If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 778 Righteousness Technique
Gou Jiao's words reminded Xiaoyu of her teacher, Doctor Min.

In fact, Gou Jiao's words and deeds about seeking immortality and the way of truth are not strange in this world.

People always yearn for the best life.

In Xiaoyu's previous life, everyone wanted to go to Tsinghua University and Peking University. Did they really like to be students there?
Isn’t it that Peking University and Tsinghua University represent a better future?

Gou Jiao is willing to make every effort to become an immortal at this time, which is essentially the same as taking the imperial examinations in ancient times and studying at Peking University and Tsinghua University in modern times.

What is rare is that at such a young age, he has such clear cognition and such great perseverance.

He is only eighteen years old now, younger than Xiaoyu. He was only fifteen when he started wandering three years ago.

Considering his "bright state of mind" which is invulnerable to evil spirits.
Even if there is no strange cause and effect between them, he himself is qualified to be Xiaoyu's guinea pig for studying "the original nature".

Well, Xiaoyu plans to take him to experience more exciting and enjoyable magical events, the purpose of which is to study his "bright state of mind".

Break it down first, then help him rebuild it.

His previous bright state of mind was brought about by his own wisdom and conduct.

It is like a person's strength naturally increases as he grows older. The strength gained naturally is definitely not as good as that gained through practicing martial arts.

If you can rebuild your bright state of mind through spiritual practice, it will be stronger and more solid.

Only a stronger and more solid bright state of mind can be useful to Xiaoyu.

"Gousheng, I understand your beliefs and awareness. Your concerns are not wrong. Humans and ghosts have different paths, humans and demons have different paths, humans and gods have different paths, and humans and immortals have different paths.
If you are determined to be a 'good person', you shouldn't have too much interaction with anyone who is different from you.

Especially when you study to clarify your ambitions, there is a light of wisdom in your heart.

If you stay with evil spirits and ghosts for a long time, what you see, hear, feel and hear with your five senses will change your heart.

The light of wisdom in your heart will gradually dim. "

Gou Jiao is a man of wisdom.

Xiaoyu has no intention of accepting him as his disciple or helping him become an immortal, nor will he intentionally harm him.

There is no need to tell lies to fool him.

Gou Jiao asked curiously, "What will happen if the light of wisdom disappears?"

Xiao Yu pondered and said, "You have read Buddhist scriptures and understand the Buddhist theory of 'emptiness of nature and dependent origination'?"

Gou Jiao shook his head and said, "I have only heard of the sacred mountain in the west, and I have seen wandering monks, but there are no temples near Pingxiang County, no eminent monks, and no one to explain the teachings of Buddhism."

Xiao Yu pondered and said, "When a person is just born from the mother's womb, his mind is as clear and pure as crystal, a pure heart.

It’s just that children don’t have wisdom and experience, so this ‘clear crystal’ can be easily changed.

As people grow up in this world, they experience all kinds of joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, love, hate, and emotions, which are all changing their original crystal hearts.

The hearts of adults are polished to be more suitable for this world.

It suits the client’s living environment, but it is no longer your original intention.

It is composed of all kinds of root and dust delusions, and is a cage that prevents us from touching our true nature.

For example, villagers go to the city to do odd jobs, hoping to earn money to buy a house, get married and have children.

Buying a house has almost become his biggest ideal and obsession in life, but does he really need that house?
Did he really buy a house, get married and have children just to have a wife and children?

Does he know what he really wants and needs? He doesn't know, but the environment he lives in tells him that he needs to buy a house in the county town, get married and have children.

The heart determines the nature, and the nature determines the destiny.

The world has woven a 'earthly heart' for us, and has also determined that our fate is not controlled by ourselves, but by the world.

What you want to do, to transcend reincarnation and the five elements, is to escape from this situation of being controlled by the world."

Gou Jiao showed a look of sudden enlightenment on his face, "So that's how it is! Since I often deal with demons and monsters, all my delusions are related to demons.

The 'earthly heart' woven from this was tainted with too much demonic, ghostly and evil spirits, filling up the originally pure and bright place in my heart.

Naturally, my "life" is therefore connected with demons and monsters.

Being connected to the fate of demons and evil spirits, will it make you further away from the path to immortality?
At least it will be more difficult for me to break through the root delusions and find my true nature than when the bright state of mind has not disappeared.

If you cannot find your true nature, you cannot escape from the cycle of reincarnation and transcend the five elements, and you cannot become an immortal.

If I am destined not to become an immortal, the immortal will certainly not accept me as his disciple. "

Xiaoyu was a little surprised.

If she said these words to someone who had studied Buddhism, the other person might not understand.

The reason she could say these words was that she had been a human being in two lifetimes. She first received the initiation from Zen Master Wuchao, and then she practiced the "Heart Sutra" for many years before she gained some insights.

He had only known a Confucian scholar and had never seen a proper monk. As soon as she said it, he not only understood it, but also had an epiphany.

"Now you understand why you haven't encountered any evil spirits in the past three years. When I told you that there was an evil spirit in the ruined temple, it immediately came to you?"

Xiaoyu had a strong feeling that this guy was a "rare guinea pig" and it would be hard to find him again if he missed him.

Gou Jiao touched his chest with his right hand, and said with a strange expression: "Is my bright state of mind broken so easily?

How can such a fragile mind escape fate and transcend reincarnation?"

Xiao Yu said: "This is what is called a 'pure heart'. It can only inspire courage for a short time, but cannot withstand setbacks.

If you want to be unyielding, you must first break the innocent heart, cut off the root dust and delusion with great wisdom and perseverance, and find your true nature. "

"Plop!" Gou Jiao knelt on his knees, kowtowed repeatedly, and shouted: "Great Immortal. No, Lord Buddha, please have mercy on me and save me!"

Xiao Yu helped him up and said, "Gou Sheng, are you having a brain storm? I am Taoist Radish with the Thunder Hand!"

Gou Jiao shook his head repeatedly, staring at her eagerly, and said, “No, you must be the Buddha disguised as a mortal.

Mortals cannot speak the words of immortals.

You are also testing your disciples in this gaming world, right?
Disciple has solved the mystery on your plate."

"The mystery on the plate." Xiao Yu was embarrassed for a moment and said, "You are so rustic and ignorant.

If I were a great immortal or Buddha in the game world, why would I deliberately break your "bright state of mind" last night and let the hanged ghost tease you? "

Gou Jiao said: "You are testing me."

Xiao Yu said: "What the hell are you testing? I'm just studying the abnormality on your body!
You woke up once in the middle of the journey and heard thunder and screams.

Where do you think the thunder and the howling came from?

That goblin was stupid. He kept staring at me, trying to suck my yang energy.

I am wondering, you are just an ordinary person, right next to me, why don’t they look for you?
I told you deliberately that when the thunder talisman is touched, there must be evil spirits, which made you have sneaky thoughts.

Then you are indeed being targeted by a ghost.

As for what I said about the true nature and the false thoughts of the roots, they are nothing.

As long as you have read a Buddhist scripture, you will not think that I am wise.

Xiaodao directly quoted and even repeated the Buddha's classic words, which certainly sounded very clever.

But what does this have to do with Xiaodao’s own practice?

Could it be that if you say "The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao" to an uneducated barbarian, you will become the founder of the Three Pure Ones?

Little brother, you are still far from being as good as reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles! "She said this in an orderly manner, and Gou Jiao gradually calmed down and murmured: "You are brothers with the Mengshan bandits. The immortal and the Buddha would never do such a shameless thing."

After calming down, he immediately reacted and shouted, “Rou Daoist Priest, you have such a vicious heart!
You said you wanted to take me to experience more exciting and thrilling evil events in order to further break and cripple my bright state of mind. "

Xiao Yu said with a wooden face: "In fact, I might also be a great immortal traveling in the mortal world."

"Master, please stop making fun of me." Gou Jiao got up from the ground, waved his hands, and sighed, "It's my village's fault! There are many strange people like you in the world, but I have seen too few of them."

"Then do you want to go with me to see a more exciting and enjoyable world?" Xiaoyu asked.

Gou Jiao said: "What should I do with my bright state of mind? The Taoist priest certainly doesn't really want to harm me."

Xiao Yu said: "Why do people say that a pure heart is hard to come by? Because it is rare and difficult to maintain.

You saw a ghost last night, and your bright mood is broken.

However, I can teach you a set of methods to cultivate your mind and help you rebuild your mind into a pure and bright mirror.

Practicing my mental method will not affect your becoming an immortal at all.

Any achievement will be of great benefit to your cultivation if you really have the fate and fortune to be an immortal."

Gou Jiao asked, "Master, are you going to teach me the Buddhist mind method? I just heard you talk about 'true heart nature', and I feel that Taoism and Buddhism have the same goal in some aspects."

Xiao Yu said: "You are not young anymore, even if you have a pure heart, you can't deceive the Red Haired Demon and the Hanged Ghost and make them ignore you on the spiritual level.

They have been practicing Taoism for at least a hundred years and are old ghosts and demons.

This old ghost, this old demon, even eats babies. Don’t babies have more innocent hearts than you? "

Gou Jiao was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Isn't my bright state of mind innate, but cultivated unintentionally later in life?"

Xiao Yu asked, "What books did you read before you left home? Have you read any books since you left home?"

Gou Jiao said: "I have read all the philosophers. I like reading but don't seek to understand everything. I have read too much.

After leaving home, in order to support myself, I also helped others write and copy books.

When my mind is free, I recall the books I have read in the past and compare them with my own experiences. I have gained a lot. ”

Xiao Yu nodded slightly and said, "That's right, your bright state of mind should be the result of reading the books of sages.

If you understand and practice the principles and truths of this world, your mind will naturally be open and bright, without any stain or darkness, bright and clear, like a polished crystal.

I want to teach you a secret technique called 'Righteous Qi Jue'!
Today's Lingshan Buddhism is mainly based on Theravada Buddhism.

The Hinayana Buddhism only focuses on one's own hard practice and transformation, and ultimately saves oneself, which is of no benefit to saving the world.

My "Art of Righteousness" does not care about Taoism, Buddhism or Confucianism, it only focuses on the word "righteousness".

Be righteous in heart, act righteously, and strive to promote the 'righteous' path, so that you and the world can become better together."

Gou Jiao was again in doubt, "Master Luobo, how old are you this year?"

Even though he hasn't learned the "Art of Righteousness", judging from the lofty idea behind it, it is impossible for it to have been created by a mortal Taoist priest.

Xiao Yu understood his thoughts and said calmly, "I am fifteen years old this year, not very old, and my Taoism is average.

But if you look at Xiaodao's "Thunder Hand", you should understand that Xiaodao is not a wild fox Zen without inheritance.

The "Zhengqi Jue" I am passing on to you comes from two pages of fragments in the library of my "Tianmen Temple".

It needs Xiaodao and you to slowly polish and verify it!"

Gou Jiao hesitated and said, "Master, if you pass on your teachings to me, does that mean we will become master and disciple?"

Just after asking a question, he quickly explained: "I admire the Taoist master's skills and virtues very much. It is a blessing for me to be able to worship the Taoist master as my teacher.

It’s just my wish, and the Taoist priest knows it.

I don't want to do anything to betray my teachers and elders.

If you betray your teachers and elders and have a moral flaw, you will definitely be despised and abandoned by the immortals, and it will be difficult for me to enter the immortal sect again. "

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "Didn't you hear clearly? There are only two pages of fragments, and we need to study them together.

I myself have not practiced the "Art of Righteousness" nor have I read any books by sages.

What specific effects there are and how to complete them all depends on you, Gou Sheng!"

Gou Jiao then bowed three times and said, "Please teach me the Dharma, Taoist priest. If I have achieved anything, it is all thanks to you, Taoist priest."

It's all her credit, he will definitely be grateful; it's all her credit, so after the completion of the skills, naturally all of them will belong to her without missing a word.

Having a casual relationship is a way of showing your attitude.

Xiaoyu handed him the stick and said, "Let's talk while we walk."

This time when she performed Qinggong, her movements were not as fast as last night.

They just run at the speed of an average person.

Along the way, Xiaoyu kept asking questions, asking him what books he had read and what insights he gained from the books.

She did not comment on any of his answers, but simply asked more detailed questions.

This made Gou Jiao suspicious again, "Master Luobo, have you really never read these Confucian classics?"

If you haven’t read it, you naturally won’t understand it.

How can I ask more in-depth and detailed questions if I can’t even understand what you are saying?
The fact that she could ask questions that made his scalp itch and make him think hard showed that she must be very capable.

Xiao Yu said: "Of course I have read the books of sages, but I am a Taoist priest, and I don't read for the purpose of learning.

Just like you have read a lot of Taoist scriptures, do you have the nerve to call yourself a Taoist priest? "

To allay his doubts, she began to offer her own insights and ask targeted questions.

Gou Jiao was relieved: Taoist Luobo was indeed knowledgeable and talented, a man of virtue, but his knowledge was really shallow.

Well, there is a saying that goes "the more you talk, the more you reveal."

Xiaoyu is a barbarian. Before going to Tianmen Town, he had never read the "Book of Saints".

In total, he only stayed in Yingxiang Mansion for half a year, during which time he mostly practiced martial arts and only briefly read a few Confucian classics.

Just like casual friendship, one does not seek to understand the details of what he reads.

What’s different from Gou’s friendship is that Gou’s family is rich and Gou’s friendship has a great scholar as his teacher.

He did not seek to understand everything when he was studying, so the teacher would teach him naturally later.

Xiaoyu only studied with Hei Mei for a few days.

When it comes to talent for studying, she is not as good as Sudden Friends.

Gou Jiao is a genuine "top scholar", and she is just a cheating time traveler.

Fortunately, Xiaoyu still has Kunpeng's wisdom and various methods of breaking disasters derived from Zifu.

For now she can continue to cheat.

Even if Gou Jiao is more knowledgeable than her, and really wants to create a "heart method" that integrates the knowledge of Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism, Gou Jiao is like a mortal standing in front of Mount Everest, there is no comparison.

(End of this chapter)