Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 498 Daozang
Li Xiuyuan asked the old pine tree a lot of questions, so he knew something about this strange teacher.

The teacher's school is unknown and has no sect. It is inherited from the pre-Qin period. After several ups and downs, it almost died in the Sui Dynasty, but it prospered again because of a patriarch who gained Taoism in the early Tang Dynasty.

Although the patriarch rebuilt the division alone, it still has a lot of heritage because of the unbroken inheritance.

It is the main door of Taoism, the method of practicing qi, it can be said that there are all kinds of Taoism, and there are not a few people who have achieved Taoism and become immortals for hundreds of years.

Now there are 50 to [-] cultivators in the master's school, one ancestor, and nine people at the level of blind Taoist and drunk Taoist. If you don't count up, Li Xiuyuan can be regarded as the third generation of contemporary disciples.

There are 18 disciples of the third generation, such as Ling Fengzi is a disciple of the third generation.

There are more than [-] disciples from four generations.

In addition, there are a few people who are not members of the master's school. Master Zixu is a descendant of other Taoists. He entered the mountain gate because of his clear body, and exchanged longevity spells. It has a high status in Taoism.

There are not many people here, the master's sect is less than [-] people, and there are also some Taoists who have traveled in the world of mortals, and those who have not heard from them for a long time, most of them died outside.

After all, it is risky for the world of mortals to meet the calamity, but if the accumulation of merit is enough, the calamity will disappear by itself in the future, and there is hope for immortality.

If you practice hard behind closed doors, meditate and practice qi, it will be difficult to become an immortal freely.

It has become the choice of all cultivators in the master's school whether to accumulate merit and virtue first to eliminate calamity, or to meditate and practice Qi first, and to respond to calamity when they become immortals.

For example, the wooden Taoist and the blind Taoist chose the world of mortals to respond to the catastrophe, and the blind Taoist borrowed Li Xiuyuan's blessings to cultivate the golden elixir avenue, and if there is no accident, becoming a fairy is certain.

But Taoist Mu was the opposite. He didn't survive the catastrophe, but he embarked on the road of becoming a god with incense and fire.

The drunken Taoist and the Zixu real person chose to escape from the world and practice, not to be stained with karma in the world of mortals, and only need to worry about the catastrophe of becoming a fairy.

"The gate of Shimen was built in the Tang Dynasty, and you also became a spirit in the Tang Dynasty. Are you a tree spirit in the local mountains?" Li Xiuyuan asked.

The old pine tree fairy said with a flattering smile; "Master, I was just joking. The little one is not a pine tree in the mountains. It used to be that when a master was traveling abroad, he sold glutinous rice balls. The woodcutter who chopped firewood couldn't pay the money, so he wanted to get dry firewood for the money." , the master refused, and only took one branch and it was counted as money, and that branch was a small one.
, and later planted here, it will become fine after a long time. "

"It turns out that such an old fairy really has a lot of background." Li Xiuyuan said: "But that master is really virtuous, such a virtuous character is indeed worthy of the word "Taoist master."

Those who cultivate the Tao value the most virtue.

They are rushing to achieve Taoism and become immortals, so they can only form good karma and dare not attract cause and effect, so the real Taoist masters must first pass the test of virtue.

Otherwise, if they have practiced the Tao for many years, once they have evil thoughts and cannot subdue the six desires in their hearts, they will fall into a place of eternal doom, go farther and farther on the evil way, and finally die.

And if you do a lot of evil, it may damage the master's merit.

Therefore, practitioners of the Tao still have a big problem.

Is inheritance important, or becoming an immortal is important.

With more inheritance and more disciples, it is inevitable that there will be crooked melons and cracked dates.

In order to become a fairy, one must let go of the inheritance, but if he failed to become a fairy and died in a disaster, wouldn't the inheritance of the master's school be cut off?

Therefore, it is not known whether the legend of immortals has gradually declined from prosperity to the present since ancient times, and will disappear in the end.

"I don't know what else you want to ask, sir? I also know the past affairs of many Taoist priests in the sect." The old fairy Songshu said with a flattering smile.

Li Xiuyuan said: "No need, old fairy, your words have already taught me a lot of things in the Taoist sect. Here I have to thank you, so I want to give you a small gift, I hope you will like it." After speaking, he touched the ghost king's bag.

From it, an olive-like object exuding golden light was taken out.

"This is Emperor Flowing Porcelain?" The wooden face on the trunk of the old pine fairy opened his eyes wide, looking very surprised.

"Oh, old fairy, that's good if you know it. This emperor's ointment can increase the Taoism of vegetation and monsters. If you help me, this emperor's oasis will be given to you."

Li Xiuyuan put the emperor liquid under the pine tree, and then said: "I have to go to the Taoist temple on the cliff to see the Taoist treasures there, learn magic, and don't bother the old fairy. See you next time."

After speaking, he bowed his hands and gave a salute, then strode away.

"Whoo~!"

An old tree root suddenly protruded from under the soil, rolled up the Emperor Ointment and pulled it into the soil in an instant.

The wooden face on the trunk of the old fairy pine smiled like a chrysanthemum, wrinkled into one piece, he hurriedly called out with a flattering smile: "It's easy to go, sir, come and sit when you are free, thank you for your baby, little one Thank you, I kowtow to you."

Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but twitch his mouth when he heard the old pine tree fairy's words.

Who did you learn this weird character from?
The old fairy Songshu was ecstatic in his heart. He had practiced Taoism for more than 500 years, and if he took the Emperor Ointment, he could increase his Taoism by 100 years.

Once he reaches 600 years of Dao Xing, he will be able to take shape and walk around at will, as long as the body stays here, and there is no need to be trapped in the mud all the time.

This is the biggest disadvantage of the grass spirit monster.

Even spirits with thousands of years of Taoism can't get rid of the tree body, and only after becoming a fairy can they get rid of the shackles of the tree body.

When Li Xiuyuan left the courtyard, he followed the mountain path and came to a cliff.

There is a place that has been excavated on the cliff, and a Taoist temple is built in it. Ordinary people can't judge it and stop there.

"It's really worry-free to place Daozang here. Taoists who haven't learned the art of flying can't get in at all, but Taoists who can learn the magic of flying are already not low in Taoism, and their seniority is naturally not low. It doesn't matter if you go in and out at will." He glanced at it and understood the meaning of Daozang's placement here.

Conforms to Taoist inaction.

If you can go up, you will naturally be able to read Daozang and learn spells.

If you can't go up, you have to meditate and practice qi honestly, and get rid of this thought. In this way, you can prevent disciples from neglecting one thing and neglecting another, and neglecting practice for learning Taoism.

As for the soul leaving the body, it is even more impossible. There is a strong wind on the cliff, which is enough to blow away the soul and scratch the soul. Not every cultivator is like Li Xiuyuan. thunder and lightning.

"Give me a ride to the Taoist temple on the cliff." Li Xiuyuan called.

A white light flew out, turned into a dragon colt and landed on the ground, neighing.

He jumped up on his dragon horse, and stepped on the cliff as if he was walking on flat ground.

Soon, the dragon horse jumped onto the Taoist money on the cliff.

Looking inside, the door is open, and there are bookshelves inside, and the bookshelves are full of shining books, all of which are recorded in the art of longevity and the law of Taoism.

The inheritance of the master's school is all here.

Li Xiuyuan was about to go inside to observe and study, when suddenly he heard a voice from the side.

"Is the person here Junior Brother Li?"

A Taoist sat cross-legged on a stone platform on a cliff not far away, letting the mountain wind howl and blow his body.

But he opened his mouth and inhaled, a gust of mountain wind with mist inhaled into his abdomen, then opened his mouth and exhaled, a stream of white air spit out, like a sword or a knife, actually cut the gust of wind in front of him, making it impossible for the wind to pass through for a while .

"Who is this priest?" Li Xiuyuan asked with a salute.

This Daoist's face is thin, ruddy and radiant, and he is full of energy. He looks like a middle-aged man, but his age is not certain. It is difficult for a cultivator to tell his true age.

"Poverty Daoist was taught by Taoist Guo, and he is the senior brother of the blind Taoist, so I call you Junior Brother Li." The Taoist said.

"So it's senior brother." Li Xiuyuan saluted again.

The Taoist said: "Do you want to go inside to learn magic?"

"Exactly, but is there a rule not to enter?" Li Xiuyuan asked.

"The rules of the school do not restrict Junior Brother Li. If there is anything you don't understand, you can come and ask the poor Taoist. The poor Taoist has studied spells for ten years, and many spells in the school are involved." The Taoist said humanely.

Li Xiuyuan said: "That's why I would like to thank this senior brother."

He was about to go in, but suddenly he asked curiously: "I don't know what kind of magic technique my brother is learning while sitting on the cliff?"

"Pimpedao learns the art of blowing swords. After practicing it, exhale and breathe out swords, which can pierce rocks ten feet away. If it is tempered with the energy of metal, it can condense a breath of sword energy and kill evil from hundreds of miles away." The Taoist said. Said.

"This is the technique of flying swords." Li Xiuyuan said in surprise.

"No, sword immortals first practice sword pills, which are weapons, and poor Taoists practice qi and pills. The two are similar but different." The Taoist said.

(End of this chapter)