Shamanism kills the god

"That's right, it's really not easy to come here on foot with the strength of a mere mortal realm!"

An old voice came, waking up Mu Feng, who was briefly absent-minded. .

Looking up, I saw a yellowed futon on the top of the tall tower, on which sat an extremely old Taoist.

The beard, eyebrows, and hair were all pale, and the long beard stretched all the way to the ground. He looked old, and he couldn't sense any power fluctuations in his body.But a person sitting cross-legged on the top of the tower is at ease, turning a deaf ear to the continuous thunderstorms, and his strength is unfathomable.

Apart from the old Taoist, there were still a few corpses on the top of the tower, only white bones remained, and I don't know how long they had been dead.

"Mu Feng, a scholar of Jianning, went out to study and came here by accident. Thank you for your guidance!"

Mu Feng took a few steps forward to come to the old Taoist, and bowed respectfully to salute.

The unity of heaven and man is the key to the soul leaping again and breaking through to the peak of the mortal realm.He has been stuck in this bottleneck for many days and has been unable to break through.It's not that the spiritual power in the body is not deep enough, or that one's own cultivation base is shallow, but that the realm of the unity of man and nature is difficult to comprehend, or even force it, and requires great opportunities.

Many cultivators stay in the late stage of the mortal realm all their lives, not for anything else, just because they have never been able to comprehend the unity of heaven and man throughout their lives.Even if one is a relative of the emperor, no matter how high the level of cultivation technique is, in the eyes of a real strong person, he will be just a mortal like an ant for the rest of his life!

Under the pressure of the rolling thunder, Mu Feng had an epiphany, and finally realized what is the unity of man and nature, and broke through the bottleneck that has been unable to break through for so long.Speaking of which, I still owe it to the old Taoist with a gray beard in front of me!

"A scholar who goes out to study?"

The grey-bearded old man looked Mu Feng up and down, tugged at his beard that had grown to the ground, and nodded appreciatively, "That's right, that's right, with every gesture, you really have the aura of a scholar, and the demeanor a scholar should have. Young man ,sit down!"

"Thank you, you're welcome to be born that night!"

Mu Feng didn't refuse, neither arrogant nor humble, he sat down cross-legged in front of the old Taoist, sat on the floor, and asked: "I don't know what to call the elder?"

"The name is just a title. I have been sitting here for a long, long time. Many things, including my own name, have been blurred or even forgotten." The old Daoist paused, and then slowly continued: "Life is like a dream, It's like an illusion, young man, you can call me Ruoxu from now on!"

Ruoxu Daoist?

Mu Feng frowned, as if he had heard this name somewhere before, but he couldn't remember it all at once.

"Young man, tell me that you are a scholar who came out to study, so you must have read a lot of ancient books and traveled to a lot of places, can you answer a question from the old Taoist?" Daoist Ruoxu pulled his gray beard, Said while looking at Mu Feng.

A master of Taoism, ask yourself a question?

Mu Feng was a little surprised, a little flattered, and said respectfully: "Master Ruoxu, please tell me!"

"At the beginning of human beings, is human nature inherently good or inherently evil?" The old Taoist said while looking at Mu Feng, as if he was always confused by this question.

Nature is good, or nature is evil?

Mu Feng was silent.

The question asked by Daoist Ruoxu is so simple that a three-year-old child can almost blurt it out and answer it right away.

At the beginning of human beings, nature is good!

In the Three Character Classic, which is widely circulated among the people, there is such a sentence at the beginning.Not to mention a scholar who has read poetry and books since childhood and is full of knowledge, even an illiterate mountain dweller who grew up in the mountains can almost catch up.Such a simple question, who doesn't know?

Just because it was too simple, Mu Feng hesitated after hearing the old Taoist's question.After thinking about it carefully, he fell silent.

Human nature is complex and the most difficult to fathom.At the beginning of human beings, who in the world can tell clearly whether they are evil or good!

"Young man, have you thought it through?" After waiting for a while, seeing that Mu Feng was still silent, the old Taoist priest asked lightly.

"good!"

Mu Feng thought for a while, then slowly continued: "At the beginning of human beings, nature is good. Everyone has a saying, and ancient books say so, there must be a reason for it."

The old Taoist looked at Mu Feng who was sitting cross-legged on the opposite side, and asked, "Oh, since nature is inherently good, why do we have to set up so many strict laws and regulations, stipulating that this can't be done, and that can't be done? Since nature is inherently good, then why are we so strict? Will there still be so many bad and wicked people in the world?"

"At the beginning of a person, not long after birth, or even before he grows up, all the crying and seeking are out of instinctive needs, without any evil thoughts. At this time, he is kind, and his nature is kind."

Mu Feng paused, then continued: "However, when a toddler starts to grow up, he has independent self-awareness. Under the influence of the environment or family, he has self-understanding of things, selfishness, greed After evil thoughts such as tyranny, arrogance, etc., he is inherently evil. At this time, there must be various laws and regulations to restrict his behavior!"

"Yes, that makes sense. However, since the instinctive needs are good, it is understandable; then, if a wild wolf eats a passerby because of hunger, is this wolf good or evil? what? What if the perpetrator is not a wolf, but a man who does it out of hunger?"

The old Daoist paused, and before Mu Feng could answer, he continued, "For thousands of years, whoever did such a thing, no matter a wolf or a human, was regarded as evil and severely punished. Even, in order to avoid Strict regulations have been established for similar tragedies. However, no matter how strict the laws are and how severe the punishments are, can such things be completely eliminated?"

coming!

This is the question that the old Taoist really wants to ask, or to test himself!

Mu Feng was silent and didn't answer in a hurry, for a while, he didn't know how to answer.

What the old man said sounds absurd, even a little ridiculous, but when you think about it carefully, it really is the case.The Tongtian Dynasty has strict laws and regulations, ranging from major state affairs to trivial matters such as grassroots worshiping ancestors and getting along with sisters-in-law.Compared with the chaotic Warring States period, the law is many times stricter, but all kinds of evil deeds still emerge in endlessly, and they are repeatedly prohibited.

why?

This is indeed worth thinking about!

"Ruoxu Daoist, what do you think should be done? At the beginning of human beings, is it good or evil?" After pondering for a while, Mu Feng asked the old man with gray beard.

"It doesn't matter whether it is good or evil, what matters is how we do it."

The old Taoist master pulled his gray beard and continued slowly: "No matter how strict laws are, they can't stop the evil of human nature. On the contrary, too strict laws may backfire, causing greater and more injustice and crime. The way of heaven is natural, free and easy, cultivation should go with the flow, the same is true for governing the country, flat family, and personal conduct. Rather than strict laws and cumbersome rules, creating more sins; it is better to govern by doing nothing and let everything go as it comes naturally!"

Let nature take its course and rule by doing nothing?

Mu Feng raised his eyebrows.

Buddhism claims to be merciful. On Mount Puyang, Master Kong Wu used the excuse that he was too murderous, quietly attacking his heart, trying to save himself, and convert himself to Buddhism.Immortal Dao claims to be happy, and the old Taoist in front of him advocates governance by doing nothing.Could it be that he was sure that he would come here, so that he could shake his will of the great witch and let him join the immortal sect that pursues freedom and freedom?

While pondering, Mu Feng was secretly more vigilant.