Chapter Five Hundred and Ninety-Three The Calamity of His Old Age
All eight hundred immortals left the eighth level of Tianmu Mountain.
Li Xiuyuan only gave them three days to deal with trivial matters. After three days, these eight hundred immortals will go to the Heavenly Palace to work for the Heavenly Court. They will never be able to live such a leisurely and unrestrained life again.
But although there was some emotion in his heart, no immortal refused.
The consequences of refusal are clear, that is, repaying Li Xiuyuan for saving his life.
But how to repay this life-saving grace?
Although it is not stated clearly, the meaning is already very clear. Only one life is worth one life. If you give up your identity as an immortal, you will fall into reincarnation.
Li Xiuyuan expressed his ideas and convinced most of the immortals. Those who were persuaded also obeyed his arrangements under his force.
Be polite before fighting, this is his attitude towards the immortals.
After all, these immortals were the ones who willingly entered the circle three days ago, accepted his protection, and asked him to help them survive the murderous disaster. Now that they have entered the circle, how can they go back on their words? Do you really think that Li Xiuyuan has no temper at all?
Li Xiuyuan prepared to leave with his master.
However, he was stopped by Tianshan Mother and stayed alone.
It's still the same thatched house.
There were only Mother Tianshan and Li Xiuyuan in the hall. Even Sister Hu, who had been shrinking in his arms, was moved away.
"The old god must have something to say to me, right? Otherwise, how could he send the others away and let me be alone?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
Mother Tianshan said with a smile: "I have something to tell you. It's some advice from me as an elder. I hope Mr. Li won't find me too nagging."
"The younger generation will definitely listen to the teachings of the old god." Li Xiuyuan said seriously.
The Taoist deeds of this Tianshan Mother are unimaginably high. In his eyes, she is at least a deity and a Bodhisattva. What such a god has to say is definitely not simple.
"Is the service of eight hundred immortals really enough for you to purge the world and control the ghosts and spirits in the world?" Suddenly, the old Tianshan mother asked.
"The Eight Hundred Immortals are just a spark of fire. As long as they enter the Heavenly Palace, they will surely ignite the world. There may be a raging fire, but if those thorns and weeds are not around, how can there be room for other things to survive?" Li
Build a long road.
Mother Tianshan said: "Your philosophy is very simple. It's not in vain to help you be a bad guy for once. But Mr. Li, what you said before is right. You are still a mortal, and you will get sick and die one day. Do you know the Qi of your saint?"
Although good fortune is long-lasting, with the passage of time and the urging of years,
There are always times when your luck is down."
Li Xiuyuan listened carefully and did not rush to ask.
"Everything in the world cannot escape the cycle of life and death, and the principle of the cycle of cause and effect. Although immortals can avoid the mortal world and cut off cause and effect, how can they really avoid the mortal world and completely cut off cause and effect? Wherever there are people, there is a world of mortals.
There is cause and effect in the world of mortals, unless you live in seclusion here like this old man
, hide from the world, and gradually turn into a rock, that can be regarded as truly avoiding the world of mortals and not being stained by cause and effect."
"But, let me ask, which god in the world can do this?"
"What does the old immortal mean?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
Mother Tianshan put away her kind smile and said seriously: "Even if you have the destiny and merit of a saint, but if you continue to fight all the way, your luck will be sluggish in your later years and your merit will no longer be prosperous, you will definitely experience the same fate as before.
The consequences."
"A greedy husband will die for wealth, and a martyr will die for his fame. Those who praise the right to die will live forever." Li Xiuyuan said: "If I experience evil retribution in my later years, it is also my right. If I don't want to give at all, I will not be able to gain anything."
"If that's the case, I won't blame anyone."
Mother Tianshan laughed again: "You have an open mind, and it's not in vain to remind you. It's just like these immortals that bad consequences will come. Sometimes it doesn't only happen in old age. Maybe if you continue on the road, the merits you have established are too powerful."
, the disaster of the early years will wait until a hundred years, two years later
It will appear in a hundred years, so how should you solve it then?"
"Perhaps what you build will be destroyed by the evil consequences planted that day, and the idea will not be able to be penetrated."
Li Xiuyuan was silent at this moment. He said: "I don't know about this matter. If I am unlucky in my later years, I can accept it. I will bear the responsibility for the killings I have committed. This is fair. I have this preparation. But if I have to destroy the construction I have worked hard on
I will not allow everything. Since the old god mentioned cause and effect,
There should be a solution to the matter of retribution, and I would like to ask the old god to show it."
He can bear the evil consequences caused by killing ghosts and gods, slaying spirits, killing corrupt officials, quelling rebellions, etc., but only all the good things he left behind cannot be destroyed.
This is his life's work.
Mother Tianshan said: "Master Li, does he know Zhu Xi?"
"Half-Saint Zhu Xi, I know a little bit about it," Li Xiuyuan said.
Mother Tianshan said: "Do you know why Zhu Xi is called a semi-saint?"
"It is rumored that he made his daughter-in-law pregnant." Li Xiuyuan said bluntly.
"Yes, as a highly respected Duke of Zhu, he spread Neo-Confucianism and educated all people. This is a matter of immeasurable merit. If this is accomplished, he will be respected as Zhu Zi. It is a pity that he succeeded in Neo-Confucianism and failed in Neo-Confucianism. His daughter-in-law is pregnant, and his virtue is
Because of this, the world reviled him, and his Neo-Confucianism was naturally reviled.
As a result, everything I have done has failed." Tianshan's mother said.
"It's just that Mr. Li thinks the incident between Zhu Xi and his daughter-in-law is true or false?"
Li Xiuyuan said without hesitation: "It's fake and absolutely not credible. Women may still be tempting to me, but for Zhu Xi, especially at his age, there is no temptation at all. We are here."
A kind of people only have ideas and ambitions in their hearts. For this, many things can be temporarily
When you put it down, how could Zhu Xi do such a thing for a woman? Isn’t this digging his own grave? If he really needs women, he can just spend some money to buy a concubine. No one will make irresponsible remarks.
Why covet the beauty of your daughter-in-law? There must be something behind it."
"Yes, this is his misfortune in his later years." Tianshan's mother said.
"Aren't you going to the capital? I think Zhu Xi should be waiting for you in the capital, so I may be a little anxious. Maybe he has a way to solve your misfortune in your later years. Only by solving this last worry can your path be unobstructed."
Li Xiuyuan's heart trembled with surprise.
"I've finished what I've said. I have something to give to Mr. Li before I leave." Suddenly, Tianshan's mother changed the subject and said,
She took out a brocade box from behind her: "This is for the red fox next to you. I gave you a little help. I must give you something in return. As for Mr. Li, besides giving it to you in the past mirror, this is yours."
I have brought you the relics left behind by the slaying of the White Elephant King. I hope you can benefit from them.
It will help in the future.”
A brocade box and a relic bigger than a fist.
Li Xiuyuan looked down and was about to say thank you, but when he raised his head again, there was no trace of Tianshan's mother in front of him.
Even the surrounding thatched houses have disappeared.
I was just sitting on a rock.
Everything is like a dream.
Li Xiuyuan saluted the mountains in the distance. He knew that Tianshan Mother would never appear in front of the world from today on.
"Sir, where's the old god? Why did he suddenly disappear? Even his house disappeared." A red fox jumped onto his lap, looking around in surprise.
"Of course the old god has left, and it's time for us to leave here." Li Xiuyuan said: "This brocade box is a gift from the old god, please accept it."
"Really? That's great." Third Sister Hu was overjoyed and hurriedly accepted the brocade box.
Li Xiuyuan took the relic of the White Elephant King and left with Third Sister Hu.
The trip to Tianmu Mountain has been completed successfully.
In his heart, he was very grateful to this old Tianshan mother. She acted as a bad person and asked him to be a good person. She accepted eight hundred immortals as her own to help him.
Such selfless spirit is rare in the world.
If he has a broad mind, then the mind of Mother Tianshan is boundless.
It's a pity that her end has come. Otherwise, her entering the Heavenly Palace might be the real blessing for the common people.
"Wait a minute, where is the past mirror that the old god said?" Suddenly, Li Xiuyuan paused and became a little confused.
It was said to be given to me, but there was no trace of the precious mirror.