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Chapter 87 Choices

Moving the sword like a pen, moving the qi like ink, and using the void as silk paper, the old Taoist depicted the postures of fish and dragons vividly and vividly.Moreover, the ichthyosaur is swimming and alive!It seems to have its own spirituality, playing and changing in the void.

Yu Ci was amazed at this superb swordsmanship.

Seeing his appearance, Yu Zhou smiled: "This technique of sword energy and illusion is just a side effect. If you are obsessed with such things, you don't need to practice Taoism anymore!"

The tone was gentle, but the meaning was strong, Yu Ci's heart was awe-inspiring, he cupped his hands and said solemnly: "Please tell the Lord clearly."

"I have nothing to express, just let you see some facts. Just like my Li Chenzong, like the White Sun Mansion, like Wanlingmen, like tens of thousands of 'medicine' pickers in the Rift Valley, Of course, there are also those demons and ghosts, counting them all. Which of these characters and forces has escaped the evolution of the "Dao worm"? You can think about it, but you don't have to have the answer now... The predecessors called it "Dao worm". Righteousness is in it."

Although he wanted to think about it, but Yu Zhou didn't give Yu Ci time to think carefully, he filled a glass of wine for him himself, and when Yu Ci thanked him, he smiled again: "You don't want to be moved by external things, you only want the way of longevity. , not to mention whether this idea is good or bad, I just want to ask you, why do you want to live forever?"

Yu Ci blurted out, "Think about it day and night."

Yu Zhou was noncommittal, just stroked his beard and said, "After thinking about it day and night?"

"Practice it."

"Is it impossible?"

"Please!"

"Where do you ask?"

Yu Ci thought for a while, and said, "Naturally, I'm asking the temple master."

Yu Zhou laughed loudly when he heard the words: "If I can live forever, how can I become old and wait to die in this contemplation? Are you asking Yu Blind!"

Yu Ci remained silent, only felt that although the old man's laughter was bold and unrestrained, but there was something difficult to understand in the middle of it, presumably it was because he remembered sad things, and this was his fault.

The old Taoist laughed, and suddenly asked him again: "Do future generations know the difficulty of longevity?"

Yu Ci recalled his family experience, and said calmly: "Know a thing or two."

The old Taoist pointed at him, and the expression on the face of the ichthyosaur, which evolved from the sword energy, looked more and more confused: "The difficulty of eternal life is unforgettable to me!"

"Thinking back in the past, I took my first wife and traveled all over the world, looking for immortals and ways. After going through hardships and hardships, I never flinched. I only wanted to live forever. I boasted that my heart was as solid as a rock, and I dare not be bullied by wind and rain. Later, I became acquainted with my teacher. The husband and wife were able to worship under the sect of Lichen, and obtained the elixir of longevity, thinking that the road to immortality was under their feet. However, 300 years have passed, and the road to immortality is long ahead. In front of Jieguan, there is nothing but a cup of water pouring down on the ground, which is ridiculous and pitiful."

300 years... This is the first time that Lao Dao has personally confirmed his age.For Yu Ci, it is indeed difficult for him, a junior who is not even 30 years old, to imagine a long life ten times his age.Therefore, he can only continue to remain silent.

But he kept looking at the gully and ravine face of the old man, and inexplicably thought of the two "old masters" Zilei and Chiyin.When he was young, he never understood why those two monks who had returned to alchemy, mastered the kingdom of thousands of miles, and lived forever in youth, were so eager to use their lives to fill their desire for longevity... A few years ago, he thought he understood, then out of a sense of urgency.But now, he realized another level:

In fact, it is fear! It took 300 years to stop on the road to longevity, watching his own life end, this kind of experience, Yu Ci did not want to try it no matter what!

The old man doesn't care about his thoughts.He has cultivated Qi for more than three hundred years, even if he has some entanglements, he will not show it for too long, so he smiled and said:

"In the past 300 years of my practice, I have not made any progress to the peak of Huandan. In addition to being stubborn, I also understand the difficulty of longevity. It is not before imparting the Dharma, but after imparting the Dharma. It's a pity that I can't even pass the level of 'introduction of the Dharma'. Therefore, over the years, I have taken advantage of the benefits of presiding over the meditation of the mind to make it easier for others to recruit disciples for the sect. It is not due to you alone .Besides, I'm just giving you a chance. Whether you can make it or not depends on your hard work and luck!"

The word "good fortune" has a long meaning and seems to have endless emotions, but that is beyond what Yu Ci can delve into.

He just understood what he should do, so he stood up and saluted the old Taoist solemnly: "The master is painstaking, and the disciple understands."

At this time, he naturally changed his title.Yu Zhou was very satisfied, but he was not too serious with him, he just raised his glass and laughed: "I will build a ladder for you, you climb up, now you have really walked on the road of longevity, from then on, the difficulties and obstacles are different from the past , you have to prepare!"

Yu Ci also toasted, and after drinking another cup of hot wine, he responded in a deep voice, "This disciple knows everything."

The language is heavy and has a deep meaning of its own.Since Yu Ci left the Shuangxian Sect, he has been wandering in all directions, like a rootless weed.Now it is re-establishing the foundation, feeling in my heart, how can it be summed up in a few words.

After he sat down again, he filled the wine cup again and drank it all in one gulp, the warm taste of wine permeated his whole body.At this time, the same seat felt completely different to him.There are some things that could not be said before, but now can be said:

"Monastery Master, you just said that seeking immortals would not come to you, but where did you ask the disciples to go?"

Yu Zhou grinned: "I ended up like this, how can I teach you to live forever? Therefore, what I said earlier is not my ability, but the success method I found for those seniors in the mountain gate, and I will tell you. You At this moment, they are disciples in the outer room, and they can only imitate cats and tigers, and when the opportunity comes in the future, they can seek the true solution of longevity from the mouths of those immortal elders, which is the right way."

Yu Ci didn't like hearing it in his heart, it wasn't that the old sayings were not pleasant to listen to, but that his words were full of sternness, which was too strong.Moreover, he vaguely felt that the old Taoist's words were no more frank than before, as if some emotions were stuffy inside.

Yu Zhou didn't care about him, after a few cups of wine, he chatted a lot:

"Let's talk about this 'Dao worm' again. There are thousands of monks in the world, and few of them can live forever. Is it like this fish-dragon lineage, from shrimp silk grass, ichthyosaur grass, to ichthyosaur, pick one out of a thousand?" , choose one out of ten thousand, filter layer by layer, and even attain the Tao?"

Yu Ci pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "The Master."

"Ok?"

"Isn't this the 'worm' of the 'Worm of the Dao' that the Lord said? I am not a hypocrite, and I have done things like killing and killing people in my daily life. I am not afraid that the Lord will laugh, I will tell others If it doesn’t agree, drawing a sword to kill people, killing ten or eight, may not be a big deal. But if because of my longevity alone, I regard the world as grass, harvest vitality and steal vitality to enrich myself, I will not be able to do such things.”

When he was talking, he thought of Zi Lei and Chi Yin, the two "old masters", these two Dan-returning monks whom he still looks up to, didn't they, as the old Taoist said, harm the same kind and build a ladder for his own eternal life? ?

As a victim, Yu Ci absolutely has no intention of following suit.At least, not now!

Yu Zhou laughed when he heard this: "You don't need to tell me your heart, you also think of the Dao Changsheng too simply...Have you read the "Yin Fu Jing"?"

Yu Ci shook his head frankly.

Yu Zhou smiled and pointed at him: "In the future, you must pay attention to these homework. There is a sentence in this scripture, which is 'Heaven and earth are the thief of all things; all things are the thief of man; man is the thief of all things'. What is the explanation for this statement?" "

Yu Ci still shook his head.

The old Taoist did not explain directly, but just patted the stone box by his hand, and said: "A fish and dragon with [-] merits, what do you think of the sect's method of exchanging merits?"

Yu Ci no longer shook his head this time, but frowned and said, "The spirit of merchants is very strong."

After a pause, he was a little embarrassed, but he still said it: "It's not the same as the practice sect I imagined."

The old Taoist clapped his hands and smiled: "The young man's words are wonderful. What you imagined... unfortunately, the road to longevity is impossible to imagine, only to practice. The difficulty of longevity, without practice, how can you understand it thoroughly?

"You must know that longevity is the most illusory thing, but seeking longevity is the most realistic thing. With your current cultivation base, if you only think about eating wind and drinking 'dew', purifying your body and eating grains, you will starve to death. After all, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar are indispensable. If you look at the senior immortal masters in the mountain gate who turned into rainbows and rode clouds, and traveled in the void, they all improved step by step from superficial lifting to levitation on the control device, and then to flying in the air step by step. , only today's realm.

"Even if they have reached the level they are today, and get out of the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, their disciples and grandchildren still have to roll in it. It has never been said that once the master teaches the Dharma, the disciples can live forever... Do you think it is an old saying? Are they all platitudes?"

Yu Ci was dumb, and before he could explain, the old Taoist smiled and said, "This imagining and practice is even more complicated. Even the list of meritorious deeds has a deep meaning. Now there is a simpler question, don't need to imagine, you And answer me: Shrimp silk grass, fish dragon grass, will there be trade between them?"

Yu Ci could only shake his head again.

"That's it. Fish and dragons use sensory communication to steal the vitality of the same kind to enrich themselves, but this is the only way for them to absorb nutrients and grow. But for us, if we want to absorb nutrients, the choice is much more advanced , is also much more complicated.

"Why do you insist on taking someone else's life? As long as he has the magic weapon on his body, isn't it okay? Taking a step back, isn't it good to exchange each other? Isn't that what the sect's merit transactions are like?

"By extension, any kind of communication between people is an opportunity to obtain nourishment, but some people get more and some get less. Some people know what they need and exchange it with a goal, while others Some people are ignorant and waste opportunities in vain.

"To make an analogy: when a person walks in the Tao, he sees a beautiful woman covered in silk and jewels, and carries a number of practice books. At this time, it is natural for a person who is lustful to bring the beauty home; It makes sense; but for us practitioners, it is normal for us to choose the classics, but if we still want money and sex, we even forget about the classics... What does longevity have to do with such people? "

Yu Ci laughed when he heard that, but the old man didn't laugh.