The copy of the universe from the journey to the west

Chapter 218 "Thinking of the Jade Axe"! "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing" (asking for monthly tickets)
At this time, another dragon chariot came, and two eunuchs helped Emperor Yuanjia onto the chariot and returned to Ziwei Palace.

Emperor Yuanjia forced himself to meet with Wang Hong and others from the Prime Minister's Office.
I don’t know where Brother Wang Hong went just now. He clearly followed us out, but when he turned around, he disappeared.

However, Emperor Yuanjia also knew that this was not the time to deal with them. Looking at the four prime ministers and Tan Daoji, who was in charge of the Northern Army, he slowly said, "From now on, our Song Dynasty will treat Taoists well and respect Lu Xiuchen of the Shangqing Sect as the Heavenly Master. He will be named: The Supreme Emperor of Donghua Zhiyang!"

Donghua, the most yang, the supreme, the great emperor!

None of these four nouns is simple.

This is almost creating a god out of thin air!
And if the news got out, people inside and outside the court would probably think that Emperor Yuanjia was just like that little Tuoba boy in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and that he was going to implement a system of ruling people with gods.

However, none of the four prime ministers present, including Wang Hong, had any objections when they heard this, and they immediately bowed and said, "Yes!"

Who wouldn't agree? Aren't you afraid that His Majesty the Great Emperor Donghua will come to you personally? ?

Look at the emperor’s almost deformed palm. Even the emperor who is protected by the country’s destiny has become like this, let alone others?

"Also, announce that the Prince of Pengcheng will return to Jiankang and enter the Prime Minister's Office to serve as the Second Assistant Prince! He will assist the First Prime Minister, Wang Hong, in the administration."

Emperor Yuanjia said directly.

Everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion was stunned, but they immediately understood.

There must be something wrong with Emperor Yuanjia!

Now the prince is still young and his own health is not good, the emperor has no choice but to summon his own brother back.

Everyone present is a smart person, who wouldn’t understand the problem?
However, everyone present bowed and agreed.

Of course, there are definitely some unhappy people, such as Liu Zhan from the Prime Minister's Office, where there are only four vacancies.

Now that King Pengcheng Liu Yikang has returned and entered the Prime Minister's Office as the Second Assistant, he, the last-ranked Prime Minister, will definitely be kicked out.

This is almost a certainty!
However, fortunately, he used to be the chief official of Pengcheng King Liu Yikang. Now it is equivalent to his old boss returning, and he will definitely not suffer any loss.

After Emperor Yuanjia had arranged everything, he returned to his bedroom with the help of a group of old eunuchs.

He fell ill immediately and never recovered.

Emperor Yuanjia was already weak, and now he was shocked by this shock, and the golden dragon of luck also tormented him for a while, which almost made him lose half his life.

The situation suddenly became chaotic.

Fortunately, with the return of King Pengcheng Liu Yikang and the sorting out of various affairs, the city of Jiankang gradually began to stabilize.

However, although the Shangqing Sect has never been honored as a state religion, the fact that he calls Lu Chen "Master Lu Tian" is already a foregone conclusion.

The emperor’s words are the will of heaven, which is more important than a gentleman’s promise worth a thousand gold.

A part of the luck of heaven and earth naturally separated and began to enter Taoism. Of course, the majority of it was still in the Shangqing Sect.

The fortune of the Shangqing Sect began to expand quietly, but because the Shangqing Sect was not a state religion and Lu Chen did not become the emperor's teacher, he was naturally not linked to the fortune of the Liu Song Dynasty.

Although there is a connection, it is harmless.

However, doing so would cause a great loss to the fortune of the Liu Song Dynasty.

As reflected in the outside world, with the arrival of the brothers Ma Han and Ma Lang in Beijing, the prestige of the Shangqing sect began to increase greatly, and the overall development trend of Taoism was in a positive direction.

But this damaged the fortune of the Liu Song Dynasty.

"War! Northern Expedition!"

In the court, Liu Yikang decided to launch the Northern Expedition.

Only a Northern Expedition can make up for the losses of the Liu Song Dynasty, and only a Northern Expedition can effectively eliminate the adverse effects caused by Lu Chen on the Liu Song royal family.

The voice of the Northern Expedition began to spread from the court to the people.

And the times have entered a new chapter.

However, the new chapter in Jiankang City has little to do with Lu Chen.

After dealing with Emperor Yuanjia, Lu Chen left Jiankang and flew to Taixu Temple in Lushan again.

It took him less than a day to go back and forth.

If you don’t know, you would think he has never been out!

Zhang Jiao looked at Lu Chen who had returned, but ignored him. He was teaching Lu Xiujing about the history of Tianshi Dao and the fasting rituals.

Lu Chen had no intention of publicizing what he had done. He was not concerned about the trivial matters of Taixu Temple. He built a Taoist temple so that other people could live more comfortably. If it were him, he could just find a cave to practice.

Without worldly disturbances, Lu Chen's daily life seems very boring to outsiders.

Practice every day, read scriptures, or erase the distortion and pollution on the "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing" and "Lingbao Wufujing".

When he has time, he will teach Lu Xiujing and the disciples of Shangqing Sect.

Fill your schedule.

Everyone has gradually become accustomed to this kind of life.

Lu Chen learns new knowledge every day and organizes it to make it his own.

Cultivation is also indispensable, but in addition to cultivation, Lu Chen also has the task of erasing the distorted soul in the "Shangqing Dadong Sutra" and the "Lingbao Wufu Sutra".

After two months of Lu Chen erasing the "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing" and the promotion of the Liu Song Dynasty, with the blessing of the greatly increased power of luck, the distorted consciousness left by Xu Mu on it has become less and less.

However, Lu Chen also did some small experiments besides this. He did not completely erase it, but only erased the distorted pollution.

Because there is no blessing of the golden light of Buddhism, the speed is slower.

However, Xu Mu's consciousness gradually became clearer.

From the beginning, he would fight with Lu Chen as soon as he was released, but later he gradually became calm. The change was obvious at a glance!
Time flies, and two months later, the pollution and distortion left by Xu Mu were completely cleared.

Xu Mu seemed very happy at first. He personally taught Lu Chen and explained many secrets and heritage of the Shangqing Sect.

But after that, the situation became worse every day than the previous day.

It was a few days later that Lu Chen discovered that Xu Mu's spiritual power was quietly dissipating!

Lu Chen quickly found Xu Mu and told him about this, but his answer stunned Lu Chen.

"Though the mountains and rivers are still here today, where are my parents?"

Xu Mu said this with a smile.

The soul is dissipating?

He knew because he did it on his own initiative.

Quietly, naturally, scattered by the wind and dissolved by the sunlight, he no longer wanted to continue living in this world.

"Senior, is there no pursuit on this avenue?" Lu Chen was shocked when he heard it.

“The great road is endless, just like the scenery in this world is endless.”

Xu Mu was dressed in green and said calmly, "Lian Min'er has passed away. No matter how beautiful this great country is, what meaning does it have to me?"

Xu Mu has experienced many things. When he was young, he was very ambitious. He manipulated Hua Qiaoyu and Yang Xi successively. Finally, he stood in front of the stage and founded the Shangqing School.

But after everything was successful, his most beloved son left him first.

This dealt him a severe blow, and he passed away within a few years. At that time, he still had a grandson, Xu Huangmin, and he took care of him.

However, as time passed, his consciousness was gradually eroded by the pollution of the Yin-Yang world, and finally, out of desperation, he chose to isolate himself.

But now, all his grandchildren have passed away. Although this world is beautiful, it no longer has anything he misses.

In this case, living is nothing but pain.

In terms of spiritual practice and cultivation, Xu Mu’s true self has always been a family inheritance, not the true Tao.

"After all these days, I also feel that handing Min'er over to you after he chose Shangqing Sect was the right decision."

Xu Mu chuckled and said to Lu Chen, "In fact, when I was clear-headed, I also thought about killing you and finding the heir of my Xu family again, but now I don't think so. Tao is impermanent. There is no eternal emperor or eternal family in the world. The Zhang family's inheritance may be stolen by others. The Ge family has been passed down for generations, but there is still no one to use it. How domineering the many caves were at that time, but didn't they disappear? This is good."

He turned his head and looked at the sunset: "The sunset will eventually set, and the sun will rise. Each generation has its own mission. I no longer have any more thoughts. In the remaining time, I will go out and take a look at the world now."

Lu Chen moved his mouth, but no words came out.

"There must be something wrong with Zhang Jiao. My friend, be careful of him in the future."

Before leaving, Xu Mu said these words to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen nodded.

He knew without being told that Zhang Jiao was just a mutual use to him, and so were he and Zhang Jiao.

After all, although Zhang Jiao's physical body is no longer there, he has lived for a hundred years. Who knows what backup plans he may have?
He was not sure he could kill Zhang Jiao completely, so he just kept him in front of him and watched him.

Any problems can be solved in time. Moreover, Zhang Jiao knows too many things. More than a hundred years of experience, plus Cheng Gongxing's memory, these are all things that Lu Chen is watching.

"When you use him, don't let him influence you." Xu Mu also saw what Lu Chen was thinking. While you are looking at the abyss, the abyss is also looking at you!
Lu Chen seemed to be thinking about something.

Seeing that Lu Chen took his words to heart, Xu Mu smiled without saying anything more. He then turned around and walked away singing in the afterglow of the setting sun toward the outside of Taixu Temple.

"People never go west, the sun never sets in the east. Thinking of the jade axe, the sun and the moon are still there, looking blankly, there is no trace of people. Is it the Tao, is it the norm? When the Taoist song ends, how many people listen to it..."

"Water flows into the sea, grass covers the white roots. It is called immortality, the sea dries up and the rocks rot, the flying immortals are seen, but there is no shadow to accompany them. Is it a god, an immortal? A few fences, children and grandchildren lying on the knees..."

……

"This old man, before he leaves, he wants to plot against me?"

Zhang Jiao's figure suddenly appeared beside Lu Chen.

Lu Chen ignored him and just tightened the original divine scroll of "Shangqing Dadong Sutra" in his hand.

This song is the last remaining sound that Xu Mu left in this world.

Xu Mu's appearance and departure seemed like just a sudden interlude, and everyone dispersed after the song ended.

The most important reason for Xu Mu's appearance was not that Lu Chen obtained the pure "Shangqing Dadong Sutra", nor that Xu Mu passed on to him the lost secret of the Shangqing Sect.

Rather, it was the inspiration given to him by Xu Mutairan's death.

Many practitioners are practicing in name only, but in reality, they are only doing it for profit.

Or fame, or inheritance, or family, or something else.

There are many different ways.

It's like without a place to rely on, one has lost the foundation for continuing to practice.

Do they have any distracting thoughts when they practice?

It's distracting thoughts.

But if you get to the end, can you say that what they practiced was not the word "truth"?
Practice and cultivate the truth, these four words can summarize everything!
Like Xu Mu, he practiced cultivation in order to become an immortal and achieve immortality, but the most fundamental thing he wanted was just to have a life with "a few fences and his children and grandchildren sitting at his knees".

Did he get it?
In fact, it has already been obtained.

But why should we continue to practice?

"In the end, it's just greed."

Lu Chen sighed.

Zhang Jiao listened and smiled, "Who in this world is not greedy? Greedy for money, greedy for sex, greedy for power, greedy for longevity, greedy for eternity, greedy for truth, greedy for gods and Buddhas... Let's talk about you and me, aren't we greedy? We are greedy too. If we are not greedy at all, we should not exist in this world. Buddhism says that the six senses are pure. If they are really pure, then what is the use of Buddha? Greedy for salvation and enlightenment?"

Lu Chen rolled his eyes: "Senior, this is a bit extreme."

"If you are not extreme, you cannot become an immortal or Buddha. And how many people who can achieve immortality are not extreme?" Zhang Jiao felt that what he said was the truth of this world.

Just as he said, if everything is really pessimistic, then what else is there to pursue?
Isn't your desire to save all living beings also a manifestation of desire?

If you are really an immortal god without desires, you should not exist and should just return to heaven and earth. This is the true natural way!
Lu Chen shook his head slightly, turned around and left, feeling that if he continued chatting with him, he might be led astray.

In April and May, the grass is green and the birds are singing, it is a nice weather.

Lu Chen's life returned to peace, and he began to read the "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing".

The Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing and the Huangting Jing are of the same origin and are a method of practice. What is recorded in it is the way of meditation and chanting, which is quite similar to the Buddhist lineage of chanting Buddha's name, but it is not as extreme as the Buddhist lineage of chanting Buddha's name, which relies entirely on the power of incense and fire to practice. Moreover, the Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing also pays more attention to the techniques of swallowing saliva, breathing in air, and writing talismans with subtle prayers.

According to popular legend, "If one obtains the Dadong Sutra, one no longer needs to practice the art of alchemy. If one reads it ten thousand times, one will become an immortal."

Lu Chen read it through first and felt that this rumor was not groundless.

The original version of "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing" is indeed difficult to read through, and one must consume the power of the soul to read it.

After Lu Chen read it completely, he felt exhausted.

When he recovered, he found that his spiritual power had increased a little.

"Can reading the Shangqing Dadong Sutra increase the power of the soul?"

Lu Chen suddenly realized.

No wonder it is said that if you read it ten thousand times, you can become an immortal.

It turned out that while reading the "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing", his own spirit was also tempered.

Ordinary people do not have the power of the primordial spirit, but it does not matter. Practicing and reciting the "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing" can harmonize the three souls, refine the seven spirits, and make the three corpses of the human body sink, refining the yin and returning to the yang.

In other words, if ordinary people have the opportunity to read the "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing", they can also unite their soul and body, eliminate the three corpses, and give birth to the primordial spirit!

I don’t know if you can become an immortal by reading it tens of thousands of times, but if you read it tens of thousands of times, at least there will be no problem in becoming a true spirit.

You just have to be able to read it.

Although it is not as good as practicing, but when reading scriptures and reciting texts, the illusion that you need to put all your energy into it is something that ordinary people may not be able to persist in!
Of course, the "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing" does not only contain this kind of practice method.

The Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing is divided into thirty-nine chapters, so it is commonly known as the Thirty-Nine Chapter Sutra. Each chapter cultivates one deity, for a total of thirty-nine gods.

Each chapter exists in the form of a ballad, and is followed by a rune graphic. When practicing the "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing", when you reach a chapter, you need to draw out the rune on the chapter and wear it while practicing.

Each chapter has a clear method of practice, which god to worship, how many times to knock on the door, what mantra to recite... and so on.

The reason why Wang Lingqi chased and killed Xu Huangmin was because of the entire "Shangqing Dadong Sutra".

When Xu Mu and others were preaching, in order to establish the Xu family's dominant position, the "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing" that was spread to the outside world was taught in chapters, and it was not known that all the chapters had been spread out.

The "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing" circulated in the outside world is incomplete, and most of them lack the crucial jade talismans!
"No wonder the Shangqing Sect doesn't practice inner alchemy. With this great path, why practice inner alchemy? If a copy of the Shangqing Dadong Sutra existed in a normal world, it could have mass-produced Yuanshen Zhenren. It's a pity that this world is not suitable for the Shangqing Dadong Sutra to exist..."

Lu Chen couldn't help but feel a little frightened when he saw it, but he also felt sorry for the "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing".

This world is too weird. The distortion and pollution produced by the lower Yin-Yang Dharma Realm are detrimental to the soul, causing the soul practitioners of the Dharma cultivation to be like lambs to be slaughtered as long as they lose their physical bodies.

However, if this magic were transferred to other worlds, even the world of Journey to the West, it would probably become the core practice method of a major sect.

"Is this world unsuitable for the existence of the Shangqing Dadong Sutra? I think you are surrounded by treasures but don't realize it!"

Suddenly, Shangqing Shen jumped out without knowing when, crossed his arms, and smiled disdainfully: "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing is the best of the three cave Zhenjing, how can it be so simple?"

"..."

Lu Chen's face turned black, and he looked at Tai Qing who also appeared beside him: "Why did you let him out again?"

Taiqing Shen smiled and said, "You, the original body, practice the way of inner alchemy, and think that the way of Yuanshen alone is a dead end, so I brought Brother Shangqing to appear, and I can also correct the fallacy of your thinking."

Lu Chen couldn't help but frown when he heard this. He glanced at the Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing in his hand, raised his head and asked, "Could it be that the Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing still has secrets?"

"It's more than just a secret!"

Shangqingshen sneered, pointed at Lu Chen and said to Taiqingshen: "I said that this kid would definitely go astray without a master to teach him. Brother Taiqing, you still don't believe it. Now let's see, is it true?"

"Alas, it is because I have long regarded the way of inner alchemy as the only correct way."

Taiqingshen nodded slightly, with a helpless look on his face: "In fact, with the spirituality of the main body, if some time passes, I will be able to see it myself."

"Hehe, I'm afraid that he has used the method of borrowing luck too early, and all the Dao rhyme recorded in the Shangqing Dadong Sutra has been extracted! By then, even if he reacts, it will be too late." The Shangqing body seemed to look down on Lu Chen's original body.

Lu Chen's face became darker and darker. "Wait! You two don't sing the same tune. Who is our real body? I don't take the initiative to explore your consciousness. I respect you, not to let you play tricks on me here."

Tai Qingshen said: "Brother Dao, please don't blame me. It is actually us who discovered the problem, so we came out to talk to you."

Shang Qing Shen said impatiently: "Brother Tai Qing, why should we explain to him? He can do whatever he wants. After all, he is the real deity, and we are just transformed by his magical powers."

Taiqingshen shook his head upon hearing this, "Brother Shangqing, what you said is wrong. It is because we are the incarnations of this deity's magical power, with the Dao rhyme of the Three Emperors and the truth of the Three Caves. We are born knowing many of the mysteries of the Dao, and we can learn without a teacher. That is why we need to tell this deity what we know. In this way, this deity's success is our success, and this deity's benefit is also our benefit."

"Wait, explain to me first what you mean before you argue." Lu Chen said with a frown.

He didn't quite understand: "Is this Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing important?"

"Is it important? Tsk tsk, you are really blinded."

Shangqing Shen sneered and said, "The taboo names of the heavenly beings in the Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing are all in communication with the spirits of the internal organs of the human body. If a person can control the qi with the spirit, achieve unity of body and spirit, recite the Jade Sutra, swallow saliva and take the talisman, the heavenly beings can descend and merge with the body, and the spirit and qi can blend. This is called Huifeng Mixing. The body and spirit are both wonderful, and they are in harmony with the Tao. Therefore, they can achieve the way of longevity, and can raise the heaven and earth, grasp the yin and yang, whip the wind and thunder, drive the gods and ghosts, rest in the chariot of Liuxia, and look forward to the Wenchang Terrace. But you only know the thirty-nine gods, but don't know the secrets contained in them. There are the great cave gods, the emperor of the day. If you can get the magic of the day, you will have unity of body and spirit, and you will be the elixir. Isn't it wonderful?"

The words of Shangqing Shen can be said to have praised the "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing" to the sky.

The Great Cave Gods refer to the three gods Dongxuan, Dongzhen and Dongshen.

And according to the meaning of Shangqing Shen, practicing the "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing" can cultivate one of the three gods?
This is the truth that leads directly to the great road!

Not to mention the subsequent unity of body and spirit, where one becomes the elixir itself.

This is the method of achieving the unity of sex and life. The physical body is one of the soul and the human body is a whole body.

If one can really achieve this, then there is no need to pursue the inner or outer alchemy methods!
The physical body is the great elixir, why should we seek other ways? ?

　Xu Mu's youngest son Xu Hui, with the courtesy name Yufu, was said in the Daoist scriptures to have "desired to travel in caves early, and not to stay in the world for long." In fact, he died very early. After checking a lot of information, he was only 29 years old when he passed away. His father Xu Mi (Xu Mu) died in the first year of Taiyuan (376), six years after Xu Hui's death. I think the pain of losing his son was one of the reasons why Xu Mu died a few years later. The Xu family also began to decline from this time. It is worth mentioning that Xu Mu's personal information on Baidu Encyclopedia is wrong. The original sentence is "Xu Mi (305-367)", and the time of death is nine years different. Baisui has searched a lot of information, but has not found the source of death in 367. It should be that someone made a mistake when filling in his information. Does anyone know how to change the information on Baidu Encyclopedia? Looking at the wrong information, it is really annoying.

　　
　
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