Taihao Gold Medal

Chapter 222 Buddhism, the price

The Red Lotus Cave Mansion built deep underground is shrouded in gloom and darkness.

Under the guidance of a foundation cultivator, the four of Zhang Lie walked on the bridge-like underground mountain wall, and the bottom gradually appeared, which seemed to be a bottomless abyss.

"This real person Xiaoshan probably didn't realize his repentance and re-enroll in the Dao, but he found that he couldn't walk through the Dao of the Devil himself, so he took half a foot out and then retreated on his own initiative."

Loyalty doesn't matter, loyalty is just because the price of betrayal is not enough.

This sentence is believed to be true by many people and regarded as the truth, but it is not the case.

Few people in the world are willing to pay a high price to a betrayer. Most of the betrayers will only get a lie. Most of the people who lure others to betray can't actually pay any valuable price. What they can pay is often Only cheating.

The same is true for going from Dao to Demon. A hundred years of cultivating Dao is not as good as becoming a Demon in one thought, but what the Devil Dao wants is amazing talents. Compared with the Righteous Dao, the Devil Dao does not want incompetent people:
The bottom layer of the righteous path often has a lot of protection, and the bottom layer of the evil path...

When Zhang Lie's mind changed, under the guidance of the person in front, the four monks of the Zhang family walked into a cave.

You don't need to enter, you can already smell the extremely strong aroma of wine when you get close, and you can hear happy laughter in your ears. When you walk into the cave, you will know why. The fire and magma in the cave are flowing, and a pool of mellow spirits is boiling. Make the room full of fragrance and make people drunk.

The ground is covered with thick velvet blankets, and a group of young and beautiful girls are drinking, boxing, gambling, and having fun in it, as if they are so happy that they don't know where to go.

Even if someone entered the cave, they didn't notice it.

Spirits, beauties, delicacies, feasts, these things that seem to have nothing to do with monks are all gathered here.

When the wine, meat and snacks in the banquet are missing, some maids will quickly come out of the darkness to add and replace them. But Zhang Lie glanced around and noticed that although these maids standing in the dark are stunning in the world, their eyes He remained motionless, as if the tray in front of him was the whole world.

"Ashamed Puppet Art? Mind Concentration Art? Puppet Refining? Soul Seizing?"

"It has nothing to do with me, restrain your mind."

As soon as these doubtful thoughts popped up in his mind, they were forcibly killed by Zhang Lie.

If it's just a big realm higher, it's fine. Facing a cultivator of the Purple Mansion, risking your life and losing can leave the opponent with an unforgettable injury for life.

Facing a monk who was two great realms higher, Zhang Lie was sure that if he exhausted all means, he might not even be able to break through the opponent's protective mana. Dignity?sense of justice?In the face of the absolute strength gap, these are meaningless.

"The Xiangshen Zhang of the Zhang family in Chiyang Valley, Huanglong County, was recruited by the ancestor, and led the people to come here to meet the ancestors."

Zhang Xiangshen clasped his hands together, held the Taoist salute, and gave a deep salute to the white-haired and skinny old man on the stone seat in front of him.

Zhang Lie, Zhang Chuanshu, and Zhang Chuanhong behind him naturally hurriedly followed.

At this time, Master Xiao Shan was flipping through the book "The Secret Code of Tigers and Fierce Stars". Although this set of magic skills can only be practiced up to the step of condensing golden elixirs, if monks want to improve further, they must switch to other skills. , or try to derive and create the next step, but due to its ferocious and killing characteristics, the combat power of a monk who has cultivated the Golden Core of the Demon Dao is much higher than that of an ordinary alchemy master.

Therefore, even in the eyes of Daoist Xiao Shan, this is quite an interesting exercise.

"If someone has a hatred, he cultivates this "Tiger Evil Star Secret Code" to break through the condensed core, and then successfully avenges his revenge, at this time, if he is given a Taoist exercise of peace of mind and peace of mind, can he turn from the devil? "

Seemingly unconscious, Master Xiao Shan said this while stroking the ancient books in his hand.

"..."

Zhang Xiangshen was a little unsure whether the old ancestor on the other side said this to himself, and he was busy with family affairs, so he didn't have enough understanding of this book of magic skills, so he couldn't answer for a while.

Seeing that Xiao Shan's interest gradually weakened, Zhang Lie, who was performing prostrations, was extremely keenly aware that the girls behind him, although they tried their best to hide and continued to have fun, still showed great fear faintly.

Heartbroken, Zhang Lie gritted his teeth and took a step forward:

"It's very difficult, almost impossible. The "Tiger Shameful Star Secret Code" uses hatred to achieve enlightenment, and the practice itself lacks the potential to go further after the golden core is condensed. It is common sense to say that he will not be able to improve a few more steps in a lifetime, and if he really realizes some of the essence of Taoism, it may lead to the destruction of both body and spirit."

Zhang Lie once comprehended this secret book to help him cultivate killing intent, so he can answer this question.

"Could it be that this person can only go all the way to the dark on the devil's way? What if he wants to turn back?" The real person Xiao Shan on the stone seat asked again.

"Then it's best to practice Buddhist exercises."

"Practice Buddhist Kung Fu? Can you dispel hostility? According to you, isn't Tao not as good as Buddha? Taoism is vast, not as boundless as Buddha's Dharma?"

The words of Master Xiao Shan seemed to contain some hint of anger.

Zhang Xiangshen, Zhang Chuanshu, and Zhang Chuanhong were all sweating on their foreheads for a while. The Xuanhuang Great World has always been prosperous with Taoism and demons, and the spread of Buddhism is seldom.

No matter how you look at it, Daoist Xiao Shan doesn't look like a person who is inclined to Buddhism and Taoism.

"Because the Buddhist sect seeks the Buddha, and the Taoist sect seeks the Tao, so the Buddhist golden elixir exercises can resolve the hostility in the "Tiger Shameful Star Secret Code", but the Taoist sect's exercises cannot."

"Where is the Tao?"

"The Tao is under your feet. Everyone's Tao is different. The first step in seeking the Tao is to recognize yourself. If you have condensed the golden core, if you feel remorse and abandon the demons to the Tao, such a person can even be said to have given up on himself. , and how can we cultivate the Dao?"

"Buddhism has other crossings, Taoism has only self-crossing."

Zhang Lie's remarks are not nonsense, but his own perception after practicing for six years: in life, mistakes are mistakes.Life is not acting, there is no rehearsal, you will make many choices along the way, and you will make many mistakes. Taoism allows you to face up to these mistakes and bear them, while Buddhism can rely on others.

"...the road is under your feet, only self-crossing?"

"Hehehehe, you are interesting, but I will not accept useless people. I will not arrange you in a safe and comfortable place. You have to make achievements yourself, so I will say that you are a member of the Zhang family, and I am Xiaoshan. Under the door of the real person."

"Thank you, sir."

"Okay, you all go down, someone will arrange your next mission."

After thanking them again, the four members of the Zhang family left with some excitement.But when he was leaving, Master Xiao Shan said another sentence from afar:
"The exercises you practice are quite interesting, but is it really worth paying such a price?"

When he heard these words, Zhang Lie almost froze. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and noticed that the patriarch Zhang Xiangshen in front of him was stiff and strange.

But this time was also very short, Zhang Xiangshen bowed his head very quickly, and left in silence.

And behind the four of them, the real Xiao Shan, who was having fun and drinking day and night in the underground cave, also didn't say anything.

"The price? What price does the patriarch have to pay for practicing Wuxiang Jue? The Buddhist exercises are peaceful, and usually there is no counterattack."

(End of this chapter)