Wandering

Chapter 14 Traveling Retrogradely

The moon is just when it is full and not full, and its brilliance is scattered to the ground like a horse.Feng Junzi looked at the sky with his hands behind his back. Although there was no shadow, the moonlight formed a faint halo around his figure.At this time, Feng Junzi was rarely serious. Standing motionless in the night breeze, he seemed to have some immortal demeanor and treasure-like dignity.

This was in Zishi, when the yin god left the body after falling into a dream, I came to the Zhuangyuan Bridge, and Feng Junzi had been waiting for a long time.I usually see him always with a playful smile, but I rarely see him so solemn, and he has a vague aura of power without anger.He didn't speak, and I actually felt unable to speak.

"Shi Ye, kneel down!" Feng Junzi suddenly spoke with his back to me, and there was a kind of majesty in his voice.

I couldn't help but want to kneel down, but I still couldn't help asking: "Kneel down? Where are you going?"

Feng Junzi: "Worshiping to the heaven and the earth—is worshiping the heaven and the earth!"

"Bai Tiandi!" Why do I feel that these three words sound so awkward.

Feng Junzi suddenly laughed, and he turned around with a smile: "Shi Ye, it's not you and I worshiping the heaven and the earth, but you kneeling to the heaven and the earth. This is the initiation ceremony of alchemy—don't get me wrong."

With Junzi Feng's smile, the solemn aura just now disappeared without a trace, and he returned to his true nature as a naughty boy. The same person, why is there such a big difference in a blink of an eye?At any rate, I was relieved, I just knelt down, and I knelt down on my knees honestly.

As soon as I knelt down, Feng Junzi quickly stepped aside and shouted: "Don't face me, I don't want to be worshiped by you... just worship the heaven and the earth."

I knelt on the ground and asked, "How do you pray? How many times?"

Feng Junzi: "You can worship whatever you want, as long as your heart is upright and your body is upright, and you can do it with a sense of awe... There are four gates and twelve floors, and there are thirteen catastrophes. You can worship thirteen times."

I bowed to heaven and earth thirteen times upright and respectful, and after I finished I looked at Mr. Feng.Feng Junzi waved at me: "Get up, the ceremony has been completed."

"Is it done so easily?"

Feng Junzi laughed again: "What's the matter? How complicated do you want it to be? How about we add a few more items, such as going up the mountain of swords and going down into the sea of ​​fire, will you do it?"

I quickly stood up: "Forget it, it's better to keep it simple. What should I do next?"

Feng Junzi: "According to the rules, I should ask you a question, Shi Ye, do you know why you have to kneel down to worship the heaven and the earth before you start cultivating alchemy? Think about it first, and then answer according to your own ideas."

I stood up and thought about it carefully. During this time, I also read a lot of books about religion, qigong, and metaphysics in the library. At this time, I recalled the contents in my mind, and after thinking for a long time, I replied: "Man is the world." Born from aura, the realm pursued by practice is the unity of heaven and man, so before practice, one must worship heaven and earth, right?"

Feng Junzi: "It makes sense, but it's completely wrong!"

"Totally wrong?"

Feng Junzi: "Let me tell you, the truth is actually this-two opponents who are about to fight on stage, they always have to salute each other politely before they fight. That's why I want you to kneel down."

"What? Do you mean—I'm going to fight with God?"

"You can also say that. Do you know that the way of alchemy we have learned is actually going against the sky! All things have their own destiny, and birth, old age, sickness and death are also the cycle of heaven. But the way of alchemy pursues longevity, and longevity is against the will of heaven. It's going against the sky. If you want to go against the sky, you must first say hello politely, otherwise you will be too careless..."

Feng Junzi's words surprised me a lot!I have never seen such a truth in any book. Everyone is talking about conforming to the way of heaven and harmony between man and nature, but Mr. Feng said that he must fight against God.At this time, I suddenly remembered something: the last time Feng Junzi took me to Zhaoting Mountain to "consecrate the gods" to Liu Yiyi, a monk named Fayuan came out to make trouble, and he also said at the time: "The poor monk passed by here, Seeing the spiritual energy in the sky soaring to the sky, there should be some masters doing it, so I came here to pay a visit. It’s only here that I know that the flowers bloom in winter, and although the donor’s magic power is profound, everything has its own number of days, and such things that go against the sky are not proper after all.” When I heard it at the time, I really felt something was wrong, but I didn't expect Junzi Feng to say the same thing, and he said it so righteously.

Seeing that I was silent, Feng Junzi continued: "The realm of the unity of man and nature you mentioned also exists, but is it so easy to be one with the sky? God has not arranged this way for you. You If you want to go, you have to swim against the current.”

I finally found the opportunity to ask back: "But since ancient times, no one has said that."

Junzi Feng shook his head, and said with a sneer: "The world is not benevolent, and everything is a humble dog!"

I know this sentence, it comes from Chapter 5 of "Lao Tzu", I have read it, but I still don't understand it, so I can't help but ask: "I know this sentence, what does Lao Tzu mean?"

Feng Junzi did not answer directly: "When I was a child, I learned idioms. There was an idiom called 'equal treatment'. Many people often made mistakes. They wrote this 'benevolence' as a character's 'person', but they didn't understand what it meant. In fact, the world does not treat people equally. .Many people think they are great, but in fact, in the world, we are no different from plants, animals, mountains, rivers, sun, moon and stars. The inhumanity of the world means that the world is selfless and not selfish. Unfortunately, Dan Dao is selfish!"

"Selfishness? What does that have to do with selfishness?"

Feng Junzi: "You have misunderstood. The selfishness I am talking about is not the selfishness you understand. People who practice alchemy cherish the body of the furnace and pursue longevity and long-term vision. They are partial to themselves. In fact, there is nothing wrong with this. Only self-respect and self-love can Only by embracing the world can we pursue the way of heaven. There is no right or wrong in the inhumanity of the world. Since there is no right and no wrong, the selfishness of Dan Dao is also neither right nor wrong. It is just a way to pursue the way. I am not very clear about this. Anyway, that’s what the patriarch said, and he did the same.”

"How?"

Feng Junzi: "Actually, you have already done this. Do you still remember the Xiaoluding Kung Fu I taught you? True Qi travels from the Governor Channel from bottom to top, from the tail to the jade pillow. If you ask a Chinese doctor , For example, Grandpa Jin in your village, he will tell you that this direction is exactly the opposite of the human’s own qi and blood circulation route. Dan Dao’s going against the sky is not just talk, but runs through the cultivation method.”

When Feng Junzi said this, I suddenly thought of a story in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and asked: "Isn't that Ouyang Feng?" Reverse the meridians, and Ouyang Feng turned into a fool..."

Feng Junzi, who had always been serious, finally couldn't help laughing: "You are so funny, you can also take martial arts novels seriously, which are completely different! In fact, the big and small circles of alchemy are really the kung fu of retrograde meridians. You Don't worry about becoming like Ouyang Feng. All right, let's stop here for 'Bai Tian' and 'Words', and we will discuss with you slowly when we have a chance. Next, we will carry out the last ceremony 'Ordained'. "

Only after hearing this did I understand that the initiation ceremony is divided into three steps, namely worshiping the sky, asking questions, and receiving precepts.He only heard Junzi Feng cough, put away his smile and said: "Shi Ye, listen carefully, I don't want to be your master, so you are not worshiping under my sect. If you want to join other sects in the future, you can follow the instructions The rules of other sects, if you want to establish your own school, then you have to make your own rules. So there are no school rules to restrict you. But you are a practitioner now, I introduced you, and I want to tell you about the world The three precepts that all practitioners abide by.”

The three precepts of practitioners in the world?I seem to have heard of this. Both Mr. Zhang and Sister Han mentioned it, but they didn't talk about it very carefully. It seems that it is really true.I asked, "Which three precepts? Are there only three?"

"The first rule is not to shock the world. There is a boundary between the inside and outside of the world of mortals. I think since ancient times, few people have seen some masters doing magic tricks in the downtown area. Taoism is a secret technique and should not be shown to others easily. Do you know why? "

I honestly replied: "I don't know."

Feng Junzi: "Actually, I don't know, but according to others, it is because ordinary people are ignorant. If you show the Dharma lightly, it is easy to confuse everyone. There used to be demons and heretics who used spells to confuse people, making a mess... Let's not talk about this. The first time a practitioner The second commandment, you can't cast spells on ordinary people, that is to say, you can't use magic to deal with a mortal."

I asked again: "Then if someone wants to kill you, can't you fight back?"

Feng Junzi: "I haven't finished talking yet. There is something particular about it. If people don't offend me, I won't offend others. If someone threatens your safety, you can of course protect yourself. But you can't hurt the innocent, and you can't It is not allowed to actively use Taoism to hurt people, but it is also not allowed to confuse people."

"I see."

Feng Junzi: "Don't be so anxious to say that you know it, this is the most important thing for you. If you are an ordinary person, you don't have to worry about the world's masters attacking you, but it's different now, you are already a formal beginner This is more dangerous than ordinary people. If there is an expert who has hatred against you, it is not a violation of the precepts to fight with you. But your current cultivation base is still shallow, and I am afraid that you are not a match for others, so you must be cautious And be careful, don't reveal your whereabouts easily. This is the ancient saying, "Those who can punch to death and drown those who can drown, it is better not to know", do you remember?"

"Remember!" I really remembered this, because just two days ago I almost fought with someone, and I deeply felt the danger.Fortunately, the other party didn't see that I was a practitioner at the time.

Feng Junzi looked at me and said: "Actually, you don't need to worry too much. Since you have not joined any sect, no one will give you a seed. As long as you don't make a move, no one will be able to tell that you are Practitioner."

"What is the Dao Seed?"

Feng Junzi scratched his head: "I can't explain it clearly. Have you heard of the initiation ceremony of Tantric Buddhism? The Taoist sect is similar. ... It's not to open up the meridians, but to keep the experience of confirming the realm of Taoism in your mind." In this way, you will have a sense of each step of achievement. This way you will not go wrong... Of course, Master’s way is planted wrong, which is more troublesome. Don’t ask about things that have nothing to do with you. Let’s talk about the first Three precepts. The third commandment is not to use Taoism to do evil, not to use Taoism to seek wealth and life, not to use Taoism to interfere with the world, not to use Taoism to seek selfish desires..."

"Feng Junzi, wait a minute, why is this third article so complicated, it has become several."

Feng Junzi smiled embarrassedly: "I also think it is quite complicated. It means two points. The first point is not to do bad things, and the second point is not to use Taoism as a means to seek personal gain in the world. This is more troublesome to explain , you can experience it by yourself in the future."

Feng Junzi finally finished the three major precepts of practitioners, which are not to shock the world, not to do things to ordinary people, and not to seek profit or harm others in the world.Feng Junzi finally said that the standard for distinguishing good from evil in the cultivation world is these three precepts. If someone actively violates these three precepts, practitioners in the world are obliged to punish them together.It turns out that the descriptions of decent and evil in martial arts novels really have some basis.But I still don't understand, that Daoist Hechen of Qiyun Temple should also be a practitioner, but he conspired to frame Principal Liu 20 years ago, which is a standard murder for money, so is it a violation of the precepts?Thinking of this, I asked Feng Junzi this question.

Junzi Feng blinked his eyes for a long time and said to me: "I don't know if I violated their sect rules or not, but this Daoist Hechen did not violate these three precepts. He used the mundane way to do things in the world. He just used gold to lure the two. The despicable villain worked for him and did not use any spells. In fact, these three precepts are just a cover. There are too many loopholes after thinking about it, so each sect and sect have their own detailed rules. If you don’t have rules, it’s an excuse It’s a big deal, you’ll understand this later. Wait, I almost forgot, I’ll add the last one to you.”

"Add one? What?"

"Teaching the Dharma without asking a teacher is a very taboo thing in the cultivation world. I don't want others to know! So from now on, you can't tell others that I taught you the Dharma, and you can't tell others that I know the four sects. The alchemy way of the twelve-storey building."

"Okay, I see. What if others ask?"

"Did you come from Mars? You need me to teach you a lie! You just said that you were dreaming about what an expert taught you, wouldn't that be the end of it? This seems to be the truth!"

After nearly two hours of tossing, the initiation ceremonies such as praying to the sky, asking questions, and receiving precepts were finally over.I didn't know at the time that this was probably the most sloppy practice initiation ceremony in the world. Qi Yunguan belongs to the Zhengyi sect, and it takes three days and three nights before and after the formal disciple's initiation ceremony!It seems that Junzi Feng is not very interested in this ceremony, he just deals with the rules passed down from ancient times.After Feng Junzi said that it was all over, he found a comfortable place to sit down, stared at me with a smile and asked: "The ceremony is over, now you should tell me what you have experienced in the past two days? How did you get here? The proprietress has gone to the bed? Don’t lie to me, I know you are smart now, but it’s not enough to play tricks on me.”

I did hide things from Mr. Zhang and Sister Han, but I still plan to tell the truth to Mr. Feng.First of all, he is my master, even if he does not recognize the name of this master, he is actually a master, and secondly, the gentleman also knows about my cultivation of Yin God, so I am afraid it will be difficult to deceive him with my lies.So I honestly told him the cause and effect of this incident.

After listening to it, Junzi Feng rarely asked any questions, but asked something I hadn't thought of: "If there is another vermilion fruit, who do you plan to give it to?"

I really haven't thought about this question.Sister Han said that the vermilion fruit tree bears fruit only once in 60 years, at most twelve at a time, and one fruit matures every month during the fruiting year.Hey, if I find that vermilion fruit tree, it is very likely that I can get another one back next month, then who will I give it to?Or give it to Miss Han?Or take it and sell it?After thinking about it, I still want to wear it for thousands of years, but I don't want to wear it. Anyway, I can say anything about the things I haven't got yet, so I smiled and replied: "If there are any more, I will definitely give them to you."

Feng Junzi shook his head straight: "I don't want Zhu Guo anymore. I am very interested in the yellow bud pill made by the proprietress. It may be useful to me. If you have a chance, show me some pills... Shi Ye, let me ask you, How long has it been since you visited Liu Yiyi?"

(End of this chapter)