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Chapter 5 Sermons(1/2)

During the six or seven years, Chen Fan did not see the special features of Bodhi Patriarch, or his true identity.

He said that he was a true hidden master who taught Sun Wukong aimlessly, but after he finished his work, he disappeared. Chen Fan said that he did not believe anything.

The dozens of "senior brothers" who are seeking Taoism here are just ordinary people. They all learn some small techniques, and there is nothing special about it. I am afraid that after these senior brothers go out, they will not be allowed to mention the master like Sun Wukong.

No wonder Bodhi Patriarch taught ten generations here, and he was not famous even when he was in the "Wu" generation of Sun Wukong.

In his previous life, Chen Fan had various speculations about the identity of Bodhi Patriarch. Some were rumored to be the Buddha of Tathagata, and some were rumored to be the Laozi of the Supreme One.

The Buddha Tathagata was able to use one hand to subdue Sun Wukong’s Somersault Cloud, which shows that the Buddha is very familiar with the magical power of Somersault Cloud, and this is why he guesses come from.

The Supreme Lord asked Sun Wukong to steal a lot of golden elixirs and used the Bagua Furnace to help him develop a golden body and igneous eyes.

Later, there was a combination of "Journey to the West" and "The Investiture of the Gods", saying that Bodhi Patriarch was the Western leader of the "The Investiture of the Gods".

However, as a library administrator, Chen Fan knew that Journey to the West and the List of Gods were both written during the Ming Dynasty, and Journey to the West was even before the List of Gods.

After six or seven years of studying Taoism, the ancestors ascended to the altar and sat up to the altar, summoned all the immortals, and began to talk about the great way.

Really:

The sky is falling, and the earth is surging with golden lotus. The wonderful practice of the Three Vehicles is full of subtle and all things are complete.

Slowly shake the tail and spray pearls and jade, thunder and lightning are shaking for nine days.

Talk about Taoism for a while and Zen for a while, the three schools cooperate with each other as if it were.

The word enlightenment and conversion to the truth of one word guides the mystery of nature without birth.

When Sun Wukong heard it, he was so happy that he scratched his ears and his forehead, and his eyebrows were blurred. He couldn't help but dance with his hands and feet.

When the ancestor saw it, he called Sun Wukong and said, "Why are you dancing wildly in the class and not listening to me?"

"I listened sincerely. When I heard the wonderful voice of my teacher, I was overjoyed, so I didn't realize that I was excited. I hope my master will forgive me!" Wukong explained with his ears and forehead scratching.

The ancestor said: "Since you know Miaoyin, I will ask you, how long have you been in the cave?"

Hearing this, Chen Fan, who was listening to the sermon below, said in a secret voice. Isn’t this the beginning of Sun Wukong’s learning of supernatural powers? In this way, I wonder if he can learn the techniques of supernatural powers such as the Seventy-Two Transformations and Somersault Clouds?

Sure enough, the situation afterwards was exactly the same as what Chen Fan knew.

Wukong said: "I was ignorant, and I don't know how many times I only remember that there was no fire under the stove, so I often went to the back of the mountain to collect firewood. I saw a beautiful peach tree in the mountain, and I ate it there seven times."

The ancestor said, "That mountain is called Lantao Mountain. You have eaten it seven times, but I think it's been seven years. What kind of Tao do you want to learn from me now?"

Wukong said: "But based on the teachings of the ancestors, there is only some Taoist spirit, and the disciples will learn it."

The ancestor said: "There are 360 ​​gates in the word "Dao" and all gates have the right results. I wonder which gate you are studying?"

Wukong said: "By respecting the teacher's will, the disciples will obey it."

The ancestor said: "I will teach you the way of the word "skill"? How about it?"

Wukong said: "How do you say the way of the sect?"

The ancestor said: "In the sect of the word "Shu", they are those who ask immortals to support phoenixes and ask for divination and yarrow, and they can know the principles of seeking good fortune and avoiding bad luck."

Wukong said: "Can you get immortality like this?"

The ancestor said: "No! No!"

Wukong said: "Don't learn! Don't learn!"

The ancestor said again: "How to teach you the way of the word "liu"?"

Wukong asked again: "What is the meaning of the Liuzi Gate?"

The ancestor said: "In the Liuzi, there are Confucianism, Buddhists, Taoism, Yin-Yang, Mohist, and doctors, reading scriptures, chanting Buddha's name, and surrendering to the true saints."

Wukong said: "Can you get immortality like this?"

The ancestor said: "If you want to live forever, it will be like a 'pillar in the wall'."

Wukong said: "Master. I am an honest person and don't know how to speak the "block and pillar"?"

The ancestor said: "When someone builds a house, he wants to be strong, he will erect a pillar between the walls. One day the building will collapse, and he will be decayed."

Wukong said: "Based on this, it won't last long. Don't learn! Don't learn!"

The ancestor said: "How to teach you the way of the word "quiet"?"

Wukong said: "What is the right result in the word "jing"?

The ancestor said: "This is to rest and keep the grain, keep the grain, be quiet and inaction, meditation, be warned and tread, be tempted to keep fast, sleeping, or establish merit, and enter the meditation and sitting gate."

Wukong said: "Can you live forever like this?"

The ancestor said: "It is also like the 'kiln adobe'."

Wukong smiled and said, "Master is a bit terrible. My party said I can't speak the market. What do you mean by 'Kiln-head adobe'?"

The ancestor said: "It is like the bricks and tiles that have been formed on the head of the kiln. Although they have been formed, they have not been tempered by water and fire. Once heavy rains are pouring, they will be indiscriminate."

Wukong said: "It's not long-term. Don't learn! Don't learn!"

The ancestor said: "How to teach you the way of the word "moving"?"

Wukong said: "How to move the door, but what about it?"

The ancestor said: "This is a way to do and do things, collecting yin and replenishing yang, climbing bows and crossbows, rubbing the navel and passing the air, using prescriptions to make a recipe, burning the thief to make a tripod, injecting red lead, refining autumn stones, and taking women's milk, etc."

Wukong said: "Can you have immortality like this?"

The ancestor said: "This is the desire to live forever, just like 'jumping the moon in the water'."

Wukong said: "Master is here again! What is it called 'fishing the moon in the water'?"

The ancestor said: "The moon is in the sky, and there is a shadow in the water. Although I see it, there is no place to touch it, and it only becomes empty."

Wukong said: "Don't learn! Don't learn!"

Upon hearing this, the ancestor jumped off the platform with a loud noise, held the ruler in his hand, and designated Wukong and said, "What's the matter with you, this monkey, don't learn like this or that, but what's the matter with you?"

The ancestor walked forward, hit Wukong on the head three times, and walked into the inside with his hands behind his back, closed the middle gate, and left the crowd.

This made everyone shocked the audience. Everyone was frightened and complained to Wukong: "You are so stinging monkey, you are very ruthless! Master teaches you the Tao, how can you not learn it, but talk back to the master? This collision with him, I don't know when it will come out!"

Only Chen Fan looked at the master's departure back and the three hits on Wukong's head, and showed a faint smile.

How he didn't know that this was the beginning of the supernatural powers that Sun Wukong learned.

Sun Wukong was not annoyed. Instead, he apologized to everyone and smiled, and he instantly understood the meaning of the ancestor.

That night, at the third update, Chen Fan was sitting cross-legged in the room and refining five spirit beads. With a creaking sound, the door was pushed open.

Then Sun Wukong walked in casually.

Chen Fan smiled slightly, stopped practicing, just looked at the monkey, and did not speak.

"Born! Boring!"

After a while, Sun Wukong scratched his ears and cheeks, but he couldn't help but laughed and said, "The ancestor asked me to learn the art of immortality in the third update. Are you going with me, Lao Sun?"

Since his birth, Sun Wukong has known Chen Fan and has been with him day and night. It is no different from his relatives. Now he has learned the art of immortality, and despite the punishment of his ancestors, he wants to take Chen Fan with him.

How could Chen Fan not know that from the moment Sun Wukong entered the house, he already knew what Sun Wukong meant. Or he had already guessed that Sun Wukong would come.

"Go together!" The fool who didn't go was not allowed, and Chen Fan did not refuse.

The two left the room and walked towards the residence of Master Bodhi. Soon, they came outside Master Bodhi's room. They saw that the door of Master's room was half open and half closed, as if they were waiting for someone.

Sun Wukong glanced at Chen Fan and said happily: "My teacher is indeed paying attention to preaching to me, so he opens the door."

After saying that, he pulled him into the door impatiently without waiting for Chen Fan to agree.

When they walked into the room, the two saw the ancestor curled up and fell asleep inward.

Wukong did not dare to be alarmed, so he knelt in front of the couch, showing the monkey's intelligence and determination.

After Chen Fan smiled slightly, he also knelt down on the ground, trying to learn magical powers but not to be polite, but it also makes no sense. After all, there is no free lunch in the world.

Furthermore, since you have become a disciple, it is not uncommon to kneel down and worship the great gift.

The ancestor felt a little too long, relaxed his feet, and chanted:

"Difficult! Difficult! Difficult! The Tao is the most mysterious, don't use the golden elixir as a casual one.

If you don’t meet the wonderful tips of the people, you will be trapped in your tongue and have a dry mouth!"

Wukong shouted, "Master, I'm knelt here for a long time."

When the ancestor heard the sound, Wukong got up and put on his clothes, sat cross-legged and shouted, "This stool! You are not going to sleep in front, but you are here to come to me to do something?"

Chen Fan smiled and said with a smile: "My master agreed to everyone in front of the altar yesterday. He taught Wukong to spread his principles from the back door during the third update, so he boldly worshiped the master's bed."

Bodhi Patriarch glanced at Chen Fan and said with a smile: "You are here too."

Chen Fan smiled and didn't speak, thinking that there was a chance, but the ancestor did not drive him away, which meant that he and Wukong were taught the skills at the same time.

Sure enough, Master Bodhi smiled and said, "You are destined to be here, and I am happy to say it. Since you have known the secret mystery in the market, you come close and listen carefully to it. You should spread the wonderful way of immortality to you."

The two kowtowed and thanked him. Wukong stepped forward and knelt down on the fall, washing his ears with care, while Chen Fan went forward and sat cross-legged, listening quietly.

The ancestor said:
To be continued...
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