Man in the heavens, wins by lying down to prove the truth

Chapter 15: Reciting Scriptures to Awaken the Dao, Purifying Dust and Generating Light
Although most of Longhu Mountain is under the management of the Tourism Bureau, Tianshi Mansion still has enough food and a guest room for Zhou Cheng.

In just over ten minutes, Zhou Cheng's residence was cleaned up.

Although he had just acquired the third level of the method of reverse rebirth, Zhou Cheng was not in a hurry to deepen his practice, but instead found the old Taoist priest.

In a scripture chanting hall, the old Taoist priest was communicating with Lu Jin.

Seeing a little Taoist boy bringing Zhou Cheng towards them, they all stood up to greet them.

The old Taoist priest said with a smile: "Haha, Mr. Zhou. Life in Longhu Mountain is a bit hard. If you are not used to it, remember to tell me."

Zhou Cheng shook his head and said, "I'm here to ask for guidance from the Heavenly Master."

The old Taoist priest was a little surprised: "Mr. Zhou is too modest. I don't have Mr. Zhou's method of rejuvenation and longevity. How can I guide Mr. Zhou?"

"Confucius once said that among three people walking together there must be one who can be my teacher. Besides, Zhou has lost his memory, so I would like to ask the Heavenly Master for guidance... What is Qi?"

When Zhou Cheng said this, the old Taoist priest was slightly startled, and then a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

Lu Jin on the side had a similar reaction. If an ordinary person asked him, Lu Jin would definitely bring out the explanation of the difference between life and non-life.

When a person is born, a bit of spiritual light is contained in the womb. The innate nature turns into yin, and the innate destiny turns into yang. The harmony of yin and yang, and the interaction of Kan and Li are the Yuanqi.

After a long while, the old Taoist priest finally spoke: "Mr. Zhou, this question is too big... According to my understanding, Yuan means the beginning, and the innate Yuanqi is the root of all things."

“When Qi gathers, it becomes form, becomes living beings, becomes all things. When it disperses, it becomes the Tao, becomes the Supreme Lord Lao, and becomes the innate Yuanshi.”

At this point, the old Taoist priest shook his head: "It's still too big."

"If Mr. Zhou wants to understand what Qi is, you might as well read the Taoist Canon, or learn physics by analogy. I heard there is quantum mechanics, which is quite interesting."

Lu Jin, who had been listening attentively, froze in his expression and could not help but say, "Old bastard, you are an old man who has not even attended compulsory education, and you are starting to become indecisive. Quantum mechanics?"

“Hahahaha…” The old Taoist priest laughed loudly, without any sign of being a master at all.

The corner of Zhou Cheng's mouth twitched slightly. Why did the style change so suddenly?

Although the old Taoist's words were a bit confusing, Zhou Cheng actually thought that reading the Taoist Canon was a good idea.

I seem to be very powerful now, and my body and soul are so powerful that it is rare in this world.

But this is purely the bonus of the world and the blessing of being a time traveler.

So when other people talked about their extraordinary life skills, Zhou Cheng just listened for fun.

In terms of sexual power, Zhou Cheng is only strong in spirit and soul. In terms of character, wisdom, etc., he is not much stronger than ordinary people.

Like Ruan Feng, the immortal thief of the Six Treasury who stole the vitality of all things, his true Qi was vast, his body and soul were strong. But his state of mind was too bad, and his ancestral nature was ignorant.

Lu Zu once said: "To understand the essence of destiny but be ignorant of one's ancestral nature is like looking at one's face without a mirror. To live as long as the universe is like being a fool, with power and wealth without a master."

The reason why he was better than Ruan Feng was that he had seen a wider world. Even if he had obtained the Six Treasury Immortal Thief, he would not have degenerated to the point of cannibalism.

"Old Heavenly Master, can I read the Taoist scriptures in the Heavenly Master's Mansion?"

"It's impossible."

The old Taoist priest laughed and looked at the little Taoist boy who was guiding Zhou Cheng: "Xiao Yunzi, take Mr. Zhou to the Sutra Hall for a walk."

……

The Longhushan Sutra Hall is not small and has three floors.

The first floor enshrines the statues of the Three Pure Ones and also serves as a lecture hall.

After Xiao Yunzi brought Zhou Cheng in, there were some older monks explaining scriptures to some children.

The second floor is somewhat like a library, with all kinds of books, including scriptures of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, as well as some miscellaneous books.

The third floor is the real Sutra Repository.

On the simple and quaint wooden bookshelf, there are neatly arranged volumes of Taoist classics, manuscripts of articles and notes written by successive masters of Longhu Mountain.

It contains some content about spiritual practice experience, but does not include the Golden Light Mantra, Thunder Method and other secrets that are not passed on, and is open to people from all walks of life.

"Boss Zhou, we're here. This is the Sutra Library."

Zhou Cheng smiled and looked at the little Taoist boy, and said, "Little Taoist priest, what classics and Taoist scriptures do you usually read?"

Hearing Zhou Cheng's address, Xiao Yunzi blushed: "Mr. Zhou, I'm not a Taoist priest yet, far from it, so I can't call you that." "We usually read "Kongtong Questions and Answers", "Tai Shang Ganying Pian", "Qingjing Jing" and other books, which belong to the enlightenment stage."

Zhou Cheng was a little surprised. He thought that during the enlightenment stage, one should mainly read the Tao Te Ching or Zhuangzi.

"Thank you for your answer, Xiao Yunzi."

"No, no, Mr. Zhou, you are too polite." The little Taoist boy was a little socially anxious and was always nervous when facing Zhou Cheng.

After the little Taoist boy left, Zhou Cheng smiled and shook his head, then his eyes fell on the Taoist classics.

There are many famous scriptures. Zhou Cheng randomly picked up a copy of "The Scripture of Purity and Tranquility", which is the scripture that the little Taoist boy just mentioned.

"Lao Jun said: The Great Way is invisible, giving birth to heaven and earth; the Great Way is emotionless, moving the sun and the moon...If a person can always be pure and quiet, heaven and earth will all return to him."

The Scripture of Purity and Tranquility is very short, with less than 600 words in the whole text, and the annotations far outnumber the text itself.

"So this is the Pure and Tranquil Classic. I've read it before."

If Zhou Cheng remembered correctly, there was a song in his previous life whose lines were the same as the content of the Pure and Tranquil Sutra, but Zhou Cheng didn't know it was the Pure and Tranquil Sutra at that time.

Putting down the "Classic of Purity and Tranquility", Zhou Cheng picked up another "Nanhua Sutra", and then he discovered that the "Nanhua Sutra" was actually Zhuangzi, just with a different name.

These are all very complicated, and Zhou Cheng can't understand them. But Zhou Cheng doesn't want to understand them, so he doesn't seek to understand them in detail.

The key to chanting scriptures and gaining enlightenment is the process of chanting and gaining enlightenment. In this process, one can polish his mind and comprehend the heaven and earth.

Zhou Cheng brought a cushion, picked up a few classics and started reading.

After reading it once, he looked at the notes and manuscripts of some high-ranking monks in the Tianshi Mansion during their practice.

"The essence of Jinggong, the essence of Qi training, and miscellaneous talks on Kan and Li... are quite interesting."

Zhou Cheng was completely immersed in it, body and mind. Whenever he felt something, he would try to activate the true Qi and divine light to verify himself.

……

In the next few days, all the Taoist priests in the Tianshi Mansion knew that there was a master from the company in the Sutra Repository who was chanting scriptures and gaining enlightenment.

This master reads classics for a while and then meditates for a while every day.

Every time when I meditate, my whole body is always shining with divine light, my skin is covered with white clouds, and I look like a god.

Curious little Taoist children always ask the sermon master who this great man is. However, the sermon master is very secretive about this and only tells them not to be disrespectful to this man.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

Late at night, in Zhou Cheng's guest room.

On the bed, Zhou Cheng sat cross-legged in meditation, his skin crystal white, faintly turning into a halo.

A dazzling and mysterious light lit up inside Zhou Cheng's body. Countless mysterious symbols intertwined, causing Qi and blood to surge.

Every night, Zhou Cheng practiced meditation, moving Qi and blood, stimulating divine light, attracting true Qi, and going against the innate.

However, this time, Zhou Cheng's aura became more and more "quiet", not just quiet, but entering a wonderful state.

As the saying goes: the eyes do not see but the soul is in the liver, the ears do not hear but the essence is in the kidneys, the tongue does not speak but the spirit is in the heart, the nose does not smell but the soul is in the lungs, the limbs do not move but the intention is in the spleen.

When you gather your body and mind, the foundation of the Tao will begin to be established!
As Zhou Cheng became more and more "calm", the divine glow stimulated by his flesh and blood became brighter and brighter, and the true qi running in his meridians became purer and purer.

On Zhou Cheng’s chest, the original symbol became brighter and brighter, with blazing light illuminating all around. The vast vitality seemed like a paradise, and there was a faint sound of chanting.

The bright moon in the sky cast silver light, shining through the old wooden window frames onto Zhou Cheng.

Bathed in the moonlight, the two energies of divine light and true qi, which were stimulated by life, began to trace back to a deeper origin, blending into one in a more primitive way of essence, energy and spirit...

Different paths lead to the same destination, dragon and tiger help each other, nature and life blend together, and a round and complete Taoist rhyme emerges.

At this moment, the divine glow emanating from Zhou Cheng's body suddenly became many times brighter, and the dazzling rain of light surrounding his body instantly burst out, illuminating the entire guest room.

Surrounded by endless divine mist, Zhou Cheng looked bright and round at this moment.

It is like a bright pearl, with the dust washed away and the glow of light rising.

(End of this chapter)