ps: I was not feeling well yesterday and I only wrote one chapter but the second half was not finished yet, so I have made some revisions. You can take a look.
After completing Qi refining, Yuding began to study Taoism when he had capital.
Yuan Hong is still attracted by those Taoist techniques, Qingyun practices swordsmanship every day, and runs errands for Yuding.
Everyone’s day was very fulfilling.
Half a month passed in a flash.
"Master, senior brother, please see me!" Qingyun came in to announce this day.
Yuding nodded.
Not long after, Yuan Hong followed Qingyun into Jinxia Cave.
"Master, I have written down all the instructions."
Yuan Hong held up the Heavenly Book of Eighty-Nine Mysterious Skills with both hands and said: "Now I am here to return the Heavenly Book."
"Yes!" Jade Cauldron nodded, swept the dust in his hand, and a magical force lifted up the Book of Heaven and fell into his hand.
After returning the Book of Heaven, Yuan Hong lingered and refused to leave.
"Is there anything else?" Yuding glanced at him.
After some ideological struggle, Yuan Hong said: "Master, if I have any questions, please ask me."
"What's the problem?" Yuding said.
"Master, what is Tao?"
"What is Tao...?" Yuding was stunned.
This question is a bit out of scope, and I don’t know how to answer it?
It seems that he needs to think carefully about how to deal with this matter, or how to seriously explain it to his disciple.
Although he has no real ability, he can't mislead others.
"Yes, the disciple breaks through the Heavenly Gate and cultivates to the realm of returning to the virtual world. In addition to accumulating mana, he should also seek the Tao. But the disciple doesn't even understand what the Tao is, so he can only come to ask for the teacher."
Yuan Hong looked ashamed and seemed to have taken a lot of courage to ask this question.
"It's okay, this is the only way for every Qi practitioner."
Yuding pondered for a moment and said: "What is Tao? I once had such doubts as a teacher."
"What happened next?"
"Listen carefully, the following passage may help you find the answer."
Yuan Hong quickly pricked up his ears and listened carefully.
"Tao can be said, but it is not Tao; it can be named, but it is not named. Wu is named the beginning of heaven and earth, and existence is named the mother of all things."
The jade tripod recited softly: "Therefore, there is always no desire in order to observe the wonders; there is always desire in order to observe the wonders. These two have the same origin but different names. They are both called mysteries. Mysteries are mysteries, and they are the door to all mysteries."
After saying that, he lowered his head and looked at Yuan Hong.
This is the Tao Te Ching, but it was not written down by Yuding in his previous life, but he found it from the library of the real person Yuding.
This first post is also his reply to Yuan Hong after careful consideration.
It's like a student asking a teacher a question, and the teacher gives him a reference answer sheet and tells him the answer you want is in it.
"Tao, Tao, Tao..."
Yuan Hong frowned and fell into deep thought.
After a long time, Yuan Hong suddenly relaxed his brows, and the confusion in his eyes was swept away, and he became clear: "Master, I understand."
Yuding glanced at him in astonishment. Is this ape so intelligent?
"It's just..."
Yuan Hong was not happy with business and said: "Master, where is this way?"
How do I know where the Tao is? I haven’t even realized what the Tao is.
Yu Ding glanced at Yuan Hong and said displeasedly: "Disciple, have you forgotten what I told you before?"
"Of course I dare not forget Master's teachings, knowing that Master hopes that I will realize my own path."
Yuan Hong smiled bitterly and said: "It's just that this disciple is really puzzled this time and has no idea where the so-called Tao is... Master, I was wrong!"
But before he finished speaking, he saw Yuding sighing, with a familiar look of disappointment on his face.
"No, you are not wrong."
Yuding shook his head and sighed: "It's because my expectations for you are too high, that's all. I'll give you a little reminder."
Yuan Hong looked confused.
In his heart, he really wanted to say, Master, no need, I can figure it out myself.
However, he honestly chose to close his mouth.
Then Yuan Hong saw Yuding pointing upward, then pointing downward, and finally pointing at him again.
"Disciple, have you realized it now?"
Yuding looked at Yuan Hong kindly and asked softly.
If you can’t figure it out, then be good and go down and figure it out slowly!
Yuan Hong frowned again.
Master refers to the top, the bottom, and himself...what does it mean?
Yuan Hong looked up and down, his thoughts divergent, considering the master's intentions.
Suddenly, Yuan Hong's body was shaken, his eyes were blazing and he said: "Master, I understand, I understand."
After saying that, kneel down and bang your head three times, "Bang Bang Bang."
"What, have you realized it again?"
Qingyun Xianyuding on the side shouted out: "What have you realized?"
He also listened to Yuding’s words, but he didn’t understand anything!
Yuding was no less surprised than Qingyun, but at this moment he still had an indifferent expression on his face: "What have you realized?"
"Master points up and down, which means heaven and earth, and points to me, which means my heart."
Yuan Hong said happily: "Master's original intention is to say that it is both between heaven and earth and in my heart. Thank you very much, Master, for clearing up my disciple's doubts."
After saying this, his whole person's temperament suddenly changed, and he gained a transcendent charm.
"The heart and the Tao are in harmony...to achieve the Tao?"
Yuding stared blankly at the apprentice in front of him, is this okay?
At this time, Yuan Hong can be said to have stepped into the realm of immortality, and he is probably just one step away from becoming an immortal.
Yuding felt as if a lemon had been stuffed in his mouth, so sour!
Yuding was extremely envious.
Phew!
At this time, suddenly, a spiritual light flew from the sky, got into the Jinxia Cave, and flew towards the Jade Cauldron.
"Master, be careful!"
Yuan Hong was shocked, jumped up, and grabbed the spiritual light in the air.
Unfortunately, he was still a moment too slow, and the jade slip passed in front of him and flew straight towards the jade tripod.
"Master!" Yuan Hong exclaimed.
Then, he could only watch the aura flying towards the master, and finally... stopped in front of the master?
Yuan Hong looked stunned.
Yes, that spiritual light floated quietly in front of the jade tripod. The brilliance was restrained and turned into a jade slip.
All this is a long story, but it only happened in a short moment.
"Huh?" He blinked as he looked at the jade tripod stopped in front of him.
Generally speaking, the higher the cultivation level, the faster the reaction.
The jade slip came so quickly that he didn't even react for a while.
Among the three of them, only Yuan Hong, who had the highest level of cultivation, reacted, but he was also a beat or two too late.
As for him and Qingyun, they probably have to shoot seven or eight times.
Qingyun smiled and said: "Don't worry, this is a jade slip for transmitting messages. Someone should be sending messages to the master."
Oh, is this the Jade Slip of Sound Transmission?
Yuding and Yuan Hong thought at the same time.
I have seen this jade tripod in books, but this is the first time I have seen it in person.
Suddenly, Yuan Hongruo clasped his fists and said nonchalantly: "Well, Master, I still have things to do, so please leave first."
Yuding said in surprise: "Don't you have a question that you want to ask for help?"
Yuan Hongdao: "This disciple suddenly felt something new."
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the outside of Jinxia Cave without looking back.
It’s so embarrassing!
I don’t even know the jade slips that transmit the sound, which is why I made such a big joke in front of my master.
I guess that little brat Qingyun will be making fun of this for a long time.
But...Master is Master, and his concentration is so high!
The things were all in front of my eyes, and the demeanor on my face didn’t change at all.
Jade Cauldron raised his hand to take the jade slip, and a gentle and magnetic voice immediately came from the jade slip:
"Junior brother, I have made two furnaces of elixir for my brother. I will bring it to you in two days. Is there anything else you want?"
It’s the voice of Master Taiyi!
Yuding was overjoyed and asked Taiyi to help him see if there was any problem with the Yuan Gong he was practicing.
Qingyun smiled and said: "Master Taiyi is coming!"
Yuding also smiled, just smiling, and his smile gradually disappeared.
He remembered something.
Because the leader of Tongtian Cult’s religion was a mixed bag of fish and dragons, and the atmosphere was so smoky that the members of the Chan Cult were disgusted with living in a house, and disliked aliens.
In the teachings, there are very few disciples who practice different types of plants, trees, birds and animals.
If Master Taiyi arrives and sees his apprentice Yuan Hong...
Has this day finally come?
ps: Haha, Yuding’s first apprentice is finally coming out.
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