The ancestor of talismans

"Are you drinking memories?"

Xu Changshou asked curiously.

He thought that ancestor Xuanyang would be able to recall the beautiful memories of his childhood when he drank this tea.

Patriarch Xuanyang smiled enigmatically, shook his head and said, "What I drink is not memories, but my true self."

"True me..."

Xu Changshou chewed these two words and then shook his head: "I don't understand."

Patriarch Xuanyang said nothing, took a sip of tea, and asked: "Why do you think I like to drink tea, why do I like to farm, and why do I like to raise livestock?"

Xu Changshou thought for a long time before he said seriously: "My disciple feels that Uncle Xuanyang is a temperamental person and misses his life as a sharecropper, so he does this to remember the past."

"No, no."

Ancestor Xuanyang smoothed his broad sleeves and reached for the kettle. Seeing this, Xu Changshou hurriedly took the kettle and poured tea for Ancestor Xuanyang.

Patriarch Xuanyang took a sip of tea and then said: "Cultivation as an immortal is the same as being a human being. No matter how magnificent the world is, no matter how ambitious and intense your heart is, no matter what extraordinary supernatural powers you have. In the end, what you cultivate is your heart. of peace.”

"Thirty thousand years of cultivating immortality is nothing more than fame and fortune. Ninety thousand miles of enlightenment will finally lead to the fields of flowers and wine."

"Only in the most ordinary and inconspicuous things can you find your true self. Only by finding your true self can you return to your original nature."

Having said this, Patriarch Xuanyang dipped his fingers in tea and wrote the word "true" on the bluestone.

"And this truth is the source of all laws, the door of mystery, and the starting point of the great road of heaven and earth."

"Disciple seems to understand a little bit."

Xu Changshou nodded secretly.

I understand that my ancestor is explaining the great path to himself through drinking tea.

Before, Xu Changshou imitated his ancestors in cultivating Taoism by planting flowers before Jin Dan.

Although he was just following the gourd's example, it was indeed effective and would greatly help him form pills successfully later.

At that time, Xu Changshou didn't know why it was effective, but now he probably understands a little bit.

It was because he put his mind on flowers and plants and deliberately forgot about cultivation, which was tantamount to seeking in disguise the return to nature that his ancestors said.

Patriarch Xuanyang continued: "Cultivation is a process from the inside out, and then from the outside to the inside..."

Xu Changshou listened carefully and secretly remembered every word his ancestor said. He knew that his ancestor was explaining to him the method of enlightenment.

When it comes to future cultivation, nothing can be done carelessly.

The ancestor must have clearly seen his situation and wanted to teach him one-on-one. This was an excellent opportunity that must not be missed.

"We monks accept the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for our own use, and act against heaven to benefit ourselves. Among all the beings in the world, those who follow it will become ordinary, and those who go against it will become immortals."

"Tunnel, the road to becoming an immortal, is a road against heaven. In ancient times, those who heard the Tao lived and died, and there were also people who spent their entire lives unable to reach the steps of the great road."

"Taoists have their own experience: the first is the way of humanity, the middle is the way of earth, and the last is the way of heaven."

"A householder of humanity, look for the true self of humanity... Qian creates a male, Kun creates a female, and they combine to become a human being. After a hundred days of life, the body is red, and it is a pure child. No worries, no worries, no thoughts, no desires, no time, no stains , is the heart of a child.”

"The heart of a child is close to the Tao."

"Xu Xiaozi, I would like to ask you, do you still have your innocent heart?"

Patriarch Xuanyang's last words were like thunder, shaking Xu Changshou's mind.

"No worries, no worries, no thoughts, no desires, no time, no stains... Is my innocent heart still there?"

Xu Changshou's eyes became increasingly confused.

According to the ancestors, a person is born innocent for a hundred days.

At this time, people have no thoughts, no desires, no delusions, no greed, anger, and delusion.

At this time, people are in a hazy state, with almost no thoughts except the instinct of eating.

Without thoughts, of course there would be no desires.

Therefore, only a hundred-day-old baby will have an innocent heart.

Babies a hundred days old will basically have no other needs after they are full.

This state is very close to the Great Dao, but it is just close, not the real Dao.

Therefore, what Patriarch Xuanyang said about seeking the true self is probably to imitate the state of being without desires and desires, but it is absolutely impossible to regain the innocent heart.

Ancestor Xuanyang drank tea, farmed, and raised animals, just to find the memories of his childhood. Only the memories of his childhood are closest to the heart of a child.

In this way, the innocent heart is simulated.

Not to mention his ancestors, Xu Changshou asked himself, is his innocence still there?

When he was in the bullpen, he basically had no desire other than to eat.

At that time, he still had an innocent heart.

However, after entering the world of immortality, Xu Changshou's heart was completely lost in this colorful world of immortality.

Fragrant canine rice, mouth-watering spiritual flesh, luxurious flying boat, beautiful senior sister, flying sword flying into the sky and into the earth.

Xu Changshou was dazzled by all of this.

After he began to cultivate immortality, Xu Changshou practiced desperately in order to one day be able to build a foundation, become a foundation-building monk, and travel around the world with a flying sword.

After becoming a foundation builder, I was still not satisfied and wanted to form an elixir.

Even after becoming a Jindan monk, he was still not satisfied and wanted to have a baby.

This kind of obsession has penetrated deeply into Xu Changshou's heart. He has completely lost his innocence and completely runs counter to the Tao.

But think about it on the other hand, without this obsession, Xu Changshou would not be where he is now.

"Uncle Xuanyang, my disciple's obsession is deep, and my innocent heart has long gone." Xu Changshou said in a low voice.

"It's not too late for you to realize this."

Ancestor Xuanyang smiled: "In fact, in the early stage of cultivation, your obsession is very good. Without obsession, it is difficult to achieve the initial path, let alone the great path."

"Whether it is Qi training or foundation building, there is no need to understand the Tao, but starting from the Jindan cultivator, you need to experience the great path of heaven and earth. If the obsession is too heavy, it will affect your state of mind at the least, forming a spiritual shackle that cannot be broken through. At the worst, you will go astray and your Tao heart will be broken."

Xu Changshou was awed in his heart, clasped his fists and saluted: "Thank you Uncle Xuanyang for reminding me, I will pay attention."

Ancestor Xuanyang smiled: "No You must blame yourself. Everyone who cultivates to this level needs to go through this process. "

Xu Changshou bowed and said, "Excuse me, Uncle Xuanyang, if there is no obsession, and the disciple's mental strength is insufficient, how can he form a baby?"

"What..."

After hearing Xu Changshou's words, the Xuanyang Patriarch was stunned: "Boy, I remind you not to be obsessed because I am afraid that you will go astray, not to let you form a baby. It's not that I look down on you. With your talent, you still want to form a baby. I can only say that you are wishful thinking. "

"I..."

Xu Changshou was speechless, and his good impression of the Xuanyang Patriarch disappeared instantly.

He thought that the Xuanyang Patriarch wanted to teach him the way to enlightenment, but he didn't expect that he just asked him not to have the obsession of forming a baby, so as not to go astray.

Who do you look down on? Why can't I form a baby?

Xuanyang Patriarch, I want to form a baby for you to see.