Honghuang, enlightenment begins with the youth Hongjun

Chapter 134 What is the Heart?

Kunlun Mountains.

Bang!
Accompanied by a muffled sound, a trail of black smoke was seen in a valley filled with singing birds and fragrant flowers.

The flowers, plants and trees in the entire valley suddenly withered and became dilapidated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Failed again."

In front of the alchemy furnace, the Taishang looked at the black smoke from the alchemy furnace with helplessness in his eyes.

Originally thought that after mastering the refining medicine to strengthen the body and replenish the primordial spirit, the refining of the Nine Rank Golden Elixir should be successful.

But now it seems that although the previous alchemy has brought him a lot of experience.

However, with the black smoke rising in front of him, this experience is still far from enough.

"What is missing, the changes of the five elements are all stable, why would it suddenly burst at the moment of becoming a pill?
Could it be that it also needs to cooperate with the right time and place. "

Looking at the alchemy furnace in front of him, the Supreme Being sighed, and immediately waved violently at the black smoke filling the valley.

Huhuhu.
In an instant, the valley eroded by the black smoke of the pill furnace seemed to turn back time, and it was full of vitality again from the withering, as if life and death had been reversed.

In the blink of an eye, the dilapidated valley became alive again.

"I am Houtu, and I came to pay my respects to fellow Taoist Sanqing today."

Just when Taishang was about to continue refining, a clear and crisp sound of Dao suddenly came from outside the Kunlun Million God Mountain.

"Fellow Taoist Houtu, what is she doing here?"

Following these words, there was a hint of doubt in Taishang's eyes.

Ever since they rejected the return of the three elements to one, and used the power of the primordial spirit to cooperate with the whims of the witch clan to awaken the Great God Pangu, a rift has arisen because of this.

Even Gong Gong and Zhu Rong were aggressive in their mouths, and they had a small fight with them.

Although San Qingnian didn't care too much about the face of his fellow Pangu Zhengshuo.

But the relationship between the two parties is not much to talk about.

"It's such a pleasure to have friends come from afar, and you can't refuse them."

Thinking of Mr. Unknown's words back then, the Taishang glanced at Yuanshi and Tongtian who were still in retreat, and immediately shot a purple light at Kunlun Mountain.

After a while, the Taishang saw a dark yellow light roaring from a distance, stepping into the valley.

"This is Mingxiang tea, which has the effect of purifying and calming the mind. You may wish to taste it."

As the words fell, Taishang motioned Houtu to sit on the stone chair opposite.

"Thank you, Brother Taishang."

Hou Tu picked up the teacup on the table, and saw that the water that should have been clear, with the floating of a few leaves, appeared a little turbid.

But what followed was a burst of refreshing fragrance.

When the tea enters, there is a hint of bitterness at first, but it is followed by the fragrance on the lips and teeth, and a hint of coolness, rushing to my heart.

"The taste of this tea is very good."

Feeling the beauty of the tea, Houtu couldn't help but take another sip, then looked at the Supreme Master and said.

"I learned it from a gentleman. If fellow Taoists in Houtu have a destiny with that gentleman, maybe we will meet in the future."

Taishang said calmly.

Although, looking at the astonishment on Houtu's face, he was very helpful.

However, after bombing pills for so many times, his state of mind has long been that there is no wave in the ancient well.

"I don't know what you are doing here, Fellow Daoists of the Later Earth?"

"To be honest, Houtu came here to ask the three Taoist brothers for advice."

Houtu put down the teacup in his hand and said sincerely.

"Ask for advice? Fellow Daoist, just speak up."

Taishang's eyes moved, but he didn't directly refuse or agree, but there was an extra seriousness in his expression.

"Brother Dao should know that my witch clan does not have a primordial spirit, so even if I have obtained the nine-turn golden body formula passed down by the Taoist ancestor.

However, there are still many puzzles about the one of refining the heart.

Even if it has been retreating all the time, it still has little effect.

Therefore, Houtu took the liberty to come to the door this time and ask the three Taoist brothers for advice on how to train the mind? "

Hearing this, Tai Shang looked at Hou Tu in front of him, his eyes flickered slightly.

Speaking from the heart, in Taishang's view, the witch clan, including the Twelve Ancestral Witches, all have a fighting spirit in essence.

This may be the source of the fearlessness of Pangu, the great god who created the world.

It's just that the Wu clan only realized their courage, but because they don't have a soul, this courage is too weak.

If it is a witch clan, if they can really understand the way of the heart, maybe it will improve.

Thinking of this, the Taishang said lightly while looking at Houtu after pondering for a while.

"If you want to refine your mind, you first need a clear mind."

Seeing the Taishang open his mouth, Houtu felt relieved.

Knowing that this Taoist brother is really willing to speak up and give advice, and he doesn't care about the conflicts in the past, a trace of gratitude can't help but emerge in his heart.

"Dare to ask Brother Taishang, what is the clear meaning?"

"The heart moves at will, and the intention is born from the heart, but the heart has thousands of kinds, and it is also in a single thought.

If you are a Houtu Taoist friend, if you want to cultivate your mind, you need to understand first, what is the mind? "

Taishang said in detail.

"Brother Dao, can you be a little more transparent?"

Hou Tu felt a little embarrassed.

She could understand Daoist Brother Taishang's words one by one.

But once everything was put together, she felt as if she understood a little bit, but she also felt that the other party didn't seem to say anything.

"If you want to understand what your heart is, you need to know first. Why do you want your heart?"

It's not annoying if it's too high.

The words just now, just want to see Houtu's current level.

Therefore, after summarizing, Taishang spoke slowly.

"When we drink tea, we will frown because of the bitterness of the tea and want to give up. This is for one thing.

When you feel the aroma of tea, you can't help but immerse yourself in it, wanting to drink more, which is what you want in your heart.

As I look at the peaceful valley in front of me right now, I feel like wanting to sit here for a long time.

These are also what we want in our hearts, but they are not what we really desire in our hearts. "

Seeing the look of enlightenment in Hou Tu's eyes, the Supreme Master calmed down a bit, then spoke again, and said lightly.

"Since we took shape, every time we step, every time we set foot in the prehistoric world, we will have various thoughts.

These thoughts all come from the heart and are born with thoughts, so thoughts are born from the heart.

But there are tens of thousands of thoughts, so the so-called refining the mind is to find the true self among these thousands of thoughts. "

"So, the heart is the self?"

Houtu said thoughtfully.

But as soon as the words came out of her mouth, she felt that there should be more than that.

If there is only the id, it seems that it is not complete enough.

"Yes and no."

Sensing the confusion in Houtu's eyes, Taishang closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then spoke again.

"Find the self, subdue the self, and transcend everything, this is the heart I understand.

Fellow Taoist Houtu, just look at that flower. "

As the words fell, Taishang stretched out his hand towards a blooming flower not far away, and said slowly.

"When this flower is not open, it is a flower seed buried deep in the dark soil.

However, in the black mud, because of the pitch blackness, it may not know that it is a flower seed, and it is more mistaken for mud.

But if you really treat yourself as mud, you will lose your heart and lose yourself, and before you open up, you will completely become mud.

But when it is in the dark soil, it understands its own heart, and after knowing the difference from the mud, it will work hard to break through the soil.

But even if it grows in the sun, it will face various tests when it grows under a light that is different from the dark darkness.

In this test, the flower needs to always know its true heart.

Know that it is not a grass, know what it wants in its heart.

In this way, there will be a chance to usher in a real bloom from a flower seed buried deep in the mud.

This intermediate process is what I call mind refining. "

As the words fell, the Taishang looked at Houtu, who had inexplicable fluctuations all over his body, and asked with a smile.

"Fellow Taoist Houtu, do you think it will end when this flower blooms?"

"It should be the end, after all, it has already completed its transformation, an extraordinary transformation"

Following these words, Hou Tu slowly closed his eyes in deep thought.

The moment his eyes were closed, the space around him became pitch black.

But a moment later, in the darkness, there was a flower seed that broke free from the darkness and continued to grow.

Swish!
But in a moment, a bright white flower slowly appeared in front of her as Hou Tu opened his eyes.

However, when she tried to taste the direction of the flower, the moment her eyes fell on the colorful flowers, her whole mind was shocked.

In the midst of this turmoil, the flowers in front of him, transformed into thoughts, began to flicker and dim according to the fluctuations of his mind, and even appeared to be shattered.

"it's not finished yet"

With the emergence of this thought, Hou Tu's eyes subconsciously looked at the Supreme Being.

"Indeed, it understands the self, so the flowers bloom, and in the blooming flowers all over the sky, they still need to transcend themselves.

This self knows the meaning of its own existence in the unique and gorgeous fragrance of flowers.

When it can carry out its own thoughts, even if the flower is inconspicuous among the colorful flowers.

But it has been different ever since. "

As these words sounded, Hou Tu was in deep thought, his eyes became brighter and brighter, and he looked at the Supreme Master with a smile on his face and said.

"This is what Brother Taishang Dao just said, what he wants."

"Yes, this is what the heart wants."

Tai Shang nodded with a smile.

"The direction of the heart must be carried out from beginning to end, just as random flowers cannot deceive my eyes, and the sky and the earth cannot conceal my heart.

In this way, it can be eternal.

What is eternity, my heart is eternal, my thoughts are eternal. "

Following Houtu's question and answer, the brightness in his eyes, although it has been restrained, has no longer the slightest sense of confusion.

"Fellow Taoist Houtu, you are really extraordinary."

Hearing that Houtu went from not understanding to self-understanding in this short period of time, the Empress said with admiration.

"It seems that the Wu clan, even if they don't have a soul, can't make up for their shortcomings."

Thinking of this, Taishang had a faint understanding in his heart, and also knew what was lacking in his Nine-Turn Golden Elixir before.

"If it wasn't for Daoist brother's guidance, I'm afraid it will take a long time for Houtu to know what the heart is."

Hearing the admiration from the Empress, Houtu smiled and said humbly.

"Since Brother Dao is so familiar with refining the mind, I don't know if there is any way to find the original mind faster."

Speaking of this, it would be too much of a misunderstanding, Houtu explained.

"My witch clan is warlike by nature and doesn't like restraint. If we indulge all kinds of thoughts to find them, I'm afraid it will cause some disasters."

"It makes sense."

Hearing this, Taishang nodded inwardly.

To put it nicely, it's called not liking restraint, but to put it bluntly, it's just reckless, just like letting them clean up the trinity back then.

I don't think about what others accept, or I can't accept it.

Thinking of this, Taishang's eyes moved, as if he had thought of something interesting, and he said it in a serious manner.

"If you like quiet people, you can let them go fishing and grow flowers.

If they are war-loving, they can engrave whatever they want in their hearts on wood or stone carvings.

In this way, in the intertwined thoughts of various desires, you can always face your own thoughts like sitting in front of a lake.

This move may help you better hone your mood. "

"Thank you, Brother Taishang, for your guidance."

Hearing this, Houtu said gratefully.

After all, it is Pangu Zhengshuo, even if they had conflicts, they would still help each other.

After going back this time, I must be able to convince you brothers well.

"I can't talk about advice. These are just my impressions from that gentleman's words and deeds."

Taishang said modestly.

In this prehistoric world, there are very few people who can make him humble, but there are just two of them.

"Which gentleman is it that can make Brother Daoist so respectful? Could it be Daoist Hongjun?"

Houtu asked curiously.

(End of this chapter)