Looking at the plaque above the Taoist temple, there were three slightly yellowed golden characters written on it: Five Mysterious Gates! Shen Tianyi was suddenly filled with excitement!
"Haha. Junior brother, let me go in and pay homage to Master!" Zhang Heng smiled, then raised his feet first and walked towards the Taoist temple.
Shen Tianyi followed Zhang Heng and walked on the bluestone stairs, a total of one hundred and eight steps, before arriving at the main entrance of Wuxuanmen!
"Master, my junior brother is here." Zhang Heng stopped outside the door and said respectfully to the Taoist temple.
"Haha, let him in!"
A kind laughter came from the Taoist temple, and that voice was no stranger to Shen Tianyi! On the contrary, it was extremely familiar!
"Old dean! It's really the old dean!" Shen Tianyi murmured excitedly in his heart. He never imagined that the white-bearded old man who took him in back then could actually have the status of a hidden master!
"Haha, little junior brother, you go in to see Master! I won't go in." Zhang Heng smiled at Shen Tianyi, but there was a trace of depression on his face, because Bai Zheng didn't ask him to go in too.
"Well, thank you Brother Zhang for leading the way." Shen Tianyi said with a smile. He still hasn't figured out why Zhang Heng keeps calling him junior brother, but the old dean is not his master! Likewise, Shen Tianyi He was also quite depressed, knowing that the more awesome the old dean was, the deeper his depression would be.
During the fire at the Tianxin Orphanage, he knew that the old dean was so powerful that he could immobilize himself, Uncle Yan, his father and Liu Yinling with just his momentum. He is a man of extraordinary strength!
Now, knowing that the old dean is probably the leader of the Immortal Cultivation Sect, his strength must be even more incredible!
But the old dean is so powerful, but he has never taught him a single move, so how can Shen Tianyi not feel pain? It would be fine if he is a stranger, but the old dean clearly took him in and he didn't remember anything back then. He has cared for him since he was a child, he is as kind as a grandfather, and his relationship is very good, but he doesn't know martial arts, which of course makes Shen Tianyi puzzled!
With excitement and confusion, Shen Tianyi walked into the Taoist temple.
What caught his eye was an old man with a white beard and a kind smile, sitting cross-legged on the futon, looking at him with a smile.
"Tianyi has met the old dean." Shen Tianyi bowed respectfully and shouted to Bai Zheng. He was still more accustomed to calling Bai Zheng the old dean, because he, Hu Wei and other orphans used to know each other. The children are all called this. Ever since Shen Tianyi can remember, Fongru Baizheng has looked like this. White beard, white eyebrows, white clothes, with a kind smile!
"Haha, there's no need to be formal. You and Xiaowei were never so peaceful when they were kids. Sit down!" Bai Zheng laughed, pointed to a futon placed on the ground, and said.
Shen Tianyi's face turned red because he thought that he was really restless when he was a child. Before being accepted by Uncle Yan as his disciple, he and Hu Wei often caused trouble on the street, often attracting a large group of people to chase them into the orphanage, and every time It was the old dean who wiped their butts for them.
However, the old dean said there was no need to be restrained, so Shen Tianyi relaxed naturally and immediately sat down cross-legged on the futon.
"You must have a lot of things you want to ask in your heart!" Seeing Shen Tianyi sitting down and becoming more natural, Bai Zheng said with a smile again.
"Well, I do have a lot of questions." Shen Tianyi said with a smile, "Tianyi always thought that the dean's grandfather was just an ordinary old man, but these two encounters really shocked Tianyi."
"Haha, there is nothing to be shocked about. I am indeed just an ordinary person." Bai Zheng said with a smile, "There is no high or low in life, and there is no hierarchy. They are all born to parents and have one life. How can they be ordinary? And special?”
"There is a law in heaven and earth. Obtaining the law is natural, not a comparison between people. If you are obsessed with comparing with others, you have not obtained the law! For those who are in the law, the first priority is the law itself, and the law comes from the heart! Then the law is the law. Naturally, the Dao of Dharma!"
Hearing the old dean laugh, his words seemed profound, but Shen Tianyi only slightly understood the meaning. The old dean probably wanted to tell him that the most important thing for a warrior is his own quality! Contamination is too much Too many external factors will confuse yourself! In the end, you will not be able to follow the true path of martial arts!
"Tianyi was taught, thank you, Grandpa Dean, for your advice." Shen Tianyi was a smart person, so he naturally understood that the old dean's words meant to remind him, so he said quickly.
"Haha." Bai Zheng nodded with a smile, then took out a book with a dark blue cover from his arms and threw it at Shen Tianyi.
"You should read this book for three days. Apart from the necessary meals and sleep, you should not be distracted from doing other things. Focus on the book and the Tao will come naturally!" Bai Zheng smiled kindly.
Shen Tianyi took the blue-covered book and looked at the three words Tao Te Ching on the cover. He was stunned: "Tao Te Ching?"
"Yes, it is the Tao Te Ching. No need to ask any more questions. After studying it for three days, if I am satisfied with your results, I will answer your questions one by one. If I am not satisfied, I will send them to you. Get out. I will answer your questions when you are satisfied with me." Bai Zheng said with a faint smile, and then his smiling eyes closed, and those who crossed their legs and closed their eyes to rest.
Shen Tianyi smiled bitterly in his heart. The old dean just threw him a book, but he didn't say what effect he wanted to see. He didn't know the goal, how to work hard to achieve the effect that the old dean was satisfied with? But when he saw that the old dean had already He closed his eyes and rested his mind, so he didn't ask too many questions. Because the old dean deliberately didn't explain clearly, he probably wanted to understand it himself! He didn't think it was the old dean who made an omission and didn't tell him.
"The Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao; the name can be named, but it is not named. The nameless is the beginning of all things; the name is the mother of all things..." Opening the blue book, Shen Tianyi began to read the Tao Te Ching silently in his heart. Although They are all in obscure classical Chinese, but from the literal point of view, they are not difficult to understand.
Shen Tianyi looked at it, and it was half a day. In this half day, Shen Tianyi read the Tao Te Ching almost a hundred times, and even memorized it in his heart, and it was no problem to recite it together.
The Tao Te Ching is divided into two parts. The first part is the "De Jing" and the second part is the "Tao Jing". The whole book is divided into eighty-one chapters. The whole book is only a few thousand words. It is not difficult to memorize it because of his memory. But Shen Tianyi knew that when the old dean gave him this Tao Te Ching, he did not mean to endorse it! It must not be the case!
Ever since Shen Tianyi was able to recite the Tao Te Ching silently, he had put down the book, and started to sit cross-legged like Bai Zheng, looking at his nose and nose, and meditating. From the first sentence, "The way can be said." , very Tao' began to think carefully...
Shen Tianyi's temperament has always been excellent. At this moment, he is completely immersed in studying the Tao Te Ching. He has abandoned all the troubles behind him and does not think about it. The only thing floating in his mind is the obscure classical Chinese in the Tao Te Ching. …
"Therefore, always have no desire in order to observe its wonderfulness; always have desire in order to observe its pleasure."
"This is the rule of the sage: empty his heart, strengthen his belly, weaken his will, and strengthen his bones..."
"Heaven and earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs..."
"..."
"The sage does not accumulate. When he considers others, he has more; when he gives to others, he has more. The way of heaven is to benefit but not to harm; the way of the sage is to do without fighting..."
Shen Tianyi was immersed in contemplating the words of the Tao Te Ching. In this way, half a day passed. During the whole day, he did not eat and did not feel hungry or thirsty! It was just that in Shen Tianyi's body, what was originally there The evil spirit was weakening bit by bit invisibly... It's just that Shen Tianyi didn't feel all this. At this moment, all he could think of was the mantra in the Tao Te Ching!
"Haha. Yes, your mind is very good. Within half a day, you can really eliminate distracting thoughts. In another half day, you can think about the words and sentences. Your mind will be clear and the evil spirit will be dispersed... Such a mind and understanding, if placed in the prehistoric era, It must be a piece of raw jade for cultivating immortality!" At some point, Bai Zheng had opened his eyes and stared at Shen Tianyi's changes in a thin line. Shen Tianyi had not noticed it, but Bai Zheng had such sharp eyesight. , naturally one can clearly feel the changes in Shen Tianyi's whole body. Although the Tao Te Ching cannot enhance Shen Tianyi's strength, it can slowly purify Shen Tianyi's violent aura and the evil spirit carried by the power of the beast. !
"However, at this moment, he is still just immersed in the scrutiny of the words. Although he understands its meaning, he has not connected himself with the great truth of the mantra in the book. He can only wait for him to enter the great truth and realize the meaning of life. Why, why is it practice, why is it troubled, why is it unwilling, why is it killing, only in this way can he truly know himself! And only by knowing himself can he truly get in touch with the opportunity to practice Taoism. The Dharma cannot be forced! He can only rely on himself." Bai Zheng murmured in his heart and closed his eyes again, with a kind and indifferent smile on his face, but Shen Tianyi didn't know that Bai Zheng was sitting cross-legged and closing his eyes, also silently reciting the Tao Te Ching...
Time passed little by little, and in the blink of an eye, eighteen hours had passed from the time Shen Tianyi started reading the Tao Te Ching to delving into the Tao Te Ching. Just closing his eyes and meditating, it actually took a full twelve hours! That's it. He always maintained an upright sitting posture, looking at his eyes and nose, nose and heart, motionless! Such tenacious determination made Bai Zheng a little surprised again!
Although he had watched Shen Tianyi grow up, even after Shen Tianyi left the orphanage, Bai Zheng had been secretly paying attention to Shen Tianyi. He had always been quite satisfied with Shen Tianyi, but that kind of satisfaction, He was just satisfied that Shen Tianyi had reached the qualified standard as a martial artist! But he never thought that Shen Tianyi was also so outstanding in cultivating Taoism!
Mind, understanding, and determination! All three are good! You know, in order to practice Taoism, in addition to being incredibly talented, it is also extremely important to be patient and endure loneliness!
"division……"
Seeing that Zhang Heng had been waiting outside for eighteen hours, he couldn't help but come in and wanted to call Bai Zheng and Shen Tianyi to eat, but Bai Zheng waved his hand and sent them away.
"I want to see when he can realize it in one breath." Bai Zheng had a satisfied smile on his face, watching Shen Tianyi completely in a state of selflessness...
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