Chapter 50: Ten Years in a Snap of the Fingers
Chapter 50 refers to ten years
In 92o A.D., on the official road outside the city of Taiyuan, two strange people came.
Why are they strange? Because the first one is a middle-aged Taoist priest wearing a purple Taoist robe, with a white and sharp face, a three-inch short beard under his head, and a purple gold floating dust, and behind him is a young man who is twenty years old, with a Chinese character face and a mighty appearance, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist and a height of two feet, giving people a sense of majesty and majesty.
Even the soldiers guarding the gate of Taiyuan City couldn't help but look at them a few times after checking their road guides and letting them into the city, not to mention the people around them, all pointing at them and whispering.
The mighty young man noticed this situation and secretly said to the purple-robed Taoist priest, "Master, isn't it too ostentatious for us to do this?"
You better put away the purple gold floating dust, didn't you see that some people next to you have green eyes, maybe someone will rob it in a while, although you have vast old powers and boundless mana, I have learned kung fu from you for ten years, and I am not afraid of these small characters, but we can't make trouble for ourselves, right?
And what exactly do you mean by this banner you asked me to hold? Is it a fortune teller or a doctor, why don't I understand?"
The purple-robed Taoist priest smiled faintly and replied: "Yuanwu, it's right if you don't understand, even you, an apprentice who has been with me for ten years, can't understand my intentions, let alone these strangers, don't guess, I have my own intentions in doing this." As for those who want to get rich, as the saying goes: 'If there is something to do, the disciple will do his best', and it will be up to you to fight when the time comes. After speaking, he turned to a Taoist temple.
Seeing this, the young man did not continue to ask questions, he also knew that his master was unfathomable, never did meaningless things, and every move had a deep meaning, just do it. So he continued to follow the purple-robed Taoist priest, and walked towards the Taoist temple very swaggeringly along the way.
These two people are You Longzi and Zhao Yuanwu, back then, after Zhao Yuanwu was rescued by You Longzi from the party, he has been following him, serving all the way, You Longzi originally wanted to take him in for a period of time, and then find a home for him to settle, but Zhao Yuanwu did not want to leave, he cried to You Longzi:" The kid was an orphan, and the place where he originally lived had been burned clean by the party members, and there was nowhere to go, and if there was chaos today, I was a nine-year-old child, a weak orphan, how to survive, the Taoist chief was an immortal with great magical powers, I was by the Taoist side these days, and I also received a lot of teachings, and now I only wish to seek the Tao with all my heart, please be merciful to the Taoist, I would rather serve your old man for the rest of my life, please take me in. ”
You Longzi saw that he was really pitiful, and according to his observation, this Zhao Yuanwu was extremely bone-like, determined, and quite intelligent and precocious, so he really liked it a little, so he agreed, and accepted him as a big disciple.
Zhao Yuanwu heard that You Longzi agreed to accept himself as an apprentice, he was overjoyed, and kowtowed again and again, after You Longzi received three knocks, he helped him up, and said: "I am an overseas scattered immortal, and I am also quiet and self-cultivation on weekdays, swallowing spiritual energy, collecting medicine to visit friends, and spending my days leisurely. I didn't expect to meet you and take you as an apprentice, which shows that you and I do have some fate.
Since you have already worshiped me as a teacher, I will tell you some common sense of cultivation, your master and I were originally from overseas casual cultivation, living in Qianlong Island in the East China Sea, and my cultivation is okay," but Zhao Yuanwu saw the proud look on You Longzi's face, and he understood that Master's ability was definitely not as simple as "getting by".
You Longzi continued: "There are still a few uncles and elders in this sect, as well as the head of the sect, I will introduce them to you one by one in the future, and now that I have accepted you as an apprentice, you can follow me to travel the world, and by the way, you can also have a long insight and sharpen your mind." ”
In the following ten years, Zhao Yuanwu. Oh no, You Longzi gave him a Taoist name - Yuan Wuzi, and passed on his own exercises - Juyuan Forging Technique and some Five Elements Techniques, and used elixir to wash the scriptures and cut the marrow for him, lay the foundation, and the master and apprentice began to travel the world.
Along the way, Yuan Wuzi has seen too many tragedies and darkness, wars and killings, he would have gone to fight injustice, and You Longzi did not stop him, he also knew that Yuan Wuzi was just excited by a moment of righteous indignation, which also shows that he still has a chivalrous and compassionate heart, but he is still too young to see through the essence of things.
Yuan Wuzi did not live up to You Longzi's expectations, after the initial enthusiasm, especially after suffering a few setbacks, he slowly calmed down, and gradually realized the limitations of his own strength, and at this time You Longzi will explain to him the world's major events, life philosophy, and even Taoism and scriptures.
Through these, Yuan Wuzi gradually realized that in this troubled world, relying on his own strength alone, he can't manage many injustices, because the whole world is in chaos, and he has only one person, even if he has great ability, even if he has magical power like his master You Longzi, it is difficult to separate him, and he can manage it for a while, but he can't manage it for a lifetime, and the affairs of the world still have to be solved by mortals, so he has gradually become rational and has a much more transparent view of the facts, but it just doesn't mean that he has become cold-blooded, and he will still manage the things that should be managed, but he will still take care of it, but he will act more correctly, take a more long-term view, and no longer be blindly impulsive。
For example, in the case of robbery, he used to drive the bandits away and would not care, but now he will cripple the bandits and take away their weapons so that they will not come out to harm people next time.
At the same time, he also now that although the fields are barren and the people are poor, the incense of those Taoist Buddhist temples is more prosperous, and through the explanation of Guò You Longzi, he understands why the world is more chaotic, and these sects are more prosperous. Because of the support of those who secretly cultivated the truth, these sects were not afraid of the impact of the war; they themselves had the privilege of paying taxes and reducing forced labor after becoming a monk, and they themselves had hoarded a large amount of food, so in order to survive, but also because they were too afraid of this world, they accepted the beliefs of these sects, vented their spiritual pressure, and sought liberation.
The more people who believe in religion, the cultivators behind those sects can select as many disciples and talents as they are suitable for cultivating, and if a sect wants to be prosperous and powerful, in addition to a large number of refining materials, elixirs, and elixirs, In addition to the profound method, the most important thing is the number of disciples and talents, not to mention anything else, if there is a fight, the personal strength of the two parties is equal, then it must be a large number of people The probability of winning is great; or if there are one or several peerless geniuses in this sect, and there is no fall halfway, the sect can remain prosperous for a long time, which is a precedent: Zen Buddhism is because of the peerless geniuses of Dharma, Tanzong, and Huineng, so that it can be so prosperous, and Daming Temple is also because in addition to peerless geniuses like Jianzhen, Even if he later traveled to Japan and lived in seclusion behind the scenes, he would often send messages and help the Daming Temple Exhibition. And before he left, he also laid a good foundation for Daming Temple, so in just over two hundred years, Daming Temple has been developed from an obscure small sect to thousands of disciples and countless believers in the Central Plains.
And the troubled times are a rare opportunity to provide disciples for the cultivation realm, so there will be the phenomenon of "the troubled times in the mortal world, the grand events of the cultivation realm, the more chaotic the world, the more prosperous the sect will be".
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