Chapter 3: Visiting the Tao for Eternal Life
The Monkey King jumped close and saw the dead monkey on the ground, and he was very worried, and the monkey's eyes were full of gloomy clouds.
The monkeys hurriedly bowed down and said, "Why is the king worried?"
"Seeing the old monkey pass away, I have some foresight. ”
Tai Bai Xing asked knowingly, "The Monkey King is so dissatisfied, the Monkey King occupies the blessed land of Xianshan, the ancient cave Shenzhou, not under the jurisdiction of the Qilin, not under the control of the Phoenix, and not bound by the emperor of the world, free and easy, traveling to Huaguo Mountain, staying in the Water Curtain Cave at dusk, immeasurable blessings, why do you still have foresight?"
The Monkey King said: "Although the body is free, my life is not up to me, secretly, there is the life and death book of the king of Hades, with a stroke of the pen, my life will return to Huangquan, once the body is dead, then you can still play the fairy mountain, enjoy immeasurable blessings." ”
Tai Bai Xing was overjoyed when he heard this, and the Monkey King had this foresight, which showed that the Dao heart had been opened, and said: "Now among the five insects, there is only a third-class name, and it is not under the control of the King of Yama." ”
The Monkey King said, "Is it the third class?"
Tai Bai Xing said: "Buddhas, immortals, and holy ones, they have escaped reincarnation, and there is no name on the book of life and death. ”
"Hey," the Monkey King was furious when he heard this, and asked loudly, "It is also a creature of heaven and earth, why is the immortal Buddha not in reincarnation?"
Tai Bai Xing said: "The Monkey King is angry, in the world, anyone who has nine tricks can become immortals, and the Monkey King must be able to worship these three as teachers, learn the art of immortality, and also jump out of reincarnation, not in the five elements." ”
The Monkey King felt a little relieved and said, "Where are these three?"
Tai Bai Xing said: "Only in the Yanfu World, within the Ancient Cave Immortal Mountain. ”
The Monkey King was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Tonight we will drink for a night, and tomorrow we will say goodbye to you and go down the mountain, travel to the capes, and travel to the ends of the world, and we will definitely visit these three, learn a technique of immortality, and avoid the life and death of the king of Hades." ”
"Monkeys, don't hurry up and arrange a feast and say goodbye to the Monkey King. ”
The Monkey King glanced at the old monkey lying on the ground, and his eyes flashed with determination, and then the monkeys carried the old monkey's body out.
Tai Bai Xing did not hold a banquet in the heavenly court, and within a while, he commanded the monkeys to set up a wine banquet, and the Monkey King sat on the jade throne early, waiting for the monkeys to come forward to say goodbye according to the eldest and youngest.
"King, this is the monkey wine I secretly hidden, there are a hundred and ten kinds of fruits in it, I am not willing to drink it myself, you take it on the road to drink. ”
The Monkey King drank a glass of wine and accepted the monkey wine.
"Monkey King, I picked the flowers this morning. You must come back, my lord. The little female monkey hugged the Monkey King and cried loudly.
The Monkey King takes a drink and collects the colorful mountain wildflowers.
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Tai Bai Xing stood in the corner, seeing this scene, his heart was as desolate as the Gobi Desert.
After drinking so much for a night, the sky was already bright, and the monkeys in Huaguo Mountain were more than half drunk.
"Little ones, I will set off, go to the end of the world, weave a bamboo raft for me, and take me to the place where there are gods and Buddhas. ”
Tai Bai Xing was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "Monkey King, the raft and penny have been prepared last night, and the fruits and food have also been prepared, waiting for the good news of the Monkey King." "If you want to reach Xiniu Hezhou, you must have a high raft, and Tai Bai Xing has already let the heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals quietly send them to Huaguo Mountain.
"Since this king is going, too. The monkeys of the Monkey Dynasty took a look, boarded the bamboo raft alone, tried their best to stretch it out, and landed alone to meet the rising sun, and that ray of dawn illuminated the dream of immortality.
"We'll wait for you to come back, my lord!" cried a monkey.
"King, we're waiting for you to come back!" shouted the two monkeys.
"We'll wait for you to come back, my lord!" cried the three monkeys.
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"King, we're waiting for you to come back!" the monkeys all over the mountains shouted loudly, and their voices went straight to the sky, spreading for dozens of miles.
The Monkey King didn't look back, waved his hand backwards, and propped up the bamboo raft, dissolving in the glow.
As the Monkey King walked farther and farther, the monkeys searched for the cliffs, climbed higher and higher by the ancient trees, until they were out of sight, and still built a pergola with their hands to look into the distance.
Tai Bai Xing fell behind, turning into a golden light and appearing in mid-air, Lei Deng Tianjun stood in the clouds, followed by Lei Gongdian Mother, Feng Granny Xun Erlang.
Tai Bai Xing bowed down and said, "Deng Tianjun, the rest of the things are up to Lao Tianjun." I'll go back to Heaven first. ”
"Don't dare, don't dare. Deng Tianjun hurriedly greeted him, the order he received was to lead the Monkey King to Xiniu Hezhou, but as for why he went, it was unknown.
Tai Bai Xing set up auspicious clouds and went to the apse of the Lingxiao Treasure Hall to restore his life.
"The wind blows, the southeast wind blows. Deng Tianjun gave the order.
"Ordered. Xun Jiro untied the rope at the mouth of the cloth bag, and Granny Feng picked up the cloth bag, only to hear the whirring wind blowing down the sea, and sent the Monkey King to the northwest shore and landed on the South Zhanbu Continent.
The Monkey King stole a piece of clothing, and the scholar put it on, swayed, wore the state and passed the mansion, learned the etiquette, learned the words, and visited the Tao wholeheartedly, looking for the way of immortality.
Whenever the Monkey King went astray, Deng Tianjun looked for someone to go down to point the way, and let the Monkey King go to Xiniu Hezhou step by step.
In the past year, the Monkey King has been accustomed to life, death, sickness and old age in Nanzhan Buzhou, and the idea of learning the art of immortality is more firm, this said, found the edge of the Western sea, saw a raft parked by the sea, and the Monkey King boarded the raft, floated across the West Sea, and arrived at the boundary of Xiniu Hezhou.
In the sea of clouds, Deng Tianjun saw that the Monkey King had finally gone to Xiniu Hezhou, and he was also relieved, handed over the rest of the matter to Ge Tianshi, and returned to the Heavenly Palace to resume his life.
Ge Tianshi saw Sun Wukong from afar, turned into a woodcutter, and sang:
"Watching chess is rotten, logging Ding Ding, Xu Xing in the valley of the clouds, selling salaries and wine, laughing and self-indulgent. The autumn is high, and the pine roots of the moon pillow are bright. Recognize the old forest, climb the cliff and cross the ridge, and break the withered vine with an axe.
Harvest into a load, in the song market, easy rice three liters. There is no competition, the price is mediocre, there will be no clever calculations, no honor and disgrace, and tranquility will prolong life. Where they meet, they are not immortals, and they sit quietly and talk about the Yellow Court. ”
When the Monkey King heard this, he was full of joy, and it didn't take much effort to get it, and finally found the old fairy, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Old fairy, the disciple has started." ”
How dare Ge Tianshi accept the courtesy, hurriedly avoided it, "Not a person, not a person, you want to find a god, when you go to Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, there is a three-star cave in the mountain, there is a three-star cave with an oblique moon, there are immortals in the cave, named Bodhi Ancestor, there are countless disciples of the ancestor, and now there are thirty or forty people who practice with him, you follow that path, go south for seven or eight miles, even if it is his home." ”
(The woodcutter who guides the way is the inference of Ge Tianshi, from the woodcutter, who serves the widow alone, and only Ge Tianshi meets this condition in heaven.) )
The Monkey King grabbed Ge Tianshi and said, "Brother, you go with me, if I get benefits, I will never forget your guidance." ”
Ge Tianshi said: "You man, I don't know how to be flexible, I was raised by my parents since I was a child until I was ** years old, I know what to do, unfortunately my father is lost, my mother is widowed, and I have no brothers and sisters, but I am alone, I have to serve in the morning and evening, I dare not leave, if I go with you, I cut wood and sell firewood by mistake, what will my mother eat tonight? I want to chop wood, you go by yourself." ”
When the Monkey King heard this, he had to say goodbye, and looked for it according to what Ge Tianshi said, and sure enough, he saw a cave.
The gate of the cave is closed, quietly uninhabited, only to see a stone tablet that is more than three zhang high and eight feet wide, and ten big characters are on the line: "Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, oblique moon three-star cave." After watching it for a long time, the Monkey King still didn't dare to knock on the door, and only lingered at the door.
In the cave, Taishang Laojun sat upright, and the young monk in the white monk's robe was accompanied by the lower side, and this person was the second disciple of the golden cicada under the seat.
When the golden cicada rushed to Huaguo Mountain at the behest of Rulai, the Monkey King had already left, and he thought about it, as if he was looking for it aimlessly, it was better to wait for the rabbit directly. He came to the area around Fangcun Mountain early, and as soon as the Monkey King appeared, he tricked him into the Buddha. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the boundary of Xiniu Hezhou, before his feet were stable, he was seen by Taishang Laojun and invited himself into the cave, and all his plans were in vain.
It is certain that the cultivation mana of the Taishang Dao Ancestor is many times higher than that of the master.
"Golden Cicada, do you know why I named the cave like that?"
Jin Chanzi shook his head slightly and said, "The disciple is ignorant, and he only vaguely touches some thresholds, but he doesn't understand much. ”
"Oh, come and listen. ”
"Yang Xian's fourth fold of "Liu Xingshou" once said: 'The Lingtai brushes away right and wrong, and Dan uses it to nourish Yuan Yang Qi'. Yes, the Lingtai is the heart;'Where there are similarities and differences, all square inches, every square inch is also the heart; the three stars of the oblique moon are an anagram, and the riddle is also a 'heart' word, and the person waiting outside the door is also a 'heart' ape. Daozu once said, 'The Taoist is invisible, untouchable, unpredictable, and full of spirits.' In the human body, it is a god, and the so-called heart is also. Therefore, if you teach people to cultivate the Tao, you will cultivate the mind, and if you teach people to cultivate the mind, you will also cultivate the Tao', the meaning of the Taoist ancestor is probably to inform the disciples, 'The Ming Tao is cultivating the mind'. I don't know if what the disciple said was right or not. ”
Tai Shao Lao Jun said with a smile: "You are really smart and suitable for cultivation, but there is still a layer of meaning in the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain and the three-star cave of the oblique moon." ”
"Please advise me as well. The golden cicada picked up the glazed jade pot and added tea to Laojun.
"Three points are like stars, and one hook is like the moon. The fur comes out from here, and it is up to him to be a Buddha. ”
When Jin Chanzi heard this, his hand shook slightly, and a drop of tea spilled, and then he gathered his mind and said: "Daozu said that he laughed, in this world, who else dares to rob the apprentice with Daozu." ”
"Everything has a fate, and then, let it be. Heavenly Laojun took a sip of tea and said to the Taoist boy who was serving beside him: "There is a cultivator outside, you can go to receive and receive it." I'm going to preach on the altar, can you be interested in listening to it?"
"I don't dare to bother now, I will come to listen to the wonderful law of the ancestors. Little monk, take your leave first. "Nonsense, you have already seen through that I came to rob the apprentice, I want to stay again, you have an immortal method to knock me to the ground, first, to show Sun Wukong his strength, and second, to take the Buddha Sect prestige.
"I won't be far away. Taishang Laojun watched the golden cicada ride the clouds away, and climbed the altar by himself, ready to preach.
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