"Brother Daoqing, you can see clearly that I was born in a mortal body, so how could I be the star descending to earth?"
Xiao Tang shook his head and said with a smile: "But since the real person is a Taoist scholar, there must be a reason for his words like this. Brother, please be patient, I think the real person must have his own reasons."
Ma Ling saw him and stood up to persuade Qiao Daoqing, but Qiao Daoqing broke away from him and said angrily: "It's not me, Qiao Daoqing, who is causing trouble, Luo Zhenren, I will come to my disciples that day and ask the boy to teach me how to treat virtues and demons." At that time, I came to the disciples again. Later scholars can roughly understand why the real person said that I fell into the devil. But the leader of my family is not a Taoist. You rejected me, but you said that he has some immortal destiny. What is the truth of this!? "
Master Luo let out a long sigh and said: "Even if I am willing to accept you as my disciple now, you are not done with this world, so I'm afraid you don't want to peacefully cultivate and attain enlightenment here, right?"
Qiao Daoqing was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "That's right! I'm a dull young man. When I was wandering around the world, I would scold him if he didn't obey, and beat me if I was angry! He doesn't look like a Taoist who cultivates his mind and character at all! But why is the leader of my family such a calm and indifferent person? A quiet Taoist? What kind of immortality is there?"
Xiao Tang knew in his heart that Qiao Daoqing was originally resentful because he was rejected by Master Luo as his disciple. After hearing his sensational theory about the destiny of the stars and immortals, he couldn't hold back anymore and needed to ask him for an explanation. Thinking of this, Xiao Tang shook his head slightly, He said in a slow voice: "A traveler in this world, with his beard brushed like a halberd, climbed up the ladder to heaven, and it was like flying in the sky. Looking back at the beginning of the journey, my mind was as unchanging as a stone, I abandoned my official position and traveled to the mountains and seas, I worked hard to find the secret of elixirs, and I died at the expense of myself. I can't leave my relatives' grave in my hometown. I leave my old mother. It's just dawn when I go out. I leave my corner son and turn around to leave the burning house. The things that are difficult for others have been done by travelers. The things that are difficult for others to cut can be cut by all travelers. If I want to realize the fruit of immortality, I lift myself up and ride on the crane. I cultivate my strength the day after tomorrow, and my two feet are strong enough to fight. I slowly destroy my heart. The years pass by, I look up to the Nanshan Mountain, and I sigh to the sky..."
Qiao Daoqing gradually became quiet. He looked towards Xiao Tang with a surprised expression. Even Master Luo's expression moved slightly. His eyes only looked back and forth at Xiao Tang's expression.
With these words of Xiao Tang, he explained the suffering of Taoist people when they had to give up worldly family ties in order to practice Taoism, and the melancholy and complicated emotions during the long and long road to Taoism.
Speaking of which, the reason why Xiao Tang was able to recite the song "Ladder to Heaven" written by Zhang Sanfeng, the founder of Wudang later, was also because he was a martial arts fan at that time. The ladder clouds that appear in Taoist martial arts in martial arts novels are mentioned above. Qinggong such as the Heavenly Ladder also originated from Zhang Sanfeng's inner thoughts when he was practicing hard and seeking the Tao, and he wrote this famous Taoist poem.
When Xiao Tang finished reciting the poem, which he had slightly modified, Songhe Pavilion of Zixu Temple was filled with solemnity. Master Luo could not help but recall the time when he joined the Taoist master Zhang Boduan at the beginning of the year. , the unforgettable pain when parting from the woman he loved, and recalling the hardships he had endured during these years of cultivation, he felt extremely moved in his heart, and couldn't help but murmur: "What is difficult for others to accomplish has already been accomplished by the traveler. .....I am ready to fight and destroy my heart..."
At this time, Qiao Daoqing's eyes looked at Xiao Tang again, as if he was looking at an immortal descended from the stars in the world. Although this "Ladder to Heaven" is not a masterpiece of poetry, it would have been difficult if he hadn't experienced it personally. How can we say that we can achieve this level of enlightenment despite the hardships we endured while cultivating the Tao?
Of course, Qiao Daoqing knew what Xiao Tang's background was. When they first met, Xiao Tang was just serving as the commander of a battalion of cavalry troops in the Daming Mansion Remaining Department. Even if his reputation in the green forest became more and more He was loud and rose rapidly in the officialdom, but he had nothing to do with the Taoists of Qing Dynasty.
The poem that Xiao Tang recited today was not an ancient poem written by Taoist ancestors... Qiao Daoqing suddenly felt that he was becoming more and more confused about his newly recognized leader of the green forest. Could it be that It is true as Master Luo said, Xiao Renxia is very close to immortality, can he really be related to some mysteries of heaven?
Xiao Tang looked at Qiao Daoqing, who was dumbfounded, and said slowly: "Brother Daoqing, for those who study Taoism, cultivation is more than pure hardship. As the saying goes, when enthusiasm goes away, a cold heart will come; when people's hearts are abandoned, the Tao heart will appear. It's not just about wanting to Put aside fame and snobbishness, and even more importantly, give up your children's home. In my opinion, brothers are people who act spontaneously and are happy with grudges. If you want to learn Taoism from a teacher, don't fight for this time. Since Zhenren Luo has made it clear to you, the treatment After the demon of virtue falls, he will accept you as his disciple, but the opportunity has not come yet, so there is no need for you to be too persistent now."
Qiao Daoqing's mouth opened wide, and he nodded subconsciously. He didn't know how to reply to Xiao Tang for a while. Xiao Tang turned to look at Zhenren Luo again, and bowed and said: "Since Zhenren has invited me, I should accompany you."... ....
Xiao Tang and Zhenren Luo left Songhexuan and followed him through a rugged path and winding steps to a hermitage at the back of Erxian Mountain. As soon as they entered the door, Xiao Tang smiled and said to Zhenren Luo : "Although I know that the people in my sect abide by the Three Refuges and Five Precepts, I will not tell lies. I dare you, junior, to guess that the mysterious words of heaven that the real person just said about the stars are not true, right?"
Master Luo smiled indifferently and said: "How dare I go against heaven by telling lies for a moment? Although I have devoted myself to cultivating Taoism for decades, I am still just an ordinary person. I am indeed not as good as a layman who comes with heaven's secrets. This poor way of doing things is actually I ask the layman to give me some guidance."
After Xiao Tang heard what Master Luo said, he already had something in his mind. I came with a secret from heaven? Could it be that Master Luo could really tell fortunes and realize that I was not the "Beautiful Mastiff" back then? Not of this world?
After these years of experience in this world, Xiao Tang knew that the illusion skills that Qiao Daoqing, known as the Phantom Lord, was good at, were just a kind of blinding method in alchemy passed down from the Zhou Dynasty. Technique is also a Taoist Taoist skill that absorbs luck and complements the human body's own potential. In this world, there is no such thing as a fantasy magic that spreads the beans and creates an army.
However, in historical records, there are also stories such as Zhang Sanfeng, the real person who manifested through microscopic manifestations, who was blessed by heaven and earth. He not only mastered the boxing skills, but also used his method to defend the enemy. , it is even said in historical records that he lived over 200 years old...
Wang Yangming, the sage who founded the Yangming School of Mind and was a great Confucian of his generation, was practicing qi in the barracks in the middle of the night. He suddenly roared so loudly that the entire army was shocked...
What's more, the most bizarre thing in the world now, and the most unexplainable thing according to common sense, is the existence of Xiao Tang himself. People like Luo Zhenren, who are praised in books as "cultivating to a heaven without leakage, taking food to create a state of immortality" Although Xiao Tang, a master of Taoism, didn't know if he could explain why he was reborn through a playboy from the Xiao family in Daming Mansion, he had also noticed that Zhenren Luo seemed to have discovered that he could not tell others. 's secret.
At this time, Master Luo also noticed that Xiao Tang's expression gradually changed. He sighed and said: "If the Tao is not taught to non-human beings, and the law is not taught to the six ears, even a poor Taoist will definitely not reveal the mysteries of the way of heaven to others.
