Qi WuHuo said, "This is..."
The old man said, "Your senior brother."
He walked forward, with Qi WuHuo following behind him. When he got closer, he saw the size of the tomb, and it was obvious that it was just a tomb.
Desolate and lonely, all the romantic days were blown away by the rain and wind.
A huge shock made the young man's expression become solemn.
Many previous complicated thoughts were chopped up by life and death, and the last question evolved.
The heart of the Tao is the purest. Those who pursue the Tao with all their heart will perish in the middle, while others who are addicted to self-obsession can live for thousands of years.
Why is this so?
The old man leaned over and peeled off the green moss climbing up the tomb, and pushed aside the covering branches to reveal the words on it. Qi WuHuo looked at it subconsciously, and saw that the words were gentle and peaceful, as if they were written casually, as if the person who wrote these words was still calm in the end, free of obsessions and disturbances.
Qi WuHuo subconsciously recited. "In this life of practice, I have met famous teachers, made friends and heroes, become close relatives and loved ones, and loved dao companion. I have indulged myself in heaven and earth, and everything goes well with my heart. Only the thirteen hatreds last forever and will not end until death. They are recorded here."
"The first thing I hate is that book bags are easy to be damaged."
He paused and subconsciously thought of his senior brother Yuyang, a practitioner who was born a scholar.
The latter was obsessed with the ambition of writing books, and then was obsessed with the great desire to spread his reputation to future generations, and finally couldn't extricate himself.
"Easily moth-prone..."
"The second hate is that love is deep and love is shallow, and a beautiful woman is unlucky."
Qi WuHuo thought of Senior Sister Yu Miao True Person again, and her determination to promise that she would always be good for the rest of her life.
Supreme One lineage is not ruthless, but not obsessive.
Xuanzhen has also experienced this, but he has not been obsessed with it.
Qi WuHuo gathered his thoughts and continued reading, "The third hate is that there are mosquitoes on summer nights, the fourth hate is that the platform is easy to leak, the fifth hate is that the chrysanthemum leaves are burnt, the sixth hate is that the pines are so big with ants, the seventh hate is that the bamboo leaves are falling, the eighth hate is that the osmanthus and lotus are easy to fade, the ninth hate is that the radish hides the anvil, the tenth hate is that the peanuts are thorn..."
Xuanzhen seems to have the same things that the previous senior brothers were obsessed with.
And there seems to be more.
It seems that there are endless people in the colorful world, they all like it, and they all regret it. The so-called hate is just because I like it too much, so the regret is just these words, Qi WuHuo seems to be able to see the Senior Brother Xuan Zhen.
Seeing him laughing and cursing, I hate the mosquitoes flying around in the summer. I like bamboo, but hate the trouble of cleaning fallen leaves. I love raising pine trees, but because the pine trees attract ants, the ants eat up the house and make my teeth itchy.
Looking at his words is like seeing his person.
It seemed that in front of the stone tablet, there were not branches, but the handsome and free-spirited Daoist Xuanzhen, looking at him with a smile and calling him junior brother.
The old man stood in front of Qi WuHuo and said, "This is your senior brother, Xuanzhen."
Qi WuHuo said, "Senior brother, he..."
The old man touched the stone tablet with his palm and replied, "Dao Path has fallen."
"Seeking the Dao is not about taking a stroll in the garden, or watching flowers and admiring the moon. It is about taking back my life from between heaven and earth. Step by step, the road is difficult to follow."
"This is a step-by-step test."
"The righteous path of Xuanmen, when practicing, there are Three Disasters, Seven Tribulations, Eight Difficulties."
"The three disasters are weapons, inner demons, and heaven and earth."
"On your seeking the Dao way, if you have a weapon murderous intent in mind and fight with others."
"Or when the road is rough, the Daoist heart is harmonious and he draws his sword and fights with others. His skills may not be as good as others, or he may be plotted by others. His body will die and his soul will be expelled. He will never be the same again. This is a weapon."
"If the road is uneven, I will retreat and avoid it; or I will do anything that goes against my heart, causing distracting thoughts to arise."
"If we want to achieve a little spiritual light that can illuminate the universe without being able to see through it, how can we shine it to the universe?"
"Like winter snow gradually disappearing, no growth is seen day by day, but it accumulates day by day, and eventually affects the spiritual mind, Primordial Spirit is mixed, and the cultivation level will not progress, and eventually fall."
"This is the inner demon."
"The calamities of heaven and earth are caused by thunder, wind, and fire because you retrieve Life Treasure by yourself and walk out of Primordial Prenatal Qi, Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown."
"Originally, all living things in the world are like a drop of water in a river, naturally harmonious, and they all belong to the great road of two, two, three, and three, all things. The practitioner reverses three to become two, transforming into primordial Qi and spirit; reverses two to become one, which is Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown. This is equivalent to fighting against the current, and will naturally be washed away by the current."
"So practitioners must [clear their minds and see their nature]."
"Only when one's Daoist mind cannot be disturbed by external objects can one be aware of these disasters."
"Make avoidance in advance."
"The lightning strikes Primordial Spirit, and the fire burns the body. As for the wind disaster, it pours in from the acupoints all over your body, destroying your Daoism and completely turning it into fly ash. Of course, there is no malice in this. From the perspective of the natural movement of heaven and earth, it just allows you to return to the path of three lives and all things."
"If you avoid it, you will live a long life. If you can't avoid it, if you can't avoid it, you will die on the spot."
"The soul is scattered and returned to the great world."
"Buddhist suffered from a fire and was burned into a Sarira son, which is called passing away; the Daoist gate was trapped in the wind disaster and turned into dust and left the world, which is called sitting."
"As for those who don't follow the right path, Primordial Spirit are dark and have complicated thoughts, and they won't be able to survive even the thunder tribulation."
"Both branches of Buddhism and Daoism are mostly upright and pure. Naturally, there are some extremely evil people who are self-centered. Their thoughts are also extremely pure. Thunder tribulations will not destroy their Daoism."
Qi WuHuo said to himself, "The soul is flying..."
The old man nodded and said gently, "As for the eight most common difficulties, there is no need to go into details."
"After all, you have already seen it."
Qi WuHuo said, "I have already seen it?"
His voice paused slightly, and he seemed to have some understanding, and said, "It's Senior Brother and the others..."
The old man answered in a gentle voice, but it seemed to be due to the many things he had seen and thought before, which sounded a little regretful in the young man's ears, "These eight difficulties often become more and more difficult to let go as the practitioner's strength increases."
"There is a mixture of things, first in the world, I don't know how to describe it, call it Tao."
"Tao gives birth to one, gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, three gives birth to all things, and evolves all things and all dharmas. It is the mother of the world."
"Practice is about clarifying one's nature, returning to the fundamentals, reaching [one] step by step, and finally finding the road that embraces everything."
"Everything you see now, the world, the world, and all living things are part of the three living things, which is correct, but it is not what Non-Self people are pursuing. Some ascetics only indulge in one of the three living things, and even become a part of the evolution of one of the three living things."
"It's like entering a narrow path and refusing to extricate yourself."
"It's the so-called gaining a method within the Dao, a skill in the Dharma, sitting meditation and Qi refinement, which is practiced and firm, and it boasts that it has attained the Tao."
"When you fall into such a situation, there is no right or wrong in life, and everyone has their own pursuits; but if you look at the purpose of pursuing the original and most Higher Vehicle road, this is a big [difficulty]."
"Even the Daoist heart is covered in dust and sinks into eight difficulties."
"What about the three disasters and seven calamities?"
"They... are not even qualified to survive the three disasters and seven tribulations."
The old man sighed, looked at Xuanzhen Jade Slip, and said, "And Xuanzhen, just like you Wuhuo at this moment, has a pure Daoist heart."
"But it is precisely because of this that I will not leave any escape route for myself. I will have no worries or fears and only seek the avenue."
"The last practice is to seek the most Higher Vehicle Dharma. Don't avoid or retreat. Break through the tribulations head-on. Encounter the tribulations of swords, thunder and fire, and the tribulations of inner demons."
"We have overcome forty-nine catastrophes in a row, but in the end we are unable to cope with it, so we do not choose to leave our souls behind and follow the path of the Yins."
"Have no distracting thoughts, leave no room for others or yourself, and give it your all."
"Perish before it is accomplished."
"Liberation by Violence, the first three calls are seeking the Dao, practice the Tao, prove the Tao, laugh loudly, then die and disappear into thin air."
The old man brushed his sleeves and robes, removing the last hidden words on the stone tablet. The remaining words were revealed, and they were no longer so gentle, but suddenly became sharp.
When reading these last three sentences, Qi WuHuo suddenly fell silent--
"Eleven hatreds are to prove the great truth, but my heart is not strong."
"The Twelve Hatreds are the only way to prove the Great Way, but my God is not pure."
"Thirteen hates, I haven't realized the great way, but my body has perished."
Thirteen Sorrows of the Mystic Gate.
There were several words of hate in a row, but there was no malice at all, only an extremely strong feeling of regret, pinned on the boundless solidified Dao heart, soaring into the sky, startling the jackdaws in the old tree.
The old man said it calmly, but Qi WuHuo seemed to be able to see that scene and imagine its heroism and determination.
Supreme One lineage, the heart is naturally firm, Divine Sense is pure, hateful, regretful, it is just not enough.
It seemed that the wind had picked up, the clouds in the sky gathered and dispersed, the wind pressure was very low, and after a while, it started to rain. The rain was pouring, and soon it became a scene of smoke and cold mountains, like a splash-ink painting. The temperature here is warmer than where Qi WuHuo originally lived, but since it is winter, it is naturally cold rain.
The old man opened a bamboo umbrella in his hand to protect the young man from the rain. He took out a jug of wine from his sleeve and placed it in front of the tomb.
The branches in front of the tomb swayed slightly, Jade Slip still the same as before.
This is the only disciple whose Daoist title has not been taken back.
Qi WuHuo can feel the old man's sadness.
Qi WuHuo still said, "With Teacher's ability, can't we bring our senior brother back?"
The old man smiled gently and said, "Get it back?"
He held an umbrella and motioned for Qi WuHuo to follow him. After thinking about it, he asked, "Wuhuo once had Yellow Millet Dream. Let me ask you this, if you, as an official, were to engage in malpractice for personal gain, what would you do?"
Qi WuHuo said, "It should be governed according to the law."
The old man said, "So, what if you see someone taking bribes and bending the law for personal reasons?"
Qi WuHuo said, "Be in jail."
The old man asked, "What happens when you see someone killing people on the road for personal reasons?"
Qi WuHuo said, "Behead him."
The old man said gently, "So you understand."
"Life and death are the fairest things in the world. I will not break this fairness for anyone."
"Teacher is just the person who leads you through the door, points out where the road ahead is, and gives you hope."
"I changed your clothes, gave you a name, and with expectations in mind, taught you the Daoism. This is just a predestined relationship between you and me. I am a [little master]."
"Instead of protecting the one who dominates you."
The old man said:
"If any of my disciples fall into the mortal world, love, reincarnation, life or death, I will not save you."
"I just have to wait for you to realize it yourself."
"In this regard, you are actually no different from anyone else."
The old man walked to the mountain and stopped. He stood in the rain curtain. The rain was so heavy and the world was dark. His sleeves and robes were hanging down. He held an umbrella to the young man and said gently:
"After all, you are my disciples."
"But all cultivators in the world are my disciples."
PS:
Thirteen Sorrows of the Mystic Gate comes from the collection of essay-style aphorisms <Shadows of a Dream> written by the Qing Dynasty writer Zhang Chao.