After drinking more than half of a glass of milk, Sun Suhe recounted everything he encountered tonight. Mr. Li Hua took the trouble to ask about every detail of the move. He pondered over and over again for a long time, and suddenly said solemnly: "Xiao Suhe, what happened to you?
It’s time to ‘banish the immortal’.”
"Exiled an immortal? Master, you won't tell me that he is the reincarnation of an immortal, right? Are there really immortals in the world?" Sun Suhe asked doubtfully.
"How can there be gods? They are all man-made." Mr. Lihua said with a smile: "This is just romantic rhetoric, rmantic, you know? We always need some mystery and solemnity to make the limited things return to the infinite.
Of course, there is also the influence of Taoist belief in gods, just like in Buddhism
Calling such a person a "great master" is considered to be the incarnation of Buddha and Bodhisattva. In fact, a more accurate statement should be: this person possesses the "qualities to banish immortals". Or, to use a less romantic term, it is easier to understand.
According to the magicians, this person has the possibility of becoming the 'first generation'."
Sun Suhe nodded: "Well...I can probably understand the meaning of 'relegated immortal' and 'disgraced master', but what does 'first generation' mean?"
"You're such an idiot," Mr. Li Hua scolded with a smile.
"Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, please teach me." Sun Suhe gave a thumbs up and flattered him: "Only Mr. Li Hua, you are so knowledgeable and knowledgeable, can you speak in simple and profound terms, so that a stupid boy like me can understand it as soon as he hears it.
Understand."
Master Lihua beamed when he heard this, and his tail waggled slightly: "It makes sense, it makes sense. Children can be taught. Master, I will give you some advice. Let me think about where to start? Meow... yes...
Well, let’s start with Taoism and magic, Xiao Suhe, do you know the difference between Taoism and magic?”
"I know this. I talked about it with Alice before, I remember..."
Before Sun Suhe could finish speaking, Mr. Li Hua couldn't wait to interrupt him and continued his long speech: "There is essentially no difference between Taoism and magic. Especially in the years after the war, under the leadership of Yuanyuan Island, Taoism and magic have become more and more intertwined.
The more they are studied under the same framework. What's the difference between you wielding a staff and me wielding a talisman sword? Their staffs and swords embody my creation. And the geographical thing is not an important difference."
Sun Suhe deeply agrees that this is indeed a point of view that goes straight to the essence. He has dabbled in magic and Taoism, and has also studied the knowledge that Alice brought from another world, and he was particularly impressed by it.
"The reason why Taoism and magic are customarily mentioned separately is..." Mr. Li Hua paused, then patted the tatami with his round fat paws: "It lies in inheritance. Magic is mostly inherited by blood. Pay attention to
What matters is the purity of blood and the closeness of blood. Taoism, on the other hand, is mostly inherited from master to disciple, and what is seen is talent and enlightenment, as well as the temperament of master and disciple."
Sun Suhe listened quietly and nodded. He and Alice had spent a long night talking about all the similarities and differences. When talking about this, Alice said that because of this, she did not call herself a "magician", but chose the more unusual "magician".
"Magician", just one word difference, slightly different.
Mr. Li Hua continued: "Of course, this is the old man's suggestion, and it is not absolute. For example, the Zhang family of Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion, known as the second family in the world, is a direct descendant, and there is also 'Legilimency'
'The Lu family, do you know Mr. Lu's precious daughter? I see that she always sends beautiful clothes to little Alice."
"Haha, it's filled two rooms," Sun Suhe said with a smile: "I know Alice won't wear it. Sometimes I feel quite distressed." He then thought to himself that Lu Weishuang should be in Kyoto at the moment, and he didn't know.
Wherever she is, I haven’t seen her on social media recently, and she doesn’t post selfies anymore.
Mr. Li Hua took a sip of milk to moisten his throat, stroked his beard and continued: "Similarly, there are also great masters and apprentices who shine in the history of magicians. But these are special cases, let's not talk about him, the important thing is
What’s more important is why such a difference is formed, and why such a difference gradually becomes blurred.”
Sun Suhe knew that the key point was reached, he cheered up, filled up the milk for Mr. Li Hua, then sat upright and listened attentively.
"The more common view in academic circles is to explain this from the perspective of history and religion. Since the development of Taoism, it has long transcended the religious form of Taoism, but the influence of Taoist thought is still everywhere. I once heard someone say: 'Confucianism
Fear destiny, cultivate one's self in order to prepare
The Buddha also said that the roots of this body are transformed into illusions, karma cannot be escaped, and life span is inevitable; Taoism only wants immortality, transformation and soaring, but it does not believe in the consequences of karma and resists nature. How can it be so brave! 1' This courage still guides us to this day.
Practitioners of Taoism study all things and make progress every day."
"Because of this inseparable relationship with Taoism, the inheritance of Taoism is naturally based on master-disciple teaching. Generations of high-level Taoists have gone on to explore the principles of life and the secret of immortality, leaving behind many good stories. However, it is also because of Taoism.
The influence of Taoism is that the inheritance of Taoism is often limited by the opinions of the sect.
The doctrinal dispute has turned into a secret transmission in a small circle. This not only greatly hinders the development of Taoism, but also requires extremely high qualifications for those who transmit the Dharma. Once it is difficult to find a successor, the lineage of the Dharma will be cut off and it will be difficult to live a wise life.
Then, how much wisdom has been lost in history, it is really sad to think about it, leaving only a sigh."
Master Lihua took a sip of milk, shook his head and sighed, forgetting to take care of the milk stains on his beard. He was silent for a while, took another sip of milk, and continued:
"The history of magicians is a history of struggle against divine authority. They live in a land where divine authority is supreme. They face a monotheistic religion that believes in the only true God. Humans and gods are completely divided. Humans can never become gods and can only crawl.
Confess your sins under the absolute authority of God. Therefore, for a long time
During this period of history, magicians were denounced as heretics who made deals with the devil, the culprits of drought, the source of plague, and the incarnation of fornication... Not only were they hunted by the clergy, but even the secular powers spared no effort to strangle them. Many bloody
The witch hunts are still horrifying to this day."
"Strong external pressure makes only flesh-and-blood relatives worthy of trust, and blood inheritance has naturally become the mainstream method of magic inheritance. This method makes magic inheritance last for a long time in the family unit, and many of the magic achievements of the previous generation are more valuable.
It is directly inherited by the next generation, and after time has been refined and accumulated, the achievements are outstanding."
"But over time, a deformed bloodline worship has formed among magicians. Pure blood is valued in everything. Those children born between magicians and lay people are called mixed blood, and even denounced as hybrids. And those whose ancestors have been lay people for generations, but rely on their
The new mage who has discovered the secret of magic with his own astonishing talent is regarded by the mainstream pure-blood magicians as a filthy intruder.
Foreign objects are even despised as dirty blood by them, and are viciously discriminated against and oppressed by them. Although those new magicians are amazingly talented, after all, they have a shallow foundation and no way to learn advanced magic. How can they accumulate numbers with pure-blood families by just relying on their own exploration?
To compete with the achievements of generations or even dozens of generations? Alas, the persecuted have become the perpetrators. You humans love to do this kind of thing."
Mr. Li Hua paused, straightened his posture, and then continued solemnly:
"It wasn't until the World War of the last century that these outdated boundaries of sects and families were shattered by the flames of war that spread all over the world. In order to fight against the group of madmen who claimed to be 'gods' who dominated Yu Xuandong, a large number of Taoist magics that were originally secret were
start streaming
Word spread. As the saying goes, a roc rises with the same wind and soars ninety thousand miles. With this wind, several new magicians suddenly emerged in the war with their own stunning talents, becoming many pretentious pure-blood magicians.
A great achievement that is difficult to achieve."
"Since then, no one has dared to publicly use the terms pure blood, mixed blood, and dirty blood. Magicians all call themselves by which generation they are, and 'first generation' has become the exclusive title of those new magicians.
A great honor.”
Sun Suhe felt goosebumps stand up when he heard this. Every breath he took seemed to be breathing a heavy history. An indescribable excitement made his heart pound. Sun Suhe finally calmed down slightly and asked: "Master, you
What’s going on with the Yu Xuandongtian and the madman who claims to be a ‘god’?”
"Well..." Master Li Hua rubbed his hands in embarrassment: "This information was kept as a secret after the war. Master, I was just a handsome young man who was just starting out, so I really can't answer your question."
After he finished speaking, he seemed to feel a little embarrassed, and quickly added: "I'm afraid there are not many people in the world who can answer your question."
Sun Suhe was a little disappointed and couldn't help complaining: "How can I say that I am a handsome guy?"
Mr. Li Hua didn't blush at all, but said seriously: "Sir, I'm just telling the truth, and I'm still very handsome now."
Sun Suhe couldn't help laughing.
Mr. Lihua's beard twitched: "Xiao Suhe, why are you laughing? Isn't what I said wrong?"
"Yes, you are right, old man." Sun Suhe said with a smile.
Mr. Li Hua touched his belly and suddenly felt a little frustrated: "You brat, hey, okay, okay, sir, I admit that I have been a little bit neglected in body management recently, but he is still very handsome.
of."
Sun Suhe finally suppressed his laughter and asked: "Master, do you mean that Ye Mingshan is so powerful? But even so, I still don't think my sword will lose to him. I really don't understand why I
The invisible sword energy was actually shaken into cracks."
"I just feel from your description that he has this possibility. However, banishing immortals and banishing immortals is a human being after all, not an immortal. The higher the talent, the easier it is to blind one's sight. If he can't figure it out by himself, then his achievements will be limited.
That's all. As for why your invisible sword energy was shattered, you didn't lose to him, but to yourself."
"How do you say this?" Sun Suheqi asked.
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1This sentence comes from "History of Chinese Taoism" by Mr. Fu Qinjia
2 This chapter involves more important settings, so I added a subtitle
3 The best family in the world is naturally the Confucius family in Qufu, the descendants of saints. However, in reality, both the "31st generation Yanshenggong" and the "63rd generation Zhang Tianshi" were taken to Taiwan by Chiang Kai-shek. Today, there are no direct descendants of the Kong family in the mainland.
, the title of "Yanshenggong" also ended in the thirty-first generation. "Zhang Tianshi"
"In fact, there are 64 or even 65 generations, but they are on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. The ancestor's mysterious altar is here, and the jade seal magic sword is there. No one can tell who is the orthodox. In that era of turmoil, you can inherit the nobility and glory for thousands of years.
In the end, it can only be an involuntary wave in the torrent of the times.