The ground of Lingyun Sect is all paved with square bluestone slabs. It is flat all the way. There are several tall buildings standing on it. Each building has a unique name in front of it. Everyone points and talks in a low voice, about
After another half an hour, Lingyun Palace finally appeared in front of everyone.
This Lingyun Hall is three stories high, 99 meters long and 99 meters wide. Two golden doors open to the outside. Each door has 9981 gold nails intertwined into a Bagua pattern. Under the eaves
, there is a black plaque hanging on it, with the words Lingyun Palace carved on it using unknown white gemstones. It looks extremely majestic.
The inner walls of Lingyun Hall are covered with strange murals. These murals are lifelike, just like real people. Inside the hall, there is a bronze statue about seven meters high, and the person engraved on this statue is Ling Yunzi, the founder of Lingyun Sect.
At this time, the five disciples of Lingyun were sitting in the center of the statue, with Tianxuanzi in the middle of the seat, and others on both sides. In front of them were 308 disciples, sitting cross-legged on the ground, listening carefully to Tianxuanzi's sermons.
Ledao led everyone to the door of Lingyun Palace and did not ask them to stop. He just made a silent gesture to everyone and asked everyone to follow them in.
When they came here, they could see the immortal-like existence. Naturally, everyone was very excited. Some people seemed to be at a loss. They followed Ledao quietly, not daring to take a breath. When they walked into the hall, they were stunned again.
Once I felt the invisible pressure coming from all around, so that everyone could not even move forward.
Ledao seemed to be aware of everyone's feelings. He did not speak or move, and stood directly on the spot, quietly looking at Tian Xuanzi who was preaching.
Tang Yaotian carefully glanced to the left and right and found that these cultivation disciples were closing their eyes slightly, as if they were air. The hall was filled with a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth. Although he did not reject these, he felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart.
pressure.
He stood at the end and could not see the fifth son of Lingyun, but what made him a little confused was that he could not hear even the voices of the fifth son of Lingyun. It was vague and intermittent. He pricked up his ears and listened carefully several times, but he could not hear clearly.
Discrimination. In fact, the same is true for other people at this time. They are not disciples of Lingyun Sect. How can Tianxuanzi preach to them?
But soon, everyone felt their ears tremble, and a deep voice appeared in everyone's ears: "The way of heaven is vague, the way of humanity is vast, what is heaven, what is Tao, dare to be a person in the world, what is Tao?"
These twenty words were heard clearly by everyone. Everyone's body was shaken and they stood on the spot, with surprise and worry on their faces. No one dared to say a word, and everyone didn't know what the other party said.
Who are you asking?
The hall fell silent for a while, and after a long time, Tian Xuanzi was heard to say: "Cultivation is not easy. It is your destiny to be here. Everyone, please take a seat!"
Everyone was still confused, but he was very happy and waved to everyone, indicating that everyone should sit on the ground. Everyone did not think much and quickly sat down cross-legged. At this time, Tang Yaotian finally saw the five Ling Yuns clearly, and he scanned
Once again, his eyes suddenly fell on You Lingzi's face, because he found that the other party was also staring at him.
Tang Yaotian's eyes were hazy and sharp. This kind of look hovering between contradictions was rare for others. When he saw Young Lingzi, he paused for a moment, and then slowly moved away.
You Lingzi's eyes were very fierce. This was not what a woman should have. Because of his personality, he was fierce to everyone. But the moment she and Tang Yaotian intertwined, there was an indescribable feeling.
She was also very surprised by the other party's calm performance. Ordinary people might be frightened and look away immediately after looking at her, but Tang Yaotian seemed to be able to observe carefully before slowly moving away. This can only explain one truth.
The other party is not afraid of him at all.
"His self-confidence is very strong!" You Lingzi summed up these words in his heart.
After everyone sat down, Tian Xuanzi nodded and said again: "The way of heaven is vague and the way of humanity is vast. What is heaven and what is Tao? May I ask everyone here, what is Tao?" This time, his voice was clearer.
, and his eyes also fell on the thirty-three apprentices.
Seeing no one answered, Tian Xuanzi smiled slightly and said: "Don't be restrained, everyone. The test for this second level is understanding, so what is enlightenment? In fact, everyone has an understanding in their heart, it's just about how we look at it and how to act.
, and to test a person's understanding, a few words are often enough, so the title of our second level is, what is Tao?"
Everyone, look at me and I look at you. Everyone knows how to practice Tao and how to seek it, but how many of them know the true meaning of Tao?
Just listen to Tian Xuanzi continue to say: "I will give everyone here a set of paper and ink. You think with your heart, see with your heart, think with your heart, explore with your heart, and then write down the answers in your heart on the paper.
After an hour, my disciple Ledao will read out everyone’s answers, and those with higher understanding will advance to the next level.”
The paper and ink were quickly handed to everyone's hands, but at this time, everyone's faces showed a look of embarrassment. Some people said that it is difficult to cultivate the Tao, but it is actually even more difficult to realize the Tao. How many people can see through the Tao and the great way? Everyone is around.
They forgot about each other, but found that no one had written anything, and in the end they could only keep their heads calm and think carefully.
Tang Yaotian's understanding is indeed very high, but he is a Buddhist cultivator after all. Although there were Taoist priests in the Tang Dynasty, the Taoist priests there were fundamentally different from the Taoists here. How could he understand it and answer it? He didn't even understand cultivation, so what?
To understand the meaning of Tao?
Tang Yaotian knew that this Tao may refer to Taoism, that is, those methods of cultivation, but this is just a literal meaning, and the true meaning has not been realized at all. If it is really that simple, then it will not
Question. But what exactly does this Tao refer to?
If you ask him to explain Buddhism, it's okay. If you ask him what Buddha is, he can name a lot, but he can't impose Buddha's theory on Tao, right? This time, he was really stumped. Although he said
Ledao praised him for his high understanding, but at this time he felt a little powerless.
Time passed by, and the hall was completely silent. I don’t know how long it took, but finally the sound of writing on paper appeared, but it was impossible to know whether it could pass the test of Lingyun Wuzi.
The five Lingyun sons were sitting on the chairs with extremely serious expressions. Although this was a silent assessment, it made the atmosphere in the hall extremely tense. The five Lingyun sons would look at each other from time to time, but most of their eyes were focused on these assessments.
on the person.
Tang Yaotian's expression revealed helplessness, and he twisted the brush in his hand. Obviously, it was difficult for him to figure out the meaning of this sentence. You Lingzi sat in the distance and watched quietly, most of her eyes fell on Tang Yaotian's eyes.
In her opinion, it was not difficult for someone with Tang Yaotian's understanding to solve this problem, but the other party's expression made him confused.
One minute, two minutes, time flew by quickly. Some of the disciples who were listening to the sermon could no longer hold back. They opened their eyes and looked around, sometimes pointing. Ling Yun's five disciples also watched nervously and carefully.
At first, Tang Yaotian would play with the brush in his hand, but later, he sat there like a statue, staring at the white paper, motionless, as if contemplating, but in fact, his mind was blank, and the word "Tao" was formed in his mind.
A confusing word that left him unable to explain.
Soon, there were only ten minutes left, and thirty-two of the thirty-three people had already started writing, and the only one who had not done so was Tang Yaotian.
The five Ling Yun sons also saw this strange phenomenon. They all looked at each other, but no one knew what happened. You Lingzi frowned slightly and asked secretly: "What happened to him?" Although You Lingzi was not optimistic about Tang Yaotian,
It was just a moment of anger, but the other party was her bet after all. Seeing that Tang Yaotian had no reaction at this time, she became anxious.
The smile on Tian Yizi's face became thicker. He could see that Tang Yaotian had no answer at all. Although this person gave him a little surprise, he knew that the final result was still the same.
five minutes……
four minutes...
three minutes……
Two minutes...
Time never stops. When the last minute was reached, Tang Yaotian still did not write. Tian Xuanzi said: "Cherish the time, there is still one last minute, please complete the answer quickly."
Tianxuanzi's voice was very loud and penetrated into everyone's ears. Tang Yaotian felt his nerves shake slightly. He thought hard, but he didn't realize that time had already passed, and he didn't have any answer until the last minute.
Frowning, he once again thought of Tian Xuanzi's words: "Think with your heart, see with your heart, think with your heart, and explore with your heart!" What kind of answers are hidden in these four intentions? Could it be that this intention is just the answer?
Is it the Tao?
Tang Yaotian raised his head, glanced at Tianxuanzi, and found that the other party's deep gaze was also looking at him. His actions without moving a word had successfully attracted the five sons of Lingyun. Tang Yaotian shook his head. He knew that this intention was just literal.
, if you want to pass it, you must not explain it literally, then... what is Tao?
"Okay... everyone..." Tian Xuanzi's voice sounded in Tang Yaotian's ears. He knew that the time was over. At this time, he did not hesitate and used the last few seconds to write down a few words.
"Everyone puts the answers in their hands in front of them, and they are so happy that they will read them to everyone one by one, and the one with the highest understanding will enter the next level of assessment!" Just after Tian Xuanzi finished speaking, Tang Yaotian also laid out the papers.
, but there was something different about him who had been paying attention to Tang Yaotian. He didn't know what Tang Yaotian could write in these last few seconds?
The people next to Tianxuanzi also had the same expression. They felt that Tang Yaotian was about to be eliminated, but he put on a thrilling performance and successfully completed the answer at the last moment.
Of course, everyone still doesn’t know whether this answer is complete, and the five Lingyun disciples are also waiting with curiosity!