"This man should be regarded as a strange person. I thought that he was a quasi-sage, but his realm was inaccessible. He is really a strange person, so we must not neglect him." The man thought, and then gave a long salute and said: "You should enter after learning late."
Meet the seniors."
"Hahahaha, you're welcome, I've been waiting for you for a long time." Cao Xiaolong opened his eyes and said with a smile.
"Senior, how long have you been waiting for me? I don't know why?" the visitor asked deliberately and full of doubts.
"The great road appears, I should give you a chance, so I came, and you came too." Cao Xiaolong pretended to be unpredictable, and he also captured the white beard swaying in the wind.
"Thank you very much, senior."
"I already know your foundation. You are here to seek the Tao this time, so I need to teach you the essence of the Tao so that you can benefit the common people." Cao Xiaolong stroked his white beard gently, but his eyes started to change again.
He didn't even open his eyes at all until the end, as if everything was under his control. This act also had the appearance of attaining the truth.
"Thank you, senior." The visitor bowed his head and said.
This time the visitor gave me a sincere gift, and my heart was filled with gratitude.
"You do know how to carry out etiquette. You are polite and polite, neither humble nor overbearing. You are quite in line with my wishes. Now, I will test you. In your heart, what is the Tao and where is the Tao?"
The visitor thought for a long time before saying: "My disciple is ignorant and doesn't know much about it. I hope my seniors can give me some pointers."
"Chaos has not yet opened, the great road has long been established, Pangu opened the sky, and the way of heaven came later. The thing of the way is indescribable and has no way to follow, but its traces are everywhere in the world. This is the so-called way that can be said.
It’s very Tao, it’s famous, it’s very famous.”
After a pause, Cao Xiaolong continued to explain; "
The Tao is not a name. The Tao has feelings and faith, and is intangible. It can be passed down but not received, and it can be obtained but not seen. It is from its own roots, there is no heaven and earth, it has been fixed since ancient times, gods, ghosts and emperors are born in heaven and earth; in Tai Chi
It is first but not high, it is below the six poles but not deep, it is born in the heaven and earth but not long-lasting, it is longer than the ancient times but not old.
Tao is formless, soundless and odorless, big without outside, small without inside, but it is the total energy that produces and dominates all things in the world. Nothing in the world can escape the shackles of Tao, down to the birth of every life.
, it has grown so big that the occurrence of all natural phenomena is controlled by Tao.
The Tao is like water. It is silent, breathless, and nourishes all things without doing anything. The power of this Tao is beyond the reach of human beings. The only way to reach the Tao is to seek the Tao without doing anything. If you follow another path, you will harm yourself."
"So, do you understand?" After Cao Xiaolong finished speaking, his eyes slowly opened, and a gleam of light flashed from the corners of his eyes.
"The disciple is frightened and doesn't understand very well." After listening to it for a long time, the visitor felt as if he was in a cloud and mist. He knew what was going on but didn't know what was going on. He couldn't reach the sky or the earth. He felt unspeakably uncomfortable in his heart.
"It's completely normal if you don't understand. You will understand it when you become more knowledgeable in the future." Cao Xiaolong obviously did not want to understand it in depth, leaving such a big mystery behind and letting others figure it out on their own.
"I still hope that my senior will have mercy on me. I have devoted myself to seeking the Tao. Now that I have heard the sound of heaven, I am inexplicably happy. I am deeply afraid that I will not be able to listen to the essence of the Tao in the future and will go astray. I sincerely ask my senior to accept me as a disciple." The visitor said.
He suddenly knelt down and said.
This man was actually well-behaved and smart. Seeing that Cao Xiaolong could tell such unintelligible truths, he must be a person with great supernatural powers. He leaned against the big tree to enjoy the shade, so he immediately climbed up the pole and wanted to worship Cao Xiaolong as his teacher.
"How can you be my disciple?" Cao Xiaolong deliberately made things difficult for the visitor.
"I am determined to seek the Tao. I am not afraid of any difficulties or obstacles and am devoted to the Tao." The visitor replied.
Cao Xiaolong shook his head, "There are more than tens of thousands of living beings in the world. Which one is not dedicated to seeking the truth, and which one is not a perseverant person? In this case, do I have to be included in my sect?"
The visitor's face turned red, and he lowered his head and thought hard, "I was born in chaos, and I attained the Tao when chaos first opened. I know the time of the sky, understand yin and yang, and am good at pursuing good fortune and avoiding misfortune."
Cao Xiaolong shook his head again, "In that case, you have already attained the truth, so there is no need to join my sect and be bound by my sect's rules. Wouldn't it be more beautiful to go and be free?"
The visitor was anxious and said, "The way of heaven is determined. You and I have the status of master and disciple, and we cannot disobey it."
Cao Xiaolong couldn't help but laugh. This kid actually used the way of heaven to suppress me. No wonder he could teach these stinky birds from the West.
"The path of the Tao cannot be clearly stated. You say that under the way of heaven, you and I are destined to be masters and disciples, but I say that under the way of heaven, there is no dispute between you and me. How can you prove it? This is just a human saying!"
Cao Xiaolong obviously got into a fight with the visitor, and he had to make the visitor blush and have a thick neck.
"This... this... I know that my practice is shallow and I dare not discuss the Tao in front of my seniors. But my disciple suddenly has a sincere heart towards the Tao and hopes that my seniors will take pity on me!" There is no other way but to resort to this painful trick.
He had a bitter look on his face and almost cried.
"If I had lowered my head earlier, it would have ended. I have to make my face blush and my neck is thick. Why bother?" Cao Xiaolong laughed so hard that his stomach was about to knot, and he could only hold on.
"Forget it. Seeing that you are so sincere in seeking the truth, I will make an exception and accept you as my founding disciple." Cao Xiaolong pretended to think for a moment and then agreed. But his heart was filled with joy, thinking that he could also teach disciples, and he was also a human being.
He was a master, and his apprentice was such an awesome person, so he was overjoyed.
"Thank you, Master, for having mercy on me. Disciple, please pay homage to Master." The man knelt down respectfully and kowtowed three times.
Cao Xiaolong sat upright on the Pu Tuan and listened firmly to his head three times, and then slowly said: "You were originally a chaotic creature, and you were lucky enough to escape from the disaster. From then on, you have been blessed with endless blessings and been favored by the great road. Now I have a jade plate of good fortune.
One copy, originally made from the handle of Pangu's axe, a divine tool created when Pangu opened the sky, contains the foundation of the Great Dao and the foundation of the Heavenly Dao, so I will teach it to you together, lest you say that I am a stingy teacher."
After saying that, Cao Xiaolong stretched out his palm, and he didn't know when he was holding something in his hand. It had thousands of auspicious auras and the air of chaos lingering around it. It was the jade plate of good fortune.
"Thank you teacher, please give me a name." It turned out that this person was bent on seeking the road and did not even choose a name for himself. Now he handed this problem to Cao Xiaolong.
As mentioned above, although Cao Xiaolong cannot become a saint now, his soul cannot be placed in the void, and he is immortal, he is the guardian of the avenue and is favored by the avenue. At the beginning of Pangu's creation, he feared that he would die, so he held the mission of protecting his own people.
Psychologically, he promised the jade dish of good fortune to Cao Xiaolong.
However, this jade plate of good fortune has its own choice, and it has long been destined for Hongjun to achieve enlightenment. Otherwise, how could he fit in with the way of heaven, and who would maintain it under the way of heaven? But the way of creation was hindered by what Pangu said, and he had to change the way of creation.
The jade plate was given to Cao Xiaolong. In the end, he had no choice but to pass it through Cao Xiaolong's hands and then pass it on to Hongjun. This way it not only violated Pangu's wishes, but also achieved the purpose of the great road. However, the price was that he had no choice but to do it himself.
Hongjun, who had a good communication skills, now had a trivial master.
In fact, when Cao Xiaolong sensed the opportunity, he already knew that the so-called opportunity was just the Great Dao Sutra handing over the jade disk of creation to Hongjun for Hongjun to understand the Dao. Then why did Cao Xiaolong still give the jade disk of creation to Hongjun?
If you leave the disc to Hongjun, wouldn't it be better to keep it for yourself to comprehend?
The truth is not as simple as it seems. First of all, the meaning of the Great Dao has long been destined that the jade dish of creation is not owned by Cao Xiaolong, but should be the property of Hongjun. Cao Xiaolong can understand the jade dish of creation for so many years, thanks to Pangu.
Besides, how dare you disobey the will of the great road without fear of being turned into ashes in an instant? Think about Cao Xiaolong, a person who is so afraid of death, how dare he resist? And knowing that it is useless to resist, but still resisting, then he is
Pig.
Secondly, although the jade plate of creation contains the Great Dao, with Comrade Cao Xiaolong’s IQ, although he has learned a few things, he has never been able to understand it thoroughly. It is useless to keep it. On the contrary, it is still a burden. It is better to simply give it to Hong
Jun, selling the road is just a matter of affection.
Third, if Hongjun gets the jade plate of creation, he needs to worship Cao Xiaolong as his teacher. Otherwise, his reputation will not be correct, his words will not go smoothly, and he will cause karma, which is detrimental to his practice. And who is Hongjun? The future leader of the way of heaven, Tao
The ancestor of the Dao, his luck is unparalleled. Although Cao Xiaolong is the guardian of the Dao now, it sounds nice. To put it bluntly, he is a dog of the Dao. This dog is useless. The Dao will destroy it whenever it wants.
Just destroy it. But once you become Hongjun's master, it's different. Your status soars. Master of the people in charge of the way of heaven, you enjoy Hongjun's luck and gain great merits. From then on, the way of heaven will not be damaged, and Hongjun will not be destroyed.
If Cao Xiaolong, Hongjun's master, will not suffer any damage, then Hongjun's master Cao Xiaolong will not suffer any damage. You said that if Cao Xiaolong does not do this, then he has really become a pig and his life is wasted. He might as well slap himself to death.
Come back again!
Cao Xiaolong was well aware of the twists and turns involved. Cao Xiaolong was well aware of this great merit and benefit, and he also knew that the great way would make up for what he had lost, so he accepted it calmly.
"From now on, you are Hongjun..." Cao Xiaolong said calmly, but his heart was already filled with joy. Hongjun finally became my apprentice.
Chapter completed!