Wandering

Chapter 207 Whose family is this, wandering in the world

Xie cherry stamen is a very peculiar medicinal material, if it is used alone, it cannot be refined or cured.It is the pistil of a kind of evil cherry blossom that grows on Ningcui Cliff. The evil cherry blossoms bloom once every three years, and there is a powder mist that covers the entire Ningcui Cliff like a sea of ​​smoke.If you accidentally inhale this powder mist on the Ningcui Cliff, you will be mesmerized and enter the illusion, where countless wonderful things come one after another, making you addicted and unable to extricate yourself.Practitioners who do not have a realm above delusion would not dare to go to that place.

Of course, there is no need to worry about ordinary people breaking in. It is also a kind of practice dojo, and ordinary people can't go there at all. It is equivalent to half a paradise.Because it is neither completely hidden nor completely open.There is only one person practicing on Ningcui Cliff, and he is also a well-known senior in the practice world, named Jiuli Sanren.I have also heard the name of this Jiuli Sanren. The piece of warm fire jade that Ayou got at the Chance Conference was a gift from Jiuli Sanren. The warm fire jade is also one of the special products of Ningcui Cliff. cherry.

Those Jiuli Sanren are so quiet, they don't come out often, and spend most of their time practicing alone on Ningcui Cliff.But it is said that this person is easy-going and has no pretensions.Three years ago, Dan Xiasheng went to Ningcui Cliff to seek evil cherry pistils, and gave Jiuli Sanren a batch of secret elixir prepared by Xuanyuan Sect, and Jiuli Sanren did not stop him from collecting them.This time, the evil cherry blossoms were blooming again, and Ziying went, and brought three vermilion fruits, which are the only three we have at present.I thought that Jiuli Sanren would not embarrass her, so I let her go alone without worry, but told her to go and come back quickly.

Ziying is not here recently, and I have not been to Zhiweilou for several days. I have time to have a meal this day and take a look at the situation of Zhiweilou when Ziying is not there.I went a little early, just around five o'clock in the afternoon. Usually, restaurants have just received customers at this time, but there are already many guests in the lobby of Zhiwei Building. It seems that the business is really good.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw a person sitting alone at a small table in the corner by the window, ordered two dishes of meat and vegetables, and poured a jug of wine for himself.I hurried over to say hello: "Mr. Tang, are you here to drink too? Why are you here alone?"

Old man Tang: "I'm here to drink, not to find someone. I drink alone, no one grabs the cup with me, and the old lady at home doesn't nag in my ear. You came just in time to drink with my old man Two glasses, today I will treat you, a student, to a drink."

"How dare you invite me to drink, don't forget that I am the owner of this restaurant. Mr. Tang, let's stop sitting here, please go to the gentleman's residence upstairs, and I will have a drink with you. I just have a question. consult."

The old man Tang smiled and said: "Peaches and plums are all over the world, and there are many benefits! In this piece of Wucheng, you can meet students everywhere, and there are treats everywhere. It is very difficult for my old man to settle the bill.... Sit down , If you have something to say, just say it here, I am not a gentleman, what kind of gentleman should I live in."

"With so many people, it's inconvenient to talk, isn't it?"

Old man Tang pointed around with his chopsticks: "What's the inconvenience? Look at these people, they are all eating their own food, drinking their own wine, and talking about their own words. Who cares about you and me? We also talk about ourselves. Yes, right here."

I had no choice but to sit down, greeted the waiter to serve two more dishes and brought two jugs of wine. I toasted Old Man Tang first, and then drank with him.After three glasses of wine, the old man asked me: "You said you have something to ask, why didn't you say it?"

"That's right, I've been thinking about a question recently. You said it's impossible to have such a hypothesis. A practitioner whose practice has surpassed the realm of ascending to immortality, but still stays in the world, starting from another starting point Practice from scratch? If, I mean, if this happens, how do you explain it?"

Old man Tang: "Well, you asked a good question. In fact, I thought of it many years ago."

"Have you thought about it? Why did you think of this question? Didn't you give up your practice?"

Old man Tang shook his head: "Give up? Then what am I doing after teaching so many students for so many years? I just changed the way, unlike those people flying around in the sky.... Shi Ye, let's play a game of arguments, In the classical way, I taught you."

"Okay, then let me make a big premise first - that is, people can really become immortals."

Old man Tang: "Then I will also make a small premise-in theory, there is such a fairyland, and people who ascended to fairyland go to such a place. Now the problem comes, immortals live in the fairyland, and mortals live in the world What's the fundamental difference?"

"Interesting, let me think about how this game is played. Two ideas, first, what is the difference between immortals and mortals. Second, how are the interpersonal relationships and social structures in the fairy world different from those in the mortal world."

Old Man Tang: "These two points finally come down to one proposition. How is the state of existence of immortals different from ordinary people? Let's talk about the first point first. What is the difference between immortals and ordinary people? From the most vulgar understanding, immortals have the supernatural powers of immortals. Therefore, he is an immortal in front of mortals, what if he reaches the immortal world?"

"According to this way of thinking, supernatural powers are just the extension of five sense organs and the amplification of behavioral abilities. If everyone is the same, then it is not called supernatural powers. A cat that can talk is a magical cat, and a person who can speak is an ordinary person. Immortals From the perspective of ability, there is no difference between a mortal and a mortal."

Old Man Tang: "We are only talking about mana and supernatural powers. It is better to stay in the world than to go to the fairy world, so the first point of thought is meaningless. Now let's talk about the second point of thought, the relationship between immortals and the social structure of the fairy world, do you know? "

"I don't know, it's impossible to know."

Old Man Tang: "It is really impossible for you to know. But mortals have made all kinds of guesses since ancient times, and countless writers have written many mythological works to describe the existence of the fairy world. Let's make it clear first. Is there any difference between?"

"Looking at those myths and fairy tales, there is no difference! The same treasure hunting, the same cultivation and upgrading, the same fights, the same tricks, it's just a replica of human society in the skin of a fairy."

Old man Tang: "That's right. From the first point of view, it is better for immortals to stay in the world than to go to the fairy world. From the second point of view, the fairy world understood by the world is no different from the human world. Combining these two points, there is no difference in this world. There should be the kind of fairy world that ordinary people understand."

"You came to a conclusion so easily? Immortal world doesn't exist?"

Old man Tang: "I have only come to one conclusion. The fairy world described in mythological novels does not exist. It does not mean that the abstract fairy world does not exist. Now metaphysically, if the fairy world exists, what kind of world would it be?"

"If the fairy world exists, it can only be the realm described by religion, not the reality described by literature."

Old man Tang: "You are indeed a person who has achieved success in practice. I think I have thought about it for a long time to say such a thing. I went to ask the real person Shouzheng. Don't think too much, but I can't help but think about it. If I were to look into it, the so-called immortals in the fairy world are a state of existence beyond. They may live forever, may have eternal consciousness, may be harmless to each other, may Living in the rare tranquility of this world. . . and you and I, there is no point in discussing it."

"That's good too, away from all unnecessary troubles and disturbances."

Old man Tang: "So, it is not the spatial structure we understand."

"So the so-called hell is also like this?"

Old man Tang: "A child can be taught! You can actually think of Western religions, the so-called heaven and hell, they are one type of thing."

"You said it so clearly, why don't you build 36 caves?"

Old man Tang: "I won't talk about other reasons, just talk about my thoughts over the past few decades. How can one become immortal through practice? Why is there a catastrophe in practice?"

"Don't ask me, what do you always think?"

Old man Tang: "Actually, I don't think it matters. Whether it is cultivating nature or life, whether it is cultivating body or mind, it is ultimately the means to achieve that state of existence. Becoming a fairy or a Buddha is just a step. And this place in the world is It's very strange, the ingenious thing is how you look at it, it may be your heaven, or it may be your hell. Although I don't have supernatural powers, I think you can find the state of existence of immortals here, so why bother Seek far away?"

"Teacher Tang, we seem to be digressing."

Old man Tang: "Yes, yes, it's off topic! Why are you talking about me? What was your assumption at the beginning?"

"There is a practitioner whose cultivation realm has surpassed Ascension, but stayed in the human world and started to practice again. How can this phenomenon be explained?"

Old man Tang took a sip of his wine: "Back to the first question we mentioned just now. If a person, no matter if he is a fairy or a mortal, he is a fairy in the fairy world and a human in the world. Have you heard the story of the wolf boy? One Born in a wolf den and raised by wolves, he is still a human from a biological point of view, but he is a wolf from a behavioral point of view. He has all the conditions to become a human, but he has to start from learning to be a wolf until he himself On the day when I realize that I am a human being, if the wolves in the world can spontaneously and consciously understand the practice... There is no assumption of staying in the human world, there is only one possibility of being born in the human world... Of course, this metaphor is not appropriate, The wolves are different from the human world, and the wonderful thing about human society is that people will consciously reflect and think, so among the six paths of Buddhism, it is the most wonderful one—the Saha world.”

"Thank you, Mr. Tang, I think I understand something, this wolf should be depressed enough! Come, come, drink and drink."

Old man Tang: "It's not necessarily depressed. If he didn't regard himself as a human being at all, he might be very proud. He thinks that he is smarter and more flexible than other wolves. He also has five fingers under his front hooves that can scratch it. That's not bad." ?...Don't talk about these absurd things, and drink two more glasses with my old man." During the speech, old man Tang was already a little bit drunk, and his face was getting red.

This old man Tang is really not an ordinary person. No wonder He Feng once told Director Gu to ask Tang Qing if he had any questions that he didn't understand.Through the old man Tang's words, I vaguely guessed the origin of Feng Junzi, and why his blood could be used as medicine to refine three nine-turn purple golden pills.This is probably Feng Junzi's great secret. He himself said that if Master Tianyue didn't tell him, he would be kept in the dark for the rest of his life. It seems that Master Tianyue also saw through his origin.This is a question he has been reluctant to talk about. Even if I vaguely guess something, I will choose to keep my mouth shut.

Old man Tang and I were drinking and chatting when we accidentally looked up and saw Ziying coming back outside the door.Ziying didn't come back alone, she also supported an old man.The old man's complexion was as gentle as jade, but it was covered with a layer of light blue, and his hair, which was neither long nor short, was neither black nor white, but rather strange brown-gray.I saw Ziying stand up to say hello, but old man Tang reacted faster than me, as if he suddenly woke up from the wine, and walked to the door ahead of me.

He grabbed the old man's arm and asked, "Old Jiu, why is it you?"

The old man's expression was startled, and then he asked a little excitedly: "Xiao Tang, are you here too?"

Old man Tang: "You seem to be injured....This is not a place to talk. There is a gentleman's residence upstairs. Let's go there."

Old man Tang told me just now that he would not avoid people in the fairy world, but now he saw this old man, but he took the initiative to go to Junziju.These two people should be acquaintances, calling old man Tang "Little Tang", I'm afraid they met a long time ago, when old man Tang was the real little Tang.I asked Ziying from the side: "Ziying, who is this?"

Ziying: "Let's talk about it in the gentleman's residence."

There are exactly four seats in Junziju. After closing the door, the four of us sat down separately and introduced each other.Only then did I know that this old man was Jiuli Sanren on Ningcui Cliff.Han Ziying went to the Ningcui Cliff to pick the evil cherry pistils, and originally asked for the Jiuli Sanren. How did he bring the Jiuli Sanren back to Wucheng, and he was injured?It's a long story-

Ningcui Cliff is as high as a thousand feet, and the peak is shrouded in mist of evil cherry blossoms.If a practitioner wants to go up, the most direct way is to fly the imperial weapon to the top of the cliff.If you use a normal method, such as climbing up the rock with the invisibility technique of Yu Tianxia's large block, while casting the spell and fighting against the illusion in the mist, it is very dangerous, even I dare not try it lightly.Those who can't fly into the sky but dare to climb rocks unless they are proficient in the properties of medicines in the world and have refined the antidote to restrain the mist of evil cherry blossoms in advance.Dan Xiasheng and Han Ziying are both such people.

Han Ziying climbed Ningcui Cliff that day, but halfway up the cliff, she found an unconscious old man on a tree on the cliff, who looked a little familiar, as if she had seen it at the Zhengyisan Mountain Meeting.It was important to save people, so she brought the old man down Ning Cui Cliff to wake him up, and she turned pale with shock when she asked.It turned out that this old man was from Jiuli Sanren, who was knocked off Ningcui Cliff by a provocative master.Fortunately, he also has a good cultivation base. He barely steadied his figure in mid-air and landed on a tree. Afterwards, his injuries flared up and he passed out.

Jiuli Sanren is also a well-known senior expert in the practice world. He can fly in and out of Ningcui Cliff with an imperial weapon, and his realm is at least above my current cultivation level.Moreover, this person doesn't come out often, and there are almost no enemies in the practice world. Who would come to him and hurt him?With such great supernatural powers, who would do such a thing?There are people in the practice world who have this kind of ability, and they can almost count them on their fingers.

However, according to Jiuli Sanren's description, the mysterious master who climbed Ningcui Cliff has never been seen, let alone heard of!This man was wearing a bright red cloak, his face was so pale that no one could tell how old he was, his facial features were cold and haughty, his nose was like a hook, his long black hair almost reached the ground, and the nails on his ten fingers were one foot long, which could be spread out like sharp knives and could also be curled. put away.He is unpredictable, according to Jiuli Sanren, he is not much different from Shouzheng Zhenren.

The man called himself Kunshan Zi, and flew down from the sky to the Ningcui Cliff, seeing the mist of the evil cherry blossoms as if there was no fog.The Jiuli Sanren thought that there was a visit from an expert from outside the world, so they came out to greet them politely.Unexpectedly, after only a few words, Kunshanzi said that he had taken a fancy to Ningcuiya, a practice site, and if he wanted to practice here, he asked Jiuli Sanren to leave.How could this Jiuli Sanman agree, the two began to fight, Jiuli hadn't lost a battle in decades, but he was knocked off a thousand zhang cliff when he fought with this person in just a cup of tea.That strange man didn't chase after him, and occupied Ningcui Cliff by himself.

The Jiuli San people heard that Han Ziying was going to pick the evil cherry pistils on the Ningcui Cliff, so they quickly persuaded her. The Kunshanzi on the mountain is absolutely untouchable, and I am afraid that only the world's top experts such as Shou Zhengzheng can do it.Jiuli didn't know the origin of that strange man, so of course he couldn't accept this humiliation and returned to Wucheng with Han Ziying.He thought of looking for help from Master Shouzheng at Zhengyimen. On the one hand, he wanted to find out who this Kunshanzi was, and on the other hand, he also wanted to ask for help to take back the dojo.When they first arrived in Wucheng, they met Tang Qing and me.

Old man Tang has left the world of practice and does not care about practice, but 40 years ago he and Jiuli Sanren were good friends, calling each other "Old Nine" and "Little Tang".Today, I saw an old friend whom I hadn't seen in decades coming here with injuries, so of course I was very concerned and asked about the situation.Jiuli Sanren knew me, because after all, I had been in the limelight at the Zhengyisan Mountain Meeting, and after seeing me, they exchanged a few words of greeting, and then went to the Zhengyi Gate to find Master Shouzheng.

I persuaded: "Brother Jiuli, don't rush to take revenge for a while. You are seriously injured now and need to be recuperated quickly. As far as I know, Master Shouzheng is not in Zhengyisan Mountain at the moment. I can help you find him.... How about it, You recuperate first, how about I ask a nearby expert to meet with you, and then discuss this matter in detail?"

Listening to the report of Jiuli Sanren, I also feel shocked!If that Kunshan son has such a great supernatural power, it is meaningless to ask ordinary people to go to the theory, and there may be unnecessary damage.Among the masters I know, I am afraid that only Guangjiao Temple Living Buddha, Shouzheng Zhenren, Qiye, Feng Junzi, etc. can play a role.It's hard to find others, but I can find a gentleman who is upright and gentle.Moreover, Master Shouzheng is indeed not in Zhengyisan Mountain. I went home to visit my parents a few days ago, and Grandpa Jin has already returned to the village.I can't lead Jiuli to find Grandpa Jin and Junzi Feng, but I can invite Master Zhengzheng and Young Master Wangqing to discuss.

After finally speaking clearly, Jiuli Sanren suppressed his temper, accepted my suggestion and thanked me repeatedly.Han Ziying instructed him to go to Feijin Rock on Feijin Peak to recuperate and heal his injuries. It is a good place for practitioners to adjust their breath.Thinking that Qiye was recuperating there when she was injured, but now that Qiye is back to Hainan for retreat, there is no one at Feijinyan.

The first person to look for is Shouzheng Zhenren.He is not only recognized as the number one master in the practice world today, but also as the head of the main sect, he also has the status of the leader of the world. If there are any disputes in the practice world, he should be referred to him.I went back to Shizhu Village overnight, and went directly to Grandpa Jin without going home.

The courtyard door was unlocked, and the darling came out and roared twice and threw his tail on me, looking very happy. At this time, the door opened, and Grandpa Jin stood at the door and said: "Xiaoye, come to me so late, Come in."

I walked in and sat down, and Grandpa Jin poured me a cup of tea, and I blurted out: "Shouzheng Zhenren..."

Grandpa Jin: "You child, why are you calling me Shouzheng here? It should be Grandpa Jin. Could it be that something happened in the practice world?"

"Yes, Ningcuiya Jiuli Sanren was injured by a mysterious expert, and now he is in Wucheng looking for you. I persuaded him to recuperate on Feijinyan, and came to you overnight."

Grandpa Jin moved his face and said: "With Jiuli's cultivation, there are not many people in the world who can hurt him.... Do you know the origin of that person? Could it be Qiye again?"

"It's not Qiye, it's a person who calls himself Kunshanzi..." I repeated what Jiuli Sanren said.

Grandpa Jin's reaction was beyond my expectation. His expression was neither shocked nor angry, but lost in thought and worried, and he sat there for a long time without saying a word.If he doesn't speak, I can't interrupt his meditation. After a long time, he raised his head and said, "How many people still know about this matter?"

"No one else, only me, Mr. Tang, your former apprentices Heqing, Han Ziying, and Jiuli Sanren know that I am going to find Junzi Feng."

Grandpa Jin: "Okay then, go and remind them first, and keep quiet about it. I'll go to Ningcui Cliff first to find out the origin of this person."

"Keep quiet, why?"

Grandpa Jin: "I'm not worried about any masters appearing in the world. If you lead a group of Zhengmen disciples to form an formation, you don't have to be afraid of this Kunshanzi...but I am vaguely worried about some things. Only when you know the door, you naturally don't know. So I must first find out the origin of this person."

(End of this chapter)