Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 6: The Taoist Child Talks about Journey to the West Under a Tree

Qiu Chuji ignored the Taoist firemaster's attack and just stared at Wang Chongyang.

Wang Chongyang was not annoyed. Although he led troops to fight, his temperament was not very strong. Now that he entered the Taoist sect, he became more magnanimous through self-cultivation. Hearing Qiu Chuji's question, he explained, "For the time being, I will only accept Ma Yu as my disciple. It's not that I won't make things convenient for you, but now there is chaos and war. If you become my disciple, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to escape."

"When I was young, although I also had a teacher to teach me martial arts and Taoism, I learned most of them by myself. I respected Master Chunyang as my teacher, but I could barely be considered to have inherited some Taoist principles, which was just to add some face. What I learned and used were ordinary and not necessarily in line with the righteous principles. You follow me as a Taoist child, and I will not keep what I should pass on to you. If something unexpected happens one day, you will have a place to go, so you don't have to worry about it, and you won't be buried."

Wang Chongyang said this with reservation. He first studied Confucianism, then martial arts, and later integrated the principles of Taoism and Buddhism. It is hard to say whether his martial arts were the best in the world at this time, but in terms of knowledge alone, there were not many people in the world who could match him.

However, these words were sincere and heartfelt, and were obviously spoken for Qiu Chuji's sake, without any selfish motives.

Wang Chongyang felt that his current situation was precarious, so he did not dare to worry too much. However, Qiu Chuji knew that in the next few decades at least, the Quanzhen Sect would flourish and surpass the Shaolin and Beggars' Sect to become the world's largest sect.

If we don't establish the master-disciple relationship now, when Quanzhen Sect starts to exert its strength and many things are done, it won't be right and logical.

In this case, he would have to work harder to make Wang Chongyang determined to accept him as his disciple.

"For a year, I have been dreaming about a monkey."

"Master, please listen to my story about this monkey. If after listening to it, you still think that I am not qualified to be your disciple, then I will be your boy and have nothing more to say."

After hearing this, many Taoists nearby were so angry that their eyes turned red.

The position they longed for but could not obtain was something that Qiu Chuji, a hairless little Taoist, could not avoid.

Some people wanted to shout, but were held back by the people next to them. The Grand Master didn't even object, so if they jumped out and made noise, wouldn't that disgust the Grand Master?
To put it more bluntly, don't commit bad luck and take the blame for this ignorant young man in front of you.

The two young Taoist priests, Wang Chuyi and Liu Chuxuan, were also stunned by their friend's actions.

They always knew that Qiu Chuji was very courageous, but they never thought he was so courageous.

"Okay, then I'll listen to your story and see what's so interesting about it." Wang Chongyang pointed to an ancient tree not far away and said, "The sun is getting brighter, why don't we go under the tree and tell the story in detail."

After saying that, he swung his sleeves and walked in front. Passing by a felled tree stump, he pushed hard with his feet, and the stump was pulled up by the roots and flew under the ancient tree. Then Wang Chongyang pulled out the long sword from the waist of the Taoist beside him, swung it in the air, and the sword energy flew.

The tree stump was split into several pieces and turned into several wooden blocks, which fell evenly under the ancient tree, like stools that had been placed there long ago.

In the eyes of ordinary people, such means are no different from supernatural powers.

Ignoring the amazement and fear of the people around him, Wang Chongyang had already sat down on a wooden block. There was a wooden block on his side and below him.

Then he waved at Qiu Chuji, motioning him to come over and choose a seat to sit down.

Qiu Chuji followed with big strides, grabbing Wang Chuyi and Liu Chuxuan at the same time. When they were under the tree, he first pressed the two little Taoist boys down on the wooden block at the bottom, then sat down next to Wang Chongyang, adjusted his clothes, and began to talk. "I will start with the first chapter, 'Spiritual roots nurture the source and flow out, the mind and nature cultivate the great way'."

Just with this sentence, Wang Chongyang's eyes brightened up, and the look he gave Qiu Chuji became more serious.

Then I heard Qiu Chuji continue to say: "Before the universe was divided into two parts, the world was in chaos, and it was so vast that no one could see it. Since Pangu broke through the chaos, the world has been clear and turbid. All living things look up to the Supreme Benevolence, and all things are good. If you want to know the power of creation, you must read "Journey to the West". "

When a clever monkey was born and went out to sea to seek the truth, people just treated it as a strange story.

After the monkey floated to Fangcun Mountain, entered the Sanxing Xieyue Cave, and paid homage to Patriarch Bodhi, Wang Chongyang straightened his clothes, and his original intention of testing the teacher turned into a serious one.

Journey to the West is very interesting. The main part of its story is about a journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures and spread Buddhism, but if you read it carefully, you can read something different. The methods of cultivation described in it are more in line with Taoist theories, while some of the deep-rooted basic concepts in it have the roots of Confucianism.

Wang Chongyang founded the Quanzhen Taoism, which takes the path of integrating the three religions into one. However, it is still in its infancy, and many of its ideas and concepts are not yet perfect and complete.

Now, when I listen to Qiu Chuji telling Journey to the West, I can gradually appreciate its flavor. Things that were originally vague are gradually becoming clearer as the story is told.

When Qiu Chuji told the story, he did not copy it completely. Some parts that could be omitted were mentioned briefly.

Ordinary Taoists, craftsmen, and porters were fascinated by the story, while those Taoists who had practiced to a certain level, like Wang Chongyang, tasted the deep meaning contained in the story.

Occasionally, he would ignore everything else and ask Qiu Chuji to turn around and repeat a certain paragraph he had previously talked about. After chewing it over and over again, he would feel as if he had suddenly become enlightened.

“Gather the five elements and use them in reverse order, and when you have accomplished your goal you will become a Buddha or an immortal. So that’s how it is, it is indeed so!” When Wang Chongyang and others heard that Sun Wukong was pressed under the Five Finger Mountain and would wait for the return of the Buddhist scriptures five hundred years later, they would go to the West together with the Buddhist monks, unlike others who sighed. Instead, they suddenly stood up and laughed with their heads raised.

When he laughed, the energy all over his body surged, causing a strong wind that blew up a large number of fallen leaves. Faintly, one could seem to see a mysterious light flowing in his eyes. It was obvious that he had made a breakthrough in his skills and it was difficult to control himself, so he looked extraordinary.

In his early years, Wang Chongyang read Taoist scriptures and obtained a volume of "Xiantian Diagram" left by Shao Yong. He was gifted and deduced the Xiantian Gong from the Xiantian Diagram. In just a few years, his skills became powerful and comparable to the best in the world.

But this skill was profound, and he still didn't understand many things about it. Now, inspired by Qiu Chuji's "Journey to the West", he unexpectedly broke through the barrier and entered a higher level.

Qiu Chuji didn't know that his words saved Wang Chongyang's life by accident.

Among the five great masters of the world, although Wang Chongyang was older, there was no reason for him to die young. In the final analysis, it was because the fighting on the battlefields in his early years was too hard. In order to become the best in the world and take away the Nine Yin Scriptures to avoid a catastrophe in the martial arts world, he forced a breakthrough and fought the other four masters alone, which laid the seeds of disaster.

If he breaks through normally, with Wang Chongyang's foundation and the authentic Taoist skills he practices, he will have no problem living to at least a hundred years old.

After laughing loudly, Wang Chongyang turned to Qiu Chuji and said, "You little monkey, you are comparing me to Bodhi Patriarch!"

"Since you have gone to heaven and earth and have no regrets even if you die a hundred times, how can I not accept you, the devil of the world?"

(End of this chapter)