The copy of the universe from the journey to the west

Chapter 157 The background of the original body! The location of the Calabash Brothers! (asking for monthly tickets)

Of course, it’s nothing that Ren Liansong knows about the "Three Emperors Classic" and the "Taiping Classic". After all, he has lived a long time. Although people nowadays don’t know much about the "Three Emperors Classic" and the "Taiping Classic", it doesn’t mean that no one has known about them for thousands of years.

So it is normal that he is familiar with the scriptures and books.

What surprised Lu Chen even more was that Ren Liansong was able to integrate these systems and complete his own set of theories. This was enough to lay the foundation for a lineage of law, which was why Lu Chen looked at him with admiration.

For example, the concept of the Three Cave Lords mentioned by the Human-faced Pine is very similar to the concept of the Three Pure Ones in later generations.

Moreover, the title of Three Cave Lords seemed vaguely familiar to Lu Chen.

It seems like I always feel that it has something to do with me, but no matter how I think about it, I can't remember how it is related.

"It's a pity that I'm afraid no one will be able to understand my theory."

The human face sighed.

He is in no condition to preach.

Lu Chen thought of someone and said with a smile: "There are always new people in the world, and the old people are replaced by the new ones. What you can think of, others can think of naturally..."

When Lu Chen said this, he suddenly stopped, and his head seemed to explode like thunder.

The name in his mind suddenly reminded him of something extremely important!

The Northern and Southern Dynasties was an important era for the confluence of Taoist traditions.

In the Sui and Tang dynasties after the Northern and Southern Dynasties, various Taoist sects completely merged and the Three Pure Ones were enshrined on the highest altar.

The story behind this could not have been told without the help of one man, Tao Hongjing, who was known as the 'Prime Minister in the Mountains'!
A "Diagram of the True Spirit's Position" directly placed it on the altar.

As the first Taoist genealogy of gods and immortals, "The Chart of the True Spirits' Positions" has seven levels, including about 3000 gods in heaven, gods on earth, ghosts and many immortals.

Basically, the gods that various Taoist sects in later generations worship and the ancestors they believe in are more or less related to the "Diagram of the True Spirit's Position and Career".

After all, before this, each family worshipped their own gods. Even when arranging the gods, they were just sorting out the genealogy inheritance related to their own Taoist lineage. No one had ever been as bold as Tao Hongjing!

His "Diagram of the True Spirit's Position" is all-encompassing, including all the ancient sages, princes and emperors.

For example, Confucius was listed as the third left-position Taiji Shangzhen Gong, Yan Hui was listed as Mingshichen Shilang, Qin Shihuang was listed as Fengdu Beidi Shangxiang, Cao Cao was listed as Taifu, Zhou Gong was listed as Ximing Gong Bishaochuan, King Wu of Zhou was listed as Guiguan Beijun... and so on.

No matter which family you are from, no matter which Taoist lineage you belong to, it doesn’t even matter whether you are a Taoist or not!
As long as you are famous and have left a mark in the long river of history, it will be written down!
It directly breaks the inherent thinking patterns of many people.

Everyone was originally playing their own games and not interfering with each other.

But you directly put everyone's ancestors into your own family's pantheon?

When everyone saw this, it would be strange if they were not confused.

I thought:

Oh, so you can play like this! ?

There is nothing to say about it, the vigorous movement to deify oneself began from then on!
But, it is also because this genealogy is too complicated.

Therefore, this score written by Tao Hongjing was also called "absurd and almost indistinguishable."

What it means is, 'How many peanuts did you eat to become like this?'

In particular, the Tianshi Dao and the Lingbao Dao refuted it and accused it of being fake.

After all, the position of Taishang Laojun in "True Spirit Position Chart" is given very low, only in the fourth central position, directly down from the inherent position of "Lord of All Gods" to the position of "Taoist Lord of Taiqing", and is only placed together with some legendary famous Taoists and famous officials.

Of course, if you think about it carefully, there is actually a reason for this. The Maoshan Sect founded by Tao Hongjing worships Madam Wei, the Purple Void Yuanjun, as its founder.

Wei Huacun himself was a chief priest of Tianshi Dao. Later, he did not like the style of Tianshi Dao, so he broke away from Tianshi Dao and founded Shangqing Sect.

Because he was deeply disgusted with the Tianshi Dao, he created a god to suppress Laozi's identity. As Tao Hongjing was the master of the Shangqing School, he naturally also had to suppress Laozi's status.

Who told you that the supreme god of your Tianshi Dao is Laozi?
Of course, talk is talk and noise is noise.

Tao Hongjing was indeed a great master of his generation. The Maoshan Sect he founded later became the ancestral home of the Shangqing Sect. For a long time, the Maoshan Sect actually represented the Shangqing Sect, just as Longhu Mountain represents the Tianshi Dao.

Since Tao Hongjing had such achievements, we have to mention his master.

His mentor was Sun Youyue, a descendant of the royal family of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. Of course, there were many such descendants in the Southern Dynasties, but they could not cause any trouble.

Although he was revered as the eighth master of the Shangqing School, in fact, it was also a way for later generations to give face to the master of Tao Hongjing and Sun Youyue.

The apprentice is so awesome, how can the master not be awesome too?
Although Sun Youyue's master was not as famous as Tao Hongjing in later generations, Tao Hongjing's achievements were actually due to the foundation laid by his great master!
"Lu Xiujing..."

Lu Chen whispered to himself with a complicated expression.

Lu Xiujing is the master of Sun Youyue and the ancestor of Tao Hongjing!
"I should have thought of it earlier. Lu Xiuchen and Lu Xiujing only differ by one letter!"

Lu Chen sighed in his heart.

Lu Xiuchen in this world thought that his name was just a random identity given to him by the Zhutian copy.

Just like in the world of Journey to the West, his identity was just an ordinary person.

And in this life, he did not worry too much about his own identity.

Aren’t they the descendants of Lu Kai?
The Three Kingdoms era was so many years ago that even though the Lu family was a descendant of the prime minister, they had already fallen into decline.

Without thinking too much about it, I didn't take it seriously and dig deeper into the family's roots.

But now, Ren Liansong's words "Three Caves Return to the Flow" reminded Lu Chen of it.

An important figure who truly opened the way for Taoism to return to its original flow. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, he did not belong to any Taoist school and was known as the "Three Caves Disciple". He also reformed the Southern Tianshi Dao. In the dispute between the Southern and Northern Tianshi Daos, after Kou Qianzhi's death, he completely suppressed the Northern Tianshi Dao he founded, and truly established the Southern Tianshi Dao as the authentic Taoist master. He is the ancestor of Tao Hongjing - Lu Xiujing!

And this...

"It's actually my cousin!"

Lu Chen's expression was complicated and difficult to understand.

Lu Xiujing was also from Wuqian, Dongxing.

In the original body's memory, there was indeed such a cousin.

However, the Lu family itself is a large family. In the hundred years since Lu Kai, the family population has long exceeded a thousand people.

Although Lu Chen and Lu Xiujing are brothers from the same clan, they rarely see each other on a daily basis.

If Lu Chen hadn't thought of the name 'Third Cave Disciple', he might not have thought of Lu Xiujing.

The man with the human face didn't know what Lu Chen was thinking, but he said thoughtfully: "The Lord God is right, I underestimated everyone in the world. Since I can think of it, others will naturally think of it in the future. Maybe someone has already thought of it, but the Tao veins are different, so no one has put it into practice."

Of course, you will probably see this day in a few years.

If you do the math, Lu Xiujing is only one year younger than Lu Xiuchen, and is now twenty years old.

In the real world, there is no specific record of when Lu Xiujing became truly famous. It only says that he was invited by the Emperor of Song to preach. But there is no record of what he did in the meantime and when he became famous.

But I guess it won’t be long before Lu Xiujing comes to the fore, right?
Thinking of this, Lu Chen chuckled and said, "Since Zhang Ling, the Taoist lineage has risen, countless Taoist lines have risen and fallen, and masters have combined their own paths. Perhaps someone has thought of the return of all paths, but no one has been able to organize this path into a system, and naturally it cannot be put into practice. Since you have been able to organize it into a system, you have surpassed countless people. By the way, have you given your path a name?"

After receiving Lu Chen's praise, Ren Liansong felt a little embarrassed and wanted to say that he had already thought of a name.

But then I thought the name I came up with was a bit too exaggerated.

The word "immortal" is the end point of the road he is pursuing. Now he has not even started to think about it, so he just said, "Not yet, but I have some ideas in my mind, and I should... well, I will have a name soon."

As long as one's Taoism progresses further and becomes a being like a true spirit, then one can openly speak of one's own Taoism, which is the Tao of immortals!

He also plans to write a book about his theoretical system.

Well, let’s just call it “The Book of Divine Beings”!
Lu Chen nodded, and there was indeed something to pursue in terms of human face.

In this regard, he did not ask too much, but just said: "If it is sorted out, you can show it to me, or I can give it to you for reference."

"It's an honor to have the Lord God's help!" said the man with a surprised face.

Lu Chen didn't ask him whether he really felt honored or just pretending to be honored.

He still has a lot of things to do now.

Ren Liansong is knowledgeable and experienced, so Lu Chen naturally has to continue to use him as a laborer.

Throw the Seven Heart Pill to him and ask him to find some clues from it.

Nan Changsheng has collected most of the materials recorded on the Seven Heart Pill. The most important thing now is to obtain some innate spiritual objects for refining.

Nan Changsheng can use human hearts to refine plausible heart pills and blood pills, so if he uses innate spiritual treasures, he can also make pills. Of course, Lu Chen now mainly doesn't know where to get innate spiritual objects.

Moreover, if you want to be sure that you can refine the Seven Heart Pill, you must find the Calabash Brothers.

Just one thing...

"I don't know where Calabash Brothers is."

Lu Chen was a little helpless.

The cartoon didn't even give an introduction to the background, but judging by his current situation, the snake demon was suppressed ten thousand years ago.

All the legends have disappeared.

The world is so big, where can I find it?

"Lord God, the Seven Heart Pill seems to have some connection with Southern Xinjiang."

The man with the same face, who was studying the recipe for the Seven Heart Pill, suddenly spoke up.

Lu Chen was stunned and asked, "Oh? Why do you say that?"

The human face said, "God Lord, please look at these herbs, Yangyaozhi, Jieduzhong, Jiuzhenteng, Wannian Mushroom, etc. As far as I know, the origin of these herbs is mainly located in the southern Xinjiang region. Of course, there are also other regions, but it is difficult to gather all these pills, and the quantity is small. Only in the southern Xinjiang region can such a variety of rare herbs be gathered, and the quantity is also sufficient, so it is likely that the Seven Heart Pill comes from the southern Xinjiang region."

Lu Chen was stunned for a moment: "Are you sure?"

He only cared about medicinal herbs, but never thought about where these herbs came from.

"determine."

The human-faced man said with certainty, "I have absorbed many soul memories, including the memories of many people who are familiar with medicinal herbs. Perhaps the names of these medicinal herbs have changed a little, but they are probably not wrong. Most of the medicinal herbs are from Southern Xinjiang, and some are even unique to Southern Xinjiang. Therefore, the area where the Seven Heart Pills are produced must be Southern Xinjiang. Even if it is not, it must be the surrounding areas. Otherwise, it would not be such a coincidence. Perhaps the main ingredient of the Seven Heart Pills is also in Southern Xinjiang?"

The reasoning behind the loose face is well-founded.

The emergence of a pill recipe must go through many experiments. Even if it is passed down by a real immortal god, it must be related to the area where the immortals usually live.

Maybe the main material is not necessarily the same, but for the auxiliary materials, the production location and name must be linked to some local names!
Lu Chen's heart skipped a beat.

Southern Xinjiang...

Does the story of Calabash Brothers take place in southern Xinjiang?

Lu Chen thought about some scenes in Calabash Brothers, where there were continuous mountains and the subordinates of the snake demon were mostly monsters such as poisonous insects.

This is also consistent with the characteristics of the many poisonous insects in southern Xinjiang.

Lu Chen's thoughts turned slightly, but he was not in a hurry to go to Southern Xinjiang.

There was still some time left before the mission was finished, so he planned to wait until he had formed his elixir before traveling around southern Xinjiang.

According to the power system of this era, the human immortal realm, even if it is not the peak of the world, is also the top one.

At least, if he doesn't encounter ancient demons like the snake demon and the scorpion demon, he will be safe.

By then, going deeper into southern Xinjiang will be enough to deal with most of the dangers.

"Is the Divine Master going to Southern Xinjiang?"

The man with the human face suddenly said, "I don't recommend that the Lord God go now. Southern Xinjiang is too dangerous. The current situation is chaotic and there are many monsters. There are even some big monsters in Southern Xinjiang. The name of the Crocodile King is even more terrifying. He is comparable to the Yuanshen Zhenren. Others include the Toad King, the Centipede King... and other big monsters who call themselves Monster Kings."

"Demon King?"

After thinking for a moment, Lu Chen slowly nodded: "That makes sense."

Ren Liansong heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

He was afraid that Lu Chen would be tempted by the title of 'immortality' and would rashly enter the southern border without considering his own strength.

But he didn't know that Lu Chen himself had no intention of going to Southern Xinjiang at the moment.

"We probably have the area, so there is no need to rush. The most important thing now is to form the elixir."

Lu Chen is very clear about his own level of strength.

In the realm of Purple Mansion Mage, he can be called invincible, but against Yuanshen Zhenren, he is nothing.

Lu Chen suppressed the greed that arose in his heart, put away the Seven Heart Pill first, then took out the "Returning Pill Method" and gave it a look with a relaxed expression.

"Take another look at this alchemy method."

"The Method of Returning the Elixir" is also an elixir method, but it is only an external elixir method.

The pill needs to be refined in the pill furnace before it can be swallowed.

After taking a look, the human face immediately had an idea and said slowly: "Lord God, this is an orthodox alchemy method. If you have this method, you can often refine immortal pills and swallow them, and you can achieve immortality!"

As for other practitioners, I cannot guarantee their appearance.

But Lu Chen is a real monster.

As long as the technique is correct, Lu Chen will definitely be able to succeed.

This was almost something he thought subconsciously.

Lu Chen asked: "Do you think this method is the great way?"

"Is not it?"

The human face was puzzled.

Lu Chen didn't say much, just nodded: "The alchemy methods you remember are all made with an alchemy furnace?"

The human face said, "Yes, the method held by the Lord God is actually a variant of the bait-taking technique. However, the pill method can absorb the medicinal effect more thoroughly, and the pill is formed externally, so the probability of practicing the golden pill is higher. Therefore, the pill method gradually replaced the bait-taking technique. As early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the pill method was very popular, but there was no Taoist lineage inheritance at that time. Although many people knew the pill method, they did not inherit it. Therefore, most practitioners mainly used the bait-taking technique. This method was also very popular in the late Zhou Dynasty, and even gave birth to the lineage of gods and immortals."

Lu Chen understood and nodded.

He had also seen similar information in the records of the Louguan School, but it was somewhat fragmented.

After Ren Liansong's systematic explanation, Lu Chen also understood it thoroughly.

The "Shennong Four Classics" says: The best medicine can make people healthy and prolong their lives, and promote them to become gods. The middle medicine nourishes the nature, and the worst medicine cures diseases.

The "medicine" mentioned above is the "bait" in the bait-taking technique.

The earliest name of the art of taking bait was "the art of eating".

Eater means food.

The art of taking medicine means swallowing external objects to strengthen oneself. Most alchemists in Shang and Zhou dynasties practiced it as the main method.

However, the alchemists at that time had not formed a school and their numbers were relatively small, while there were still many natural treasures in the world.

After picking the treasure from heaven and earth, you can swallow it, so it is very convenient, so it is called "taking it", because practicing is really as simple as eating and drinking!
For example, Human-faced Song was just a wild cultivator, but he was lucky enough to come across a rare treasure and take it, so even though his qualifications were average, he was promoted to a magician.

Later, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, hundreds of schools of thought contended with each other, and schools gradually flourished. The number of practitioners increased, and the natural treasures in the world naturally decreased. Many practitioners simply could not find the natural treasures.

Therefore, some alchemists improved the ancient method of taking medicine and transformed it into the method of taking bait.

Bait is the lure.

He no longer specifically searches for rare treasures, but instead refines medicine and absorbs the essence of herbs to practice.

This method was carried forward by the Immortal School, one of the Hundred Schools. The representative figure among them was the immortal An Qisheng from the Pre-Qin period. Legend has it that he attained enlightenment by taking medicine.

Later, when the Hundred Schools of Thought declined, Taoism inherited the magic tricks of Taoism and further improved it.

In the later stages, the art of taking medicine can no longer meet the needs of high-level practitioners, and it is necessary to further purify the medicinal properties and reduce the many conflicts between medicinal properties during practice.

External alchemy comes from this!

Of course, none of the major sects of this era claim that their alchemy methods were simply figured out by their ancestors; most would say that they were passed down from gods.

Of course, whether it is true or not is a matter of opinion.

After all, the real gods and immortals have disappeared for thousands of years.

Except for Laozi Li Er, who may have truly inherited the inheritance of Shenbao Jun, one of the Three Cave Lords, I am afraid that few of the other so-called inheritances are true.

　Happy Children's Day! I went to celebrate Children's Day with my children. Sorry for the late update...

　　
　
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