The stream is several zhang high, there is a waterfall on the side, there is a deep pool below, there is a medicine picker hanging on the edge of the stream, carrying a bamboo basket, dragging a thin vine in his hand, his feet are suspended in the air, there is the risk of falling into the stream.

However, this is not the most dangerous, the most dangerous thing is that there is a leopard parked at the edge of the stream, eyeing it fiercely, roaring low in its throat like thunder, eyes like copper bells and tails like whips, steel teeth like saw claws like hooks.

The cry for help came from the medicine picker.

Erqing swam here, raised his head and hissed, the leopard was like thunder, his limbs trembled, his strands trembled, and he looked at Erqing who swam slowly pitifully, begging for a thick color.

The herb picker couldn't help but be stunned when he saw that his cry for help actually called such a behemoth, and then his eyes rolled white, his hands went soft, and he fell straight down the stream.

Suddenly, a green shadow appeared, wrapped it up, pulled it to the edge of the stream and put it down, and then turned to look at the leopard, and said: "Although you are a meat eater, eating meat is also instinctive, and this is not to blame you, but human beings are the chief of all spirits, and there are many meat and food in the mountains, so why hurt people? Go ahead! Don't hurt people again in the future." ”

The leopard never thought that Erqing actually didn't eat it, as if he had been pardoned, he grabbed his tail and fled.

Obviously, this leopard is not enlightened, and only knows how to act instinctively.

Erqing shook his head and sighed lightly, glanced at the herb picker on the ground, turned around and climbed a big tree, lurking on it. After a while, the herb picker woke up quietly, and saw that he was lying on the edge of the stream, a little stunned, and then thought of something, and was shocked, turned around and fled.

Seeing him leave, Erqing returned to the village and swam towards the mountains.

However, I didn't expect that after walking less than 100 meters, I saw an old woman walking in the forest with a dragon head, and Erqing was afraid of startling her, so she changed directions, and saw the old woman appear in front again.

Erqing was stunned for a moment, and knew that he had met a master, an old woman appeared in the deep mountains, which was already a little strange, and now there is such a magical power, can it still be a mortal?

"I don't know who my mother-in-law is, why is she blocking my way?"

Erqing bowed his head and spat out people's words, which was terrifying.

The old woman's eyelids lifted slightly, glanced at him, and said with a smile: "Don't you pray to the old body from time to time, hoping to worship the old body? Why do you see the old body today, but you don't know what to say?"

When Erqing heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, this is really, there is no way out of the mountains and rivers, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village. Erqing was overjoyed in his heart, swam to the old woman, kowtowed: "The old mother is above, the disciple Cen Erqing sincerely kowtows, and the old mother is begging to be taken under the door!"

When I was close, I realized that the old woman had a childish face, her eyes were like stars, and she looked old, but her actions were light and calm, and she was as healthy as a dragon. The old woman stretched out her hand and patted Erqing's head, and said with a smile: "You long worm, you are also kind-hearted. It's just that you don't know how to practice, so how can you speak?"

Hearing this, Erqing explained: "Returning to the old mother, eleven years ago, Erqing set off from a big green mountain in Dongjun, traveled all the way to the west, after five years, swam to a sacred mountain in the west, and was fortunate to see the two immortal gods of Duty Nian and Jiazi. ”

When the old lady heard this, she nodded knowingly, and finally said, "If you can meet them, it can be regarded as a kind of creation." After a pause, she asked again: "When I saw you saving the medicine picker, why didn't you leave immediately, but hid in a tree?"

Erqing replied: "The disciple is just worried that he has saved people, but he is still in a coma, if he encounters any more beasts, it will not be saving people, but harming people." ”

The old woman nodded, and finally said: "Actually, when you came to Lishan, the old body already knew about it, and everything you did after that, the old body saw it." The old body is also curious, what will you do when you come here. After three years of careful observation, it did not disappoint the old body. ”

"I hope that the old mother will have mercy and accept the disciples as apprentices!" Erqing said again.

"Get up!" The old mother smiled and said: "Thinking of your kindness, and one heart to the Tao, the old body will be enlightened to you, I hope you will continue to work hard in the future, don't do it for the world, otherwise the old body will not spare you!"

Hearing this, Erqing was overjoyed, and bowed back and said, "Master, please rest assured, Erqing will follow the teachings." ”

"Just remember, come with the old man!"

The old mother of Lishan turned around and walked, her body fluttering like the wind, and the grass and trees were divided and the vines opened themselves, as if they were afraid of hurting the old mother's feet.

Erqing followed closely, although he looked like a swimming dragon, he felt overwhelmed.

In the blink of an eye, a man and a snake climbed over several hills and came to the top of a mountain.

There is a boulder on the top of the mountain, and there is a stone cave under the boulder, and the stone cave is deep, and I don't know how much.

Raise your eyes and look at it, the thousand peaks in front are like halberds, ten thousand blades open the screen, suddenly there are clouds and mist steaming in the mountains, and the green peaks loom in the clouds and mist, like a night man, as if the fairyland of the world.

The old mother said, "This is where you will live in the future, and if you do not lose this animal form, do not go down the mountain again, so as not to disturb the world." ”

"What does Master mean that I am not allowed to go down the mountain until I transform into a human?" asked Erqing.

The old mother nodded and said, "Exactly!"

So, Erqing settled down here and named this stone cave 'Tsing Yi Cave'.

Tsing Yi Cave to the bottom view, you can see the old mother palace in the front of the mountain, auspicious clouds shrouded, vigorous.

Listen attentively, the tiger roars and the ape cries into your ears, and when you look up, the crane and eagle fly into your eyes. Looking around, the deep ravines and deep streams are surrounded by clouds and mist, and when I look back, I see a thousand peaks in front of me.

At night, Erqing will coil on the big boulder above the hole, swallow the moonlight, and welcome the rising sun in the morning to absorb purple gas. During the day, it is convenient for the Tsing Yi Cave to practice and attract the essence of heaven and earth into the body.

The old mother gave several volumes of scriptures, including several volumes of Shangqing Immortal Records, which contained the method of inducing qi and refining gods.

Taoist practice, there is a refining and refining of qi, refining of qi and transformation of gods, refining of gods and returning to emptiness, and refining of void and Taoism.

In these volumes of Shangqing Immortal Records, it is also recorded that this is the orthodox practice of Taoism.

In addition, there are several volumes of the Heart Cultivation Sutra such as "Tao Te Ching" and "Taishang Induction Chapter".

Taoism talks about the dual cultivation of life, not only self-cultivation, but also mental cultivation.

Sex refers to the inner Tao of a person, that is, the mind, thought, disposition, character, spirit, etc.

Destiny refers to the external Tao of a person, that is, the body, life, energy, destiny, matter, etc.

The dual cultivation of life refers to the 'cultivation of both gods and forms'.

Obviously, the old mother did not cultivate Erqing as a monster, but let him move forward in the direction of orthodox cultivation. And the old mother also said that the snake was born with two knots, and the cultivation speed will not be fast.

Man has nine orifices, but the serpent lacks these two orifices, and although the serpent also has hearing, he does not hear with his outer ear, and he does not have such things as an outer ear or ear holes.

The old mother said this, so that Erqing should not be impetuous, and practice with peace of mind.

However, with this orthodox cultivation method, and with the help of that third eye, as well as the treasure pills he had swallowed over the years, Erqing's cultivation speed was much faster than that of ordinary spirits.

In just a few years, he was able to go out of his body and wander in this mountain.