ps: Thank you Master Phoenix\Ling Su for the reward, and thank you Master Phoenix for the generous gift.
Zhao Ran carried the Taoist priest on his back and ran away, heading to a remote and uninhabited place. He waited until the sun was rising before he found a place to sit in a dense bush. After all, he was still a mortal.
After running around all night with a Taoist priest weighing more than 100 kilograms, I couldn't hold on no matter what.
Putting the Taoist priest down, he lay limply under the bushes. His chest was burning and uncomfortable, and it was difficult to breathe. He turned sideways and vomited a few mouthfuls of sour water on the ground. He rested for half an hour before he regained some energy.
He took out the porcelain bottle and saw that there were only three Yangxin Pills left. He took one pill himself. After hesitating for a moment, he drank one for the Taoist priest. Looking at the last pill left, he felt extremely distressed.
The Taoist priest had been awake for a while, and when he saw Zhao Ran, who was looking at the porcelain bottle with a sad face, he felt ashamed and said: "Fellow Taoist, I'm sorry, you should keep this heart-nourishing pill for yourself, don't give it to me."
Of course, a good person will do it to the end. This has nothing to do with the quality of his character. He has been giving in the past and then stopped at the end. Not only will everything he has given be in vain, but it may also leave a knot in people's hearts. Why bother?
Zhao Ran would definitely not do this kind of loss-making business, and immediately said with emotion: "Brother Dao, just rest in peace and recuperate, as long as you have my share, your share will not be missing!"
The Taoist priest sighed softly, did not say any more words of thanks, turned his head with difficulty, looked around, and asked: "It's really unexpected that I can survive... Where are you?"
"I don't know, I just kept my head down and hurried on. Anyway, I'm going to the southeast." He stood up and visually inspected the towering Wenze Snow Mountain in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh: "I ran all night, how far I thought I would go, who knows?
Still at the foot of the snow-capped mountains.”
The Taoist priest smiled: "Looking at the mountain and running to death, it's the same thing. It looks close, but in fact it's not close."
Zhao Ran sat down again, took out the leopard leg stored in his finger, tore off a piece of meat and handed it to the Taoist priest. The Taoist priest took it and swallowed it slowly, coughing twice from time to time.
By the time the Taoist priest finished eating, Zhao Ran had already removed half of the leg and asked the priest again: "Do you want more?"
The Taoist priest shook his head: "I can't eat anymore, these are enough."
Zhao Ran went to find some clean water nearby, filtered it with a monk's robe, and squeezed it into the mouth of the Taoist priest. He smiled and asked: "Brother Taoist, you must have practiced Taoism, right? How can you get sick? Well, I don't want to laugh at you, I'm just curious.
That’s all.”
"This disease is not a disease. It is caused by an infection in the abdomen."
Zhao Ran blinked: "I don't understand what you are talking about."
The Taoist priest was lying under a bush, looking up at the sky, thinking for a moment, and suddenly asked: "My fellow Taoist was caught by the Bald Donkey Vase, must it be because of his half-destined body?"
Zhao Ran nodded and said: "Yes, that bald donkey said that I am half-married, which seems to mean that I have great qualifications but no roots."
The Taoist priest said "Huh" and said: "This is the saying in the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism. Buddhism believes that everyone has enlightenment, and there is no distinction between those who have it and those who have it. It is only about superiority and inferiority. In other words, everyone has cultivation.
There is no question of whether or not there is a chance for Buddha. There is only a distinction between high and low. Therefore, Buddhism’s way of entering the world with a transcendent mind is completely different from our Taoism. But there are exceptions in everything, and the facts are not
As simple as what Buddhism preaches, some people are indeed very enlightened, but they are really unable to reconcile with the Buddha nature. They can easily understand the original meaning of Buddhism, but they just can't enter the world of practice. Such people are what we usually think of in Taoism.
It is said that those who have qualifications but no roots cannot practice Taoism, and the same is true in Buddhism. But the problem is that this is contrary to the fundamental purpose of Buddhism that everyone can practice Buddhism, and it is never allowed by Buddhism.
"
Zhao Ran couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "What if we don't allow it? Could it be that Buddhism can change the fate?"
The Taoist priest sighed: "Although I come from a Taoist sect, I have to admit that Buddhism is unique in this aspect. I don't know how many years ago, the eminent monk of the Pure Land Sect made great aspirations with great wisdom and compassion, and actually did it.
At this point, they called these people half-married people, and created a practice method specifically for these half-married people. This kind of practice gives full play to the strengths of half-married people, focusing on mental conduct, bodhicitta, and communication.
And the desire to pursue the supreme Buddha path. As for the difficulty of being in harmony with the Buddha nature, we use the power of Amitabha's vows as external aid to make up for the shortcomings of the half-conditioned body through the blessing of the power of the vows, and finally be reborn in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. This method is also called 'Yanyan'.
Leave Saha and recite the Dharma'."
Zhao Ran was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and then said after a long time: "Is it enough to just recite the Buddha's name? It's amazing, it's so down-to-earth, even I want to practice this method."
The Taoist priest smiled lightly: "Who says it's not the case? Not only Taoist friends who are half-married, but even people like me who are close to being half-married can't help it."
Zhao Ran suddenly patted his forehead and said: "I understand. The Aquarius Bald Donkey arrested me. In addition to wanting to make a breakthrough in realm practice, he actually wanted to change the practice method and practice the Pure Land Sect's disgusting method.
Leave Saha and recite the Dharma!"
The Taoist priest nodded and said: "This Buddhist Dharma itself is an excellent way to save all sentient beings, but there are always some people in the world who do not follow the right path. No matter how good the method is, they will try to go astray. Jialan Temple is such a place that is not right.
The evil temples that follow the righteous path have found a new way based on the Buddhist teachings and evolved a set of evil methods for refining other people's bodies for their own use. This evil method is called the "Shengsheng Wheel Method", especially for refining half-destined people.
The effect of the body is the best, and Bald Donkey Treasure Vase has no further possibility, so he tried every means to obtain this evil method in the hope of converting to the practice of chanting the Buddha's name."
Zhao Ran said bitterly: "That bald donkey actually lied to me, saying that he could use the sea of consciousness for a while and then quit after using it. He also said that he wanted to cleanse my muscles and marrow. Didn't he say that his family doesn't lie to me?
—You really deserve to die."
The Taoist priest asked: "How did the bald donkey live and die later? I was subjected to a forbidden method that day. I couldn't see the truth, and I couldn't hear it clearly."
Zhao Ran hesitated. He really didn't know how to explain it, so he said in a big way: "Brother Dao, to be honest, I don't know very well. The bald donkey spirit entered my sea of qi. I resisted for a while, but the feeling
The discomfort was so severe that I had to let him in. I didn’t know what happened after he went in. Maybe there was something wrong with the bald donkey’s own martial arts..."
After thinking for a while, he added: "Last night I met the two bald donkeys who were chased from the Aquarius Temple. I was expecting to get away with it, but the bald donkeys were very shrewd and insisted on checking the ultimatum. I had no choice but to sneak attack on them. Fortunately
Those two bald donkeys are of low skill, and I set up the array in advance, so I succeeded by luck. Brother Taoist, please take a look..." With that, he took out his set of Five Elements Divine Formation.
He himself felt that this incomplete and untrue explanation might not fool him. Just when he was thinking about how he should make up for it if the Taoist priest took a closer look, he saw the Taoist priest smiled and nodded, glanced at the array casually and said
: "Fellow Taoist is extremely talented. Although he has no magic power, he can control the magic circle to respond to the enemy. But...hasn't you, Taoist, tried the Scattering Bone Pill?"
Zhao Ran asked: "What is the Sangu Dan?"
The Taoist priest explained: "Buddhism has the Dharma of chanting the Buddha's name, and my Taoist sect also has the bone-dispersing pill..."
Zhao Ran became interested and hurriedly asked: "Is there such a magical medicine? How effective is it?"
"It can prescribe qualifications and straighten the bones of people who have no chance. Of course, the efficacy of the medicine varies from person to person. For example, Pindao, I am about the same as you, and I am afraid that I am not as good as you in terms of qualifications. Even if I control the magic circle, I can't
It can't be so powerful..."
Zhao Ran's face turned red and he said sarcastically: "Perhaps those two bald donkeys saw that I had no cultivation skills, so they didn't take precautions, and that's why they got into trouble..."
The Taoist priest quickly apologized: "I said something wrong. I hope fellow Taoists don't blame me. What I meant is that fellow Taoists can try the Sangu Dan. Otherwise, given your talent, it would be a pity if you never get the method of practicing Taoism.
Back then, I had no bones, so I only relied on taking San Gu Dan to straighten my bones and start practicing Taoism."
"No, I don't mean to blame Brother Dao at all...it's just..."
Seeing that Zhao Ran was still waiting for an explanation, the Taoist priest suddenly said seriously: "Fellow Taoist, you don't need to explain to me. Pindao's life was saved by fellow Taoist, so who has the right to question fellow Taoist? Besides, who doesn't have their own privacy?"
If you want to ask, how can a poor Taoist be considered a Taoist? All these years of practicing Taoism can be regarded as wasted."
Speaking of this, Zhao Ran stopped covering up, stood up and bowed deeply to the Taoist priest: "Thank you, Taoist brother!" (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!