Chapter 285: Materialistic Questions, Tao Begins All Things
When Shan Yangzi was speaking to his disciples and others, Yu Lie and other Taoist disciples, although they were in the middle of a fierce fight, all pricked up their "ears" and listened to what the other party said.
When they heard Shan Yangzi say that "Taoist" is just a link in the food chain, almost all the Taoist disciples were shocked, had many doubts, and felt conflicted with Shan Yangzi's statement.
Because in the Taoist books and principles that the Taoist disciples have come into contact with, human beings are the spirit of all things, and Tao is the essence of heaven and earth, an existence that is superior to all things. However, in the mouth of Shan Yangzi, it is nothing more than the law of the jungle.
Just a thing.
Especially based on the origin of spiritual energy that the other party just taught, it can be deduced that everyone present is practicing Taoism to enrich spiritual energy for those who are on a higher level and make wedding clothes for each other.
Many Taoist disciples doubted whether Qi Shanyangzi's theory of the origin of spiritual energy was correct, and some Taoist disciples took out their energy from the fight and immediately shouted:
"I dare to ask, Master, if you can explain a few questions to me! The first ray of light in the world... ah!"
As a result, before the Taoist disciple who shouted out his voice finished his question, the living creature possessed by him was instantly knocked down by the Taoist disciple watching beside him and swallowed into his belly.
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While screaming, the Taoist disciple who asked the question suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head, and his mind was in a daze. He left the Xiangyun area in an instant and fell back to the pulpit, confused and confused.
This question also attracted the attention of Shanyangzi and others, but it only elicited a sneer from Shanyangzi:
"Today, when discussing Taoism and Dharma, only those who are standing are qualified to speak."
After Shan Yangzi finished speaking, he continued to look down at the fighting Taoist disciples from above.
Yu Lie and other people who were still in Xiangyun immediately became energetic and understood that only by passing the other party's temporary assessment can they be qualified to ask questions to the other party.
Because they didn't know how many people the other party would leave behind on Xiangyun, Yu Lie and others locked in the spot for the last person.
Tigers roaring, bison charging, flowers and plants eating meat... extremely cruel scenes continue to be staged in the auspicious clouds.
The viciousness in the hearts of the Taoist disciples was completely released, and after devouring the possessions of other Taoist disciples, the possessions of the remaining ones had grown to the size of a Japanese melon.
Yu Lie was among them. Because of his cautious nature and outstanding soul strength, although he suffered some risks, he was not eliminated by others. He was one of the Taoist disciples who survived to the final stage.
At this time, there were only about a dozen Taoist disciples left, and the speed at which they devoured each other had actually slowed down, and everyone began to know how to deal with each other.
However, the more times this happened, the more nervous Yu Lie and others became, not daring to neglect at all.
At this moment, Shan Yangzi, who was looking down at everyone, suddenly laughed:
"What a ferocious and cautious little Taoist disciple. As expected from the survival test, he is just a bit motivated.
That’s all, we’ve seen a good show, so let’s end this lesson first, otherwise if we really let you continue to deal with it, I might be wasted for a long time.”
Whoosh!
The other party's sleeves flicked, and Yu Lie and others instantly felt that the possessed object dissipated and turned into a thin cloud of air, blending into the soles of their feet.
After losing his possession, Yu Lie immediately felt that his existence was exposed to the air. A great terror immediately struck his heart. He felt that all it took was one more gust of wind, and it would be like a lamp going out, and his consciousness would be blown away by the wind.
Blow it out.
But a flash of spiritual light soon appeared in the consciousness of Yu Lie and others. It was so gentle that it made people feel as if they had returned to their mother's womb.
I saw Shan Yangzi smiling, holding a method in his hand, like holding an oil lamp, with fire gushing out and blessing the souls of the twelve Taoist disciples, so that the souls of Yu Lie and others could stand directly on the
Above the auspicious clouds.
In an instant, looks of shock appeared on the faces of the remaining Taoist disciples.
The twelve people were all the best among the more than five hundred Taoist disciples. They were not fools. After being shocked, they quickly bowed and bowed to Shan Yangzi:
"Thank you, Taoist priest!"
Yu Lie fell into it, and while shouting, he also secretly looked at his current form of existence, and found that he was shaped like a small doll, with the same physical appearance as his own body, but slightly transparent, almost like a ghost.
He then looked at the other Taoist disciples around him and found that all twelve of them were like this, as if twelve dolls were bowing and saluting to Shan Yangzi.
"This is my soul?!" Yu Lie thought in surprise, and took the time to feel the current feeling.
It should be noted that in the stage of Taoist disciples, Taoists are only cultivating the true energy and do not involve much about the soul. This kind of experience of putting the physical body aside and the soul being a self-contained entity is something they have never experienced in their lives.
Moreover, for an eighth-grade Taoist disciple to break through and become a seventh-grade Taoist official, the biggest hurdle is to condense the soul into Yinshen and leave the body!
After today's experience of soul separation, when they are promoted in the future, not to mention whether the success rate will be improved, the experience alone will always increase a bit, so they will not be too panicked when they break through.
Just under the auspicious clouds.
The Taoist disciples who had been eliminated looked up in despair. The fear in their eyes had not faded away. When they saw the souls of the twelve Taoist disciples standing on the auspicious clouds, they reacted with envy on their faces.
, a look of regret.
Among the ghosts and gods who followed Shan Yangzi, there were also people who praised him and said:
"This group of Taoist disciples is really lucky. Not only can they get Taoist Master Shanyang's lectures, but they can also win the Taoist's favor, and their souls can come out of the body to experience it. If we could have met Taoist Master Shanyangzi in the past,
Waiting for a good teacher will save you many detours."
"Exactly. Such souls leave the body, but cannot damage the fragile souls of Taoist disciples. The level of subtlety of Taoism required is rare among the hundreds of Taoist priests in the Taoist palace. Taoist Master Shanyangzi is one of them.
Outstanding!"
Shan Yangzi heard this and laughed loudly and said:
"I've passed it. It's just to find out the souls of these juniors. This will only increase their chances of breaking through and become Taoist officials by 10%. It's not a big benefit."
After saying these words, the eyes of those eliminated Taoist disciples who were already lost in the pulpit turned red instantly. They were envious and wished they could slap themselves on the spot, hating themselves for not seizing the opportunity.
Although everyone has already entered the Taoist palace, the possibility of becoming a Taoist priest is much greater than that of a Taoist disciple who has not yet entered the palace, but it is not guaranteed to be possible. Every year, there are people who have not yet become Taoist officials but have reached the age and have to do so.
Descending the mountain secretly.
Among every group of Taoist disciples who enter the palace, there will be at least 30% such losers!
The Taoist disciples on the pulpit regretted their failure, while the Taoist disciples in the auspicious clouds were overjoyed.
Among them, Yu Lie's mood was calm. Although he felt happy, it was not too much.
After all, he has the golden flame of the sun in his body. With such fire that can refine and repair the soul, it is only a matter of time before he breaks through to become a Taoist. It just depends on how many years he will be trapped in the Taoist disciple stage.
Yu Lie took advantage of the gap to think over and over the content of Shan Yangzi's sermon just now, and to speculate more.
Suddenly, the soul of a Taoist disciple shook. He took a step forward, bowed solemnly to Shan Yangzi, and said:
"The Taoist Master just now said that after the class test, we can ask the Taoist questions. The disciples are bold and have doubts.
According to what the Taoist Master said, aura comes from the soul, so how did the first soul in the world come into being?"
When the other party asked the question, he seemed to be afraid that his question was not clear, and added: "It is mentioned in Youdao books that the spirituality of all things is born in the aura environment, and aura can nourish the soul. Therefore, the disciple is really confused.
Which comes first, the aura or the soul?"
Shan Yangzi heard this, nodded and said, "That's a good question."
The man paused: "However, it will be much more convenient for you to ask all the questions together. I will listen to a few more questions and then answer them together."
Immediately, another Taoist disciple saluted and spoke loudly: "Disciple has a question. According to what the Taoist Master said, spiritual energy seems to have qualities. How many grades are there specifically? If lower-level creatures consume high-quality spiritual energy, what impact will it have?
?”
Some people were unwilling to speak out:
"Taoist Priest! We, as cultivators, have been practicing all our lives just to make the spiritual energy in our bodies purer. If that's the case, what's the difference between us and pigs and dogs?"
Someone took this question and also said:
"Disciples also have this doubt. If we are just eating food, what kind of world and principles should we pursue? What can help us move to a higher level in the food chain? What should we pursue? Eat here and there.
It’s serious business!”
This unwilling question seems to have touched the minds of many Taoist disciples, and some even boldly said:
"Eating back and forth is no different than an animal! The immortal way has been around for 30,000 years, and there are many classics, but it can't compete with the rules of eating back and forth? Could it be that those predecessors and sages have all lived on dogs? What kind of mystical principles are they talking about?
Write some kind of classic book!"
When Yu Lie heard this, his thoughts were withdrawn. He was secretly speechless and looked up, wondering who dared to say these words.
These words no longer seemed like a question, but like a secret curse to vent.
As a result, he found that the person who asked the question was still an acquaintance. The person's surname was Zhuang Mingchong, and he was the young Taoist disciple who took the blame for him. Unexpectedly, this person also "survived".
As soon as Zhuang Chong said what he said, the other Taoist disciples present who asked questions choked up and looked sideways, and the scene became cold.
After the other party finished speaking, he immediately realized that something was wrong. He immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Shan Yangzi, and hurriedly shouted: "Disciple is rude, please forgive me, Taoist Master."
Shan Yangzi looked at Zhuang Chong with interest in his eyes. There was no anger on his face. Instead, he talked and laughed to the ghosts, gods and others beside him:
"Let me just say this as a poor Taoist, these Taoist disciples are quite angry.
During the sermons in previous years, even if those little guys were reluctant, they only dared to ask secret questions and were not so active, let alone pointed at the pioneers and cursed them, and they didn't know who they were scolding."
Yu Lie and other Taoist disciples were not sure what the other party meant, so they all lowered their heads and shouted: "Taoist Master, forgive me!"
Shanyangzi really didn't seem to care about the sharp questions from everyone. Instead, he flicked his sleeves and began to answer everyone's questions:
"Your question involves a rather critical issue, which is the relationship between aura or soul and external objects. That is, what is the dominant object in this world, dead objects or living objects?
Aura or soul?"
Shan Yangzi asked and answered himself: "I can tell you directly that the origin of our world of mountains and seas, the origin of the three thousand worlds, or the origin of more distant worlds in the void, are all dead things!
In the development of the world, first on the stone, tiny things were born, and then slightly larger things were born, and then, only vegetation, flesh and blood and other things were born. At this stage, death was transformed into life, and vitality was born.
It can be called a living thing!
Then, on top of all kinds of vitality, just as living things are born from dead things, spirituality is slowly born. This spirituality may be the original aura.
The accumulation of spiritual energy can be integrated into living creatures, causing flesh, flesh, plants, and other objects to be spiritually born and grow stronger. This cycle repeats and accumulates more and more, until spiritual energy is everywhere between heaven and earth, forming a spiritual environment, and then there is
The true spirit of spirit is born.
These spirits within spirits form their own consciousness, thinking that they are different from external objects, calling themselves 'I', dividing themselves and the world into two, and even think that the heaven and earth exist because of the existence of 'I', and all things are caused by it.
It is a great fallacy that I'll perish and perish..."
A long speech was uttered from Shan Yangzi's mouth. Eleven of the twelve Taoist disciples were dumbfounded, and the heart of the remaining one was also beating wildly.
Yu Lie was the one whose heart was beating wildly. He thought in shock: "The source of spiritual energy is actually this principle. The immortal way in this world is actually like this... How can materialism still exist?!"
The preacher Shan Yangzi looked at the numb-looking Taoist disciples and realized that they still didn't understand, so he paused and summed up his words:
"In short, the creation of the world means that living things are born from dead things, and spiritual things are born from living things. The mature spiritual things form their own spirituality, which can be called '
human nature'.
This point is also the source of the saying that "human beings are the soul of all things".
In other words, there is no big difference between aura and soul. They are just the difference between a piece of wood and a stone and a built house. The former is intangible and the latter is tangible.
As for how the first ray of spiritual energy was born, it is like how the first living thing was born from a dead thing. Today's immortals believe that this is an accident in endless years, and it is inevitable."
At this point, Shan Yangzi's words stopped abruptly. He looked at the stunned Taoist disciples and shook his head slightly, understanding that these Taoist disciples had not yet woken up from the shock just now, and his words were a bit deep.
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But at this moment, a Taoist disciple suddenly raised his hand and asked:
"Dare to ask the priest, what does the Taoist priest mean by chance and necessity?"
When Shan Yangzi heard this, he didn't take it seriously and started to make excuses.
As a result, the Taoist who asked this question added:
"What the Taoist Master pointed out is that the Great Way leads from one to the evolution of all things. Among the infinite dead things, living things will inevitably be born, and among the infinite living things, spiritual things will inevitably be born. This is the place of the Great Way.
The direction of flow does not change with time or stop with things. Although it is unpredictable, it must be so?
Tao gives birth to one, gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things?
So, do we, the spiritual beings, have a higher level of existence? What is this higher level? Immortal or divine?"
When Shan Yangzi heard this, his eyelids twitched. He tugged at his beard and looked at the questioner with surprise.
The Taoist who asked the question was none other than Yu Lie himself. He raised his hands and asked the question respectfully.
Not only Shan Yangzi was staring at Yu Lie, but the ghosts and gods on the left and right of the opponent were also looking at Yu Lie.
As for those Taoist disciples who were ignorant and stunned, when they heard Yu Lie ask such a difficult and profound question, although they didn't quite understand why, they looked at it subconsciously.