The journey from Chang'an to the Taoist Palace is difficult and dangerous for ordinary people, but for the third realm of heavenly beings like Hui Shi and Lin Ze, it undoubtedly does not take too long.
Hui Shi walked in front with an expressionless face, focusing most of his attention on Lin Ze behind him.
Hui Shi was worried that Lin Ze would suddenly change his mind because he was afraid of facing the Taoist saint and find a way to escape midway.
Even if Lin Ze took the initiative to return to Dao Palace with him, it didn't mean that this was not Lin Ze's expedient measure.
Hui Shi walked very quickly and hurriedly. In his opinion, Lin Ze's current situation was completely out of his control.
And he believed that the most important thing he should do now was to bring Lin Ze to the Taoist Saint and let someone who could control the situation handle the matter.
If even Dao Sage could not control the situation, Hui Shi had no choice but to express his inability to do anything. After all, he was not a saint, nor was he Lin Ze's elder.
In Hui Shi's inherent concept, the status of senior brothers is equal, otherwise he would not call Zhuang Zhou by his first name, but should call him second senior brother.
Hui Shi's actions obviously couldn't be concealed from Lin Ze, but Lin Ze originally wanted to talk to Tao Sheng, so no matter how Hui Shi accelerated, Lin Ze was still a thousand meters away from him.
A moment later, Lin Ze and Hui Shi arrived at the Dao Palace smoothly. Hui Shi felt relieved, as if he had completed some arduous task.
When the two of them stepped into the back mountain area one after another, the Taoist Saint's voice sounded: "Are you willing to come back?"
Lin Ze and Hui Shi looked at each other, bowed in the direction of the source of the sound and said, "Disciple pays homage to the teacher."
The Taoist Saint's voice sounded again: "Come here, everyone."
"Nuo," Lin Ze and Hui Shi responded in unison, following the direction from which the sound came, and came to the Taoist Saint.
The Taoist sage sat cross-legged on the grass and meditated as usual.
Not far away, green cattle were gnawing on the green grass as always, as if they had a grudge against the green grass all over the mountains and plains.
The Taoist Saint slowly opened his eyes, stared at Lin Ze with burning eyes, and said calmly: "Lin Ze, I almost thought you would never come back."
Lin Ze walked to a place three meters away from the Taoist Saint and sat down cross-legged. He said with a calm expression, "Has the teacher seen it?"
The Taoist sage chuckled lightly: "Not only did I see such a grand event due to destiny, but also the Buddha, the Confucian sage, and your uncle Tongtian, all saw it clearly."
"My teacher has always praised you highly, but I didn't expect that I still underestimated you. You can even bring out such sacred objects as the bodhi tree."
"It's just that you have to be careful not to let the Buddha secretly attack you. After all, the bodhi tree is the foundation of his enlightenment and cannot be tolerated by others."
Lin Ze was stunned when he heard this, and asked with doubts on his face: "As far as the disciples know, this destiny is related to the teacher and others. Logically speaking, the Buddha and Confucian saints should not sit back and watch the disciples obtain the destiny, why don't they stop it?"
There was a smile on Dao Sheng's face, and he said with a hint of ridicule: "Under the gaze of God, who can take action against you? Who dares to take action against you? Besides, this is not exactly what you want to see.
?"
Lin Ze looked astonished: "I see, I would like to thank the teacher for clarifying my doubts."
The smile on Taoist Saint's face disappeared and he said expressionlessly: "You still recognize me as your teacher."
Lin Ze lowered his head slightly, pretending to be confused and asked: "Why did the teacher say this? I wonder if the disciple has done something wrong?"
Dao Sheng's tone was slightly cold: "Lin Ze, are you planning to pretend to be stupid in front of my master?"
Lin Ze lowered his head and said in a sincere tone: "Disciples always remember the teacher's kindness in teaching, and will never dare to deceive the teacher and destroy the ancestors. If the disciple does something wrong due to his stupid qualifications and makes the teacher dissatisfied, I hope the teacher will point it out so that
Disciples improve."
The Taoist Sage couldn't help but smile, and said to Hui Shi, who was standing aside without saying a word: "Hui Shi, please step aside for a moment. I want to have a few words with your junior brother in private."
Hui Shi, who was standing there as if on pins and needles, quickly responded: "Disciple, please leave."
After saying this, Hui Shi left the back mountain as fast as possible as if fleeing.
As soon as Hui Shi left, Tao Sheng's face suddenly darkened, and he said in a cold voice: "Lin Ze, why don't you listen to my master and take your time? Do you think your wings are strong, so you can disobey the master's orders?"
Lin Ze still lowered his head and replied: "Replying to the teacher, the disciple also wanted to slowly figure it out, but suddenly destiny gathered, so he had no choice but to take the risk."
Then Lin Ze raised his head and said calmly: "However, the disciple does not think that he has done anything wrong. Doesn't the teacher want the disciple to obtain the destiny? The disciple has already done it, hasn't he?"
"As for whether it's earlier or later, I don't think there's much difference."
Dao Sheng heard this and sneered: "You think you are right? You are stupid. I ask you, what state are you in now?"
Lin Ze replied without thinking: "The third realm of heaven and man."
The Taoist Saint sneered again and again: "Yes, the third realm of heaven and man, the weakest third realm of heaven and man in the history of the Tao Palace, has no realm, and can't even figure out where the ultimate of its own Tao is."
"In your current state, do you think you have any chance of being promoted to the fourth realm?"
"My teacher asked you to study slowly, not to suppress you, but to let you accumulate knowledge, and even teach you a heretical way."
"It's better for you, you are short-sighted and act rashly when your foundation is not stable. The broad road turns into a mountain path."
Lin Ze was slightly stunned when he heard this. There is something wrong with this style of painting. Logically speaking, shouldn't the Taoist Saint be very angry that he is out of control at this time? How come he hates iron but cannot become steel?
As soon as this idea emerged in Lin Ze's mind, he quickly extinguished it. He planned to fully cooperate with Taoist Saint to complete this "performance".
Lin Ze said with a sad look on his face: "This disciple doesn't want to be like this, but in this era of great competition, if you don't advance, you will retreat. If you don't take the opportunity to seize the destiny, if you miss this opportunity, the disciple may not be able to have the destiny."
The Taoist Saint shook his head slightly: "The world of great struggle is not what you think. Even if you miss this opportunity, or even miss the next time, and the next time, as long as you hold on to the last time, you can still win the destiny."
"Forget it, the matter has come to this, it is useless to say more. If you make this wrong step, it does not mean that you will continue to make mistakes. What matters now is how to make up for it."
Huh? Lin Ze was suddenly a little confused. Just now he looked like he was raising an army to accuse him, but now he let it go.
Is this a typical thunderstorm with little raindrops?
The Taoist sage seemed not to notice Lin Ze's strange behavior, and said to himself: "Now that you have obtained the destiny of heaven, the Buddha and Confucian sages will definitely not give up. The gaze of the Taoist will not last more than one day at most. After this day, maybe the two of them will
I will come to you."
"During this period, you can stay in the Dao Palace with peace of mind and don't show your face outside to avoid causing trouble."
"It's just a good time to devote yourself to cultivating Taoism and fill the foundation of emptiness."
Lin Ze thought to himself: Is this going to be related to confinement? It seems better than taking action directly.