Three days later, Li Xiuyuan and Teng Yunzi came down the mountain.
Li Xiuyuan was wearing a Taoist robe and looked like a Taoist. He was still practicing in the mountains. The ninety days had not passed. He thought it would be good to be a Taoist for a while and experience the life of a Taoist and everything.
Teng Yunzi sat on a donkey, crossed his legs and closed his eyes, walking slowly and leisurely. Although the old donkey's steps were slow, his speed was not slow. In a short time, he left the mountain gate and left Changshou Town.
Li Xiuyuan was sitting on a huge black tiger. This tiger was Wei Hu. He brought Wei Hu out to let him go to Guobei County to meet his mother.
Now that I'm on my way, I'll give you a ride.
One is riding a donkey and the other is riding a tiger. The two Taoists are both extraordinary in appearance and appearance. When people see them wherever they go, they think they are immortals who have descended from the earth, or masters in spiritual practice. When the people see them, they all stop and watch from a distance.
When he passed by, he hurriedly bowed respectfully.
In the Song Dynasty, the status of Taoist priests was very high.
Higher than a monk.
Moreover, there are very few fake Taoist priests. Most of the Taoist priests walking in the world are capable people. Regardless of their ability, they are definitely not ordinary people.
Because fake Taoists cannot do this job.
There are many monsters in the world, including big monsters and monsters. There are even more small monsters. For example, if a house encounters an evil spirit, a house is haunted by a ghost, or a house encounters a monster, they will ask Taoist priests to cast spells to drive away the evil spirits.
The fake Taoist priest had no ability and was invited back. I was afraid that the money would not be deceived but instead
He lost his life.
Therefore, when a Taoist priest walks outside, he must have the ability to exorcise evil spirits.
Under such circumstances, over time, the status and reputation of Taoist priests increased, and they were respected wherever they went.
This is the benefit of good fruits.
"Tianmu Mountain, Tianmu Mountain...I finally remembered it. No wonder this name is so familiar. It was recorded by predecessors." Li Xiuyuan sat on the black tiger and kept thinking with his head down, when something suddenly sounded,
Waiting for it, he slapped his thigh and exclaimed.
"What did my benefactor remember?" Wei Hu asked.
Teng Yunzi, who was next to him, opened his eyes slightly: "Wei Hu, didn't I tell you before? Don't utter human words when you go out, otherwise you will be regarded as a monster. You should learn the sound transmission spell when you have time.
It can avoid a lot of unnecessary troubles. Several uncles have also warned that before practicing Taoism,
The most important thing for people to travel abroad is to keep a low profile."
"If you are too public, all kinds of mundane things will happen uninvited."
"Yes, Immortal Chief, I have written it down." Wei Hu lowered his head again, not daring to continue talking.
Li Xiuyuan smiled: "Senior brother, why are you so strict? Besides, Wei Hu, in the form of a thousand-year-old tiger demon, will be surrounded by people wherever he goes. He will be amazed. Even if he wants to keep a low profile, he can't. Forget it, let's not talk about it for now, senior brother.
Have you ever read mortal poetry and classics in your many years of spiritual practice?"
"To practice Taoism, you must first learn calligraphy. To learn calligraphy, you must read well and understand good and evil. Senior brother is not deliberately showing off. Although senior brother's literary talents cannot be said to be the top scholar in the secular examination, ranking among the top three, it is more than enough to be a Jinshi." Teng
Yunzi said in a calm tone.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Based on what Senior Brother said, it would be a pity not to join the mortal world. Being a Taoist official is also an opportunity to accumulate merit. Senior Brother, why don't you give it a try?"
Teng Yunzi said: "If all the disciples in the sect enter the mortal world, then the mountain sect will lose its incense. There must be someone who can endure the loneliness and stay in the mountains to practice hard. What did junior brother want to say before? How is Tianmu Mountain?"
"The reason why I feel familiar with Tianmu Mountain is because of a poem, a poem by the former Li Bai." Li Xiuyuan said with a smile.
"Sleepwalking Tianmu chants to leave?" Teng Yunzi asked.
Li Xiuyuan nodded and said: "It's really this poem."
"What's so strange about this? How do you think Li Bai got the title of Poet Immortal?" Teng Yunzi said.
Li Xiuyuan was shocked: "Could it be that he has really become an immortal?"
"nature."
"Isn't it recorded in the history books that Li Bai was drunk to death?" Li Xiuyuan said.
"Drunk to death?"
Teng Yunzi smiled and said, "Can people in practice die of drunkenness? It's just the method of Tao Dai Li Jian. He used magic to create a corpse that filled the world, cut off the world of mortals, and entered the immortal gate. His sleepwalking song
Tianmu Yin left Master watching him do it, and now he still stays on the stone wall of Tianmu Mountain. Master
When I get to Tianmu Mountain, I might as well go and have a look."
"However, when he wrote the poem, Li Bai had not yet become an immortal. He just left his body and entered Tianmu Mountain. Therefore, there is a theory of "sleepwalking" in Tianmu Mountain. However, his cultivation at that time was insufficient and his soul was not firm. The Immortal Banquet in Tianmu Mountain
He had to be sent back from the beginning."
"Isn't there a sentence in his poem: Suddenly the soul is palpitating and the body is shaking, and suddenly it is startled and long-sighing. The soul is throbbing, and the body is awakening. Junior brother, if this is not a symptom of the soul entering the body, what is it?"
Li Xiuyuan's eyes were a little shocked when he heard this.
After careful consideration of the poem, this is indeed the case. When I read it before, I thought that this poem meant waking up from a dream. Now that I think about it, I think it is more appropriate to mean the return of the soul.
"Hey, the history books in my family said they were going to be burned last time, but now it seems they have to be burned cleanly." Li Xiuyuan sighed.
He felt that he had been deceived by the world.
Did Li Bai really become an immortal?
When I think about it more carefully, it becomes more and more possible. It can be seen from this poem that Li Bai has reached the point where his soul is out of body at this time. Then there is another poem: The dangerous building is a hundred feet high, and the stars can be picked up with one hand.
Is this a spell you have already learned that can reach the stars and the moon?
What’s more, I didn’t meet any Taoist priests when I visited Daitian Mountain. Doesn’t this just refer to his experience of seeking Taoism?
What else is there to do to raise a glass to the bright moon and make three people in the shadows?
There is at most one shadow under the moon, how can there be three?
The signs in his poems indicate that Li Bai was by no means as simple as an ordinary literati.
Just like the poem written by Li Xiuyuan: Now that I have entered the Taoist gate, the colors are rushing, and there are no trees in the mountains. I have cultivated an unparalleled method, and I will cut down the eternal pine trees in the blue sky.
If it were passed down, wouldn't this prove that he was a practitioner?
Poetry cannot be fake, it is written from feelings. How can it be done without personal experience.
"Junior brother seems to be paying special attention to this Li Bai." Teng Yunzi said.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "Who would not want to see the immortal poet who left his name in history? I just regret that I was not born in the prosperous age of the previous dynasty."
"If we go to Tianmu Mountain this time, maybe we can meet that Li Taibai, he is a frequent visitor to Tianmu Mountain." Teng Yunzi said.
"Oh, are you serious about this?" Li Xiuyuan said.
"How dare people in cultivation dare to speak nonsense? However, my junior brother is a saint in the world. Even Li Taibai has to salute my junior brother when he sees him. In terms of fame, my junior brother's reputation is even better than that of the Poet Immortal." Teng Yunzi said.
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said with a smile: "What I admire is his talent and learning. How can I compare it with this? If I can really meet this poet, I will have the shame to ask him for some poems."
Teng Yunzi said: "Oh, what do you want his poems for?"
"Of course it will be passed down to future generations for future generations to admire." Li Xiuyuan said, muttering in his heart at the same time.
If future generations have a few copybooks and poems by Li Bai, how much will they cost?
There is a house of gold in the book. If future generations know that their ancestors have left this thing to them, they will wake up with laughter even in their dreams, and they will give themselves a few more sticks of incense.
"I almost forgot that my junior brother is also a scholar. This is not difficult to understand." Teng Yunzi nodded and said: "But I'm afraid I won't be able to travel overnight today, and I'm afraid it will be delayed."
"Oh, what happened?"
"What else can there be? It's just commonplace things." Teng Yunzi stopped the donkey after finishing speaking.
At this time, Li Xiuyuan was also slightly aware. When he looked back, he saw a young man riding a horse and rushing towards here anxiously: "The two immortals in front of you are waiting a moment. Immortal, please wait a moment."
"I'm not good at calculations. What do you think is going on, senior brother?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
Teng Yunzi smiled and said, "Senior brother is not proficient, and junior brother studies from a blind Taoist. Isn't there any chance of learning from a blind Taoist?"
"Master only taught me martial arts and breathing techniques, but not Taoism." Li Xiuyuan shook his head.
"There are three reasons why this person is chasing me. There are evil spirits in the house that need to be exorcised by us. Secondly, this person wants to ask for help from immortals. Thirdly... he has something to ask for. Either way is troublesome.
Ah." Teng Yunzi said.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Now that you know why, senior brother, why do you still want to stop?"
Teng Yunzi said: "Meeting is fate. He caught up with us to seize this fate. How can a Taoist follow God's will and violate it? Otherwise, why would he be the only one chasing us on horseback while no one else was chasing us along the way?"
?So no matter what happens, you still need to wait and see. Whether you can help or not depends entirely on your heart.
meaning."
"Senior brother, what you said makes sense." Li Xiuyuan was thoughtful after hearing this.