Under one person: If I let you refine your Qi, will you become an immortal?

The three demon sects emerged.

Li Muxuan and the others were walking on a quiet mountain road.

"Fellow Daoist Li, where do you plan to go next? Are you going directly to Baiyun Temple?"

Zhou Sheng asked.

"No, I'm going to Shaolin to have a look."

Li Muxuan shook his head, not only because of Yun Xu's words, but because he had originally planned to go and take a look.

After all, Shaolin, as the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism, has a profound foundation. I came out this time with the intention of traveling all the way and increasing my knowledge. Naturally, my horizons will not be limited to Taoism.

"Shaolin?"

"Are fellow Taoists interested in Buddhism?"

Zhou Sheng said with some curiosity: "I heard that Shaolin is going to hold a lecture conference recently."

"Monks from several Buddhist temples gathered together."

"I don't know that."

Li Muxuan shook his head. The Trinity Sect is located in Fujian and does not usually deal with Buddhism.

At the same time, there is little information in this era. Unless you take the initiative to inquire, or get closer, or you are invited, you basically don’t know anything about other sects.

After all, everyone needs to practice.

Except for intelligence organizations like Jianghu Xiaozhan, who has the free time to care about other people's affairs all day long?

This is not a land grab by Jianghu gangs.

In essence, although there are ideological disputes between the various factions, they do not involve any interests.

Immediately, Li Muxuan continued: "But since there is a sutra lecture conference, it doesn't hurt to go and listen to it. I am indeed somewhat interested in the aspect of sexual power in Buddhism.

"Fellow Taoist, you really do what you want."

Zhou Sheng expressed his praise. After these few days of contact, he admired Li Muxuan from the bottom of his heart.

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Although this person is by no means flawless, it is difficult to find fault with him.

Not to mention his talent and cultivation, he is extremely pure and sincere when it comes to dealing with people and things. It feels like every word he speaks comes from his heart. You don’t have to worry too much when talking to him, and you will feel calm when you are around him. Quite a few.

I have to use an adjective.

That's true.

He is neither a fairy seedling nor a corpse demon, he is just being himself.

This state of mind seems to Zhou Sheng.

It is much more real than the elusive immortal.

After all, 'immortal' is a definition given by others, and is described with taboos such as carefree and comfortable, but to the 'immortal' themselves, they may just be themselves.

Not long after.

Several people came to a fork in the road.

"Fellow Daoist Li."

"Let's just say goodbye."

Zhou Sheng cupped his fists and saluted, and said: "Thank you for your help in this matter. If you are free in the future, you can come to Wudang for a stroll."

"must."

Li Muxuan nodded in agreement.

The Tao is a banquet that will come to an end in the world, and gathering and dispersing by fate is the normal state of this world.

Immediately, the two groups exchanged a few words.

They officially parted ways.

Walk on the road.

Zhou Meng asked with some confusion: "Senior brother, why don't we go together?"

"Anyway, the sect didn't urge us to go back. This place is not far from Shaolin, only eight or nine hundred miles away. Why don't we go with Brother Li and the others to see the excitement?"

"Have you seen all the fun in this world?"

Zhou Sheng shook his head, "Besides, he has his way, and we also have our way."

"If there is an opportunity in the future, we will naturally meet again."

"But not following."

"It's about seeking the same destination through different paths."

The words fell.

Zhou Meng nodded in understanding. Although he didn't quite understand, it didn't stop him from feeling that what his brother said was reasonable.

A few days later.

Li Muxuan took Lu Jin all the way to Shaolin.

Shaolin is the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism.

The founder of the sect is Bodhidharma, and if we go further back, there are actually twenty-eight ancestors of the Western Heaven.

However, the concepts of Zen in Han and Tianzhu have long been different. Therefore, only Bodhidharma is regarded as the ancestor, and then it was passed down. After several ancestors, it was in the hands of the sixth ancestor Huineng that Zen truly reached its peak.

There is a familiar story about Huineng.

It was his fight with Shenxiu.

It is said that the Fifth Patriarch ordered his disciples to write verses on the wall in order to test who was qualified to inherit the mantle.

Shenxiu wrote: "The body is like a bodhi tree, and the mind is like a mirror. It should be brushed diligently at all times to avoid dust."

Huineng, who was still a handyman at the time, saw this verse and wrote on the wall: "Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place, so how can it cause dust!"

This started the dispute between the Gradual Enlightenment School and the Epiphany School.

The Gradual Enlightenment School, represented by Shenxiu, believes that to achieve true enlightenment, one needs to practice continuously, pay constant attention to and overcome distracting thoughts of right and wrong, and wipe it diligently at all times, just like sweeping dust, so as not to be contaminated by worldly life.

The Enlightenment School believes that people are born with Buddha nature.

There is no need to practice slowly.

Everything in the world is in vain, and there is no talk of stroking it. If you have a pure mind, you will naturally become a Buddha.

As for which of the two factions is better or worse.

Bad review.

But there is basically no gradual enlightenment sect in current Zen Buddhism. All Zen sects, including Shaolin and Lingyin, are sudden enlightenment sects.

Youdao means one flower blooms with five leaves, which means that the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng spread the Sudden Enlightenment School of Zen, which was divided into five sects: Linji, Caodong, Yunmen, Fayan, and Weiyang, and Linji sect was further divided into Huanglong Sect. and Yang Qi faction.

Zen Master Daoji came from the Yangqi sect.

He is the fiftieth ancestor of Zen Buddhism.

Shaolin belongs to the Linji Sect, as does Lingyin Temple, which is why the two temples have a good relationship.

At this time, Li Muxuan and his two men came to Luoyang City.

"Brother, it's getting dark soon."

Lu Jin looked up at the sky and said feebly, "How about we rest for the night before going up the mountain."

Compared with Fujian and Jiangxi, the Central Plains has a flat terrain, so it should be easier to walk, but for some reason, he has been feeling very tired for some reason these past two days.

There is a feeling of being exhausted.

"good."

Li Muxuan nodded.

There is only more than a hundred miles away from Shaolin.

You can arrive in an hour or two.

However, in the past few days, in order to temper Lu Jin's temper, he specially used three corpses and magnetic fields to weaken his five senses and six consciousnesses, and gave him two days of weight-bearing training.

The results are remarkable.

But he is still a child after all, and it is not good to be tired all the time. He should take a holiday once in a while.

Immediately, he removed the means used on Lu Jin.

"Very good!"

At this time, Lu Jin's body trembled.

Although his physical strength was still weak, his spirit immediately became high and he said, "Senior brother, let's find a restaurant first. My mouth has been too light these days."

"OK."

Li Muxuan didn't refuse, so he treated the child as a supplement.

Immediately, the two of them didn't choose. They found a restaurant on the street that had a lot of customers and went in.

"Shopkeeper, all meat dishes in the store, except offal, will be served on one plate."

Lu Jin said proudly, taking out a dozen silver coins from the bag. Although Trinity Sect is affiliated with Quanzhen, it is not a monk, so there are no taboos on eating.

Looking at the silver dollar, the shopkeeper's eyes suddenly lit up.

I knew I was meeting a big customer.

"Sir, please take a seat."

The waiter next to him immediately led the way, nodded and bowed and asked: "Do you two Taoist masters want wine?"

"No, just serve the food quickly." Lu Jin waved his hand, he could drink, but his senior brother didn't like drinking, and drinking alone would be boring.

"Okay, I have something to ask you."

The guy still had some good sense, so he immediately stepped away without disturbing the two of them.

And while waiting for the food to be served.

The conversation of the guests next to him attracted Lu Jin's attention.

"Hey, do you know?"

"Just last night, the eldest daughter of the Huang family, who sells tofu in the east end of the city, was raped by flower pickers."

"And this time it was even more outrageous than last time. A family of five, including a six-year-old child, were all beaten to death. According to the watchman last night, the heads of several Huang family corpses were dented, as if they had been beaten to death. What was smashed?"

"This flower picker is so heartless!"

"It's okay to tarnish the girls of the Liu family and the Zhou family before and ruin their innocence."

"Now he's actually killing everyone!"

Several drinkers gathered together to talk about the recent major events in the city, and their words were full of indignation.

Although he said it was none of his business, something as heinous as murdering an entire family had obviously broken through the bottom line of most people's conscience, so it was natural to say a few words when it was brought up.

And at this time.

After hearing what happened, Lu Jin's face was full of anger: "Brother, we must not sit idly by and watch!"

"Um."

Li Muchuan nodded calmly.

It’s different from later generations.

It is not uncommon for people to practice evil practices in this era.

Methods such as shooting flowers and harvesting and cutting can't be said to be seen everywhere, but they are not surprising.

As for the flower-picking thieves, apart from their normal lust, there are also many who specialize in using boys and girls to practice. For example, there is a tantric sect in the Buddhist sect in the Western Regions called Happy Buddha, and there is also a Taoist sect in the Fangzhongshu, where men and women complement each other.

These are actually all serious methods of dual cultivation.

But magic is neither good nor bad.

It all depends on the person using it.

Take the Three Demon Sects for example. Their methods were decent, but they went crazy after being attacked by the three corpses.

However, in comparison, this kind of technique that uses others and is related to sexual methods has always been rejected by mainstream sects. Firstly, it is too shameful, and secondly, it is too easy to go astray.

But no matter what.

Now that I have encountered it, I naturally want to investigate.

Just as I was thinking about it, a group of monks wearing robes and holding alms bowls suddenly came into the restaurant.

"Master Huiyuan, why are you here?"

"A poor monk comes here to ask for alms."

"Masters, please take a seat. Why don't you go and prepare fasting meals for the masters?" The shopkeeper seemed to be familiar with the leading monk and quickly ordered his men to prepare fasting meals.

That's when.

Li Muxuan recognized one of the monks.

"Little Master Jiekong."

"Um?"

Hearing the sound, all the monks turned to look at Li Muxuan. Jie Kong was surprised and turned a little pale at the same time.

Why is this Taoist here?

"Are you a friend?"

The leading middle-aged monk asked curiously.

"So be it."

Jiekong agreed bravely, and then after getting his uncle's approval, he ran to Li Muxuan's table and asked, "Fellow Daoist Li, why are you here?"

"Come to Shaolin for a walk and experience the sutra lecture conference."

After saying that, Li Muxuan asked: "Aren't you at Lingyin Temple? Have you completed your practice?"

"Thanks to you and fellow Daoist Zhang."

Hearing this, Jie Kong said with a sad tone: "The poor monk has reached Consummation ahead of schedule."

"You're welcome, young master." Li Muxuan waved his hands indifferently, and then asked curiously: "Are you here because of the flower-picking thief in the city?"

The words fell.

There was some hesitation on Jie Kong's face.

Although monks do not lie, speaking out about this matter does hurt the dignity of Buddhism.

But look at this Taoist master.

Even if you don't say it, I'm afraid you still have to investigate it, or you may have to beat yourself up to force yourself to say it.

Immediately, Jiekong whispered: "To be honest with fellow Taoist Li, all the major Buddhist temples came this time, but from the Buddhist sect in the Western Region, a famous Tantric disciple failed to control himself."

"In the past few days, he has defiled several girls in succession, and also killed many of them."

"After the incident was leaked, this disciple fled overnight. The host sent us down to capture him."