very subdued, Guansong and others did not understand the deep meaning.
When the owner of the kiln factory saw that the few of them did not reply, he knew that these people had not understood his painstaking efforts. But he still smiled slightly: "You are young, since you can break this formation, you are also quite understanding." Our kiln factory uses fire to make utensils, such as bottles and bowls, which can hold water. The border of the bottle and bowl is made, but the hollow in it is used. This wall of green wood is the boundary, and it can be seen that the breakthrough is just around the corner. There were two original ones in this period, but they were really one level. The big tree is the first level, silent, unbounded, you have no way to know where to start, you are at a loss, and you will fail. This wall of green leaves is a low-level formation, breaking through the boundary immediately, between presence and non-existence, it is clear and discerning. It is also for this reason that I originally had two Dao techniques, and now I can only pass them on to you inferior techniques. ”
Guan Song and the others have martial arts, but they have never studied Taoism, so they can't help but be very curious.
"This method of mine is also taught to me by the benefactor who treated my head disease, and bluntly said that there are descendants of the Ji family who come to break the formation and can teach it on their behalf, but you can only learn this second-class Taoist technique. The master of the kiln factory said: "The first-class Taoist technique can be realized at will, if I am now in the room, you are optimistic." The owner of the kiln factory suddenly shouted, only to see him put his index finger and middle finger together to make a finger, and suddenly disappeared. Guan Song and the others were searching, but they heard the sound of laughter coming from outside the door, and the owner of the kiln factory pushed the door in. "This is amazing. "That's good. "I want to learn. Everyone said babbling. The owner of the kiln factory poured cold water, "This is a first-level escape technique, and the heart can come to a place as you want." It's just that you haven't broken the first level, and this second-level escape technique is also good, but you need a medium to succeed. ”
The owner of the kiln factory grabbed a handful of dust from the ground again, held it in his hand, closed his eyes, and said something in his mouth, and after a while, the whole person shrank into the land, which was a land escape, and everyone knew in their hearts, so they ran to the door early and waited. Sure enough, after a short time, the owner of the kiln factory came out of the ground, but he was clean and the dust was not touched. He smiled at everyone, "This is the soil escape, with the help of the soil, you can also escape the water, there is a formula, the heart can visualize the soil to achieve things, and there is a time limit, the time can not exceed the time of three incense sticks, and the distance cannot be more than two hundred meters." Now you can follow me and learn from it. ”
Went to a hillside behind the kiln factory, Guansong was very steady, first practiced the art of soil escape, Guanfeng Qingchong followed; Xiangyu picked a drop of water, practiced water escape; the cuckoo was very naughty, picked a leaf, chanted a spell, and turned into a group of leaves and flashed over the mountains in the forest. A few days later, the owner of the kiln factory informed these diligent practitioners that after their cultivation had increased to a certain height, they could be transformed into first-class retreats. It's just that this escape technique can't be used during the formation breaking period, because Yi Guansong and the other humane cultivators can't break through the formation barrier at all.